Originally Posted by
CDKing
The discounted short distance awards (under 12.5K) are capacity controlled and dependent on not only saver space available but the lowest revenue fare buckets need to be open. Saver for the under 750 mile hop award may book into 5/7.5/10/12.5. In addition to Saver (W) space 5K awards there needs R, 7.5k needs T, 10k needs G.
Much appreciated!
Ended up booking SFO-SEA/stopover/SEA-BZN for 10k per person instead of 12.5k for just SEA-BZN. Love the multi-city option!