Originally Posted by
Counsellor
There were multiple routings at that price (57.5K) and I needed to coordinate with my colleague in Europe to find out which was preferable. Probably should have grabbed one just to be safe and relied on the 24-hour rule to cancel it if it turned out not to be a workable schedule. However, we're talking nearly six months from now and I didn't expect all of the seats to be taken overnight.
AA allows you to put awards on hold for 5 days.
See something you like: put it on hold now, think later.