Well my waitlist request worked. I was pleasantly surprised that it went through so soon. I have been busy and wasn't able to call AA RTW desk back in the past 2 days, but the Nov 17 waitlist request cleared and as of yesterday evening's confirmation from AA I'm now in A on my JFK-SFO segment.

Tkelvin69, your situation makes sense since you have not yet commenced your RTW ticket. Since mine commenced December 2019 ex-HND I would be entitled to a partial refund if I were to cancel and request a refund, this is pursuant to OneWorld Explorer fare rules.

While I didn't state it in my previous posts, yes RTW ticket expiry has been extended through December 31, 2021; as such free date and time changes (per OneWorld Explorer fare rules) are allowed.

The only thing I was adding in my previous comment was that the AA RTW agent specifically said in answer to my question, that they had not extended the free change in routing past December 31, 2020, yet. Something to consider as we approach the end of the year and anyone is considering making routing changes. In my case I'll probably call them mid to late December and ask if they've extended that policy as I won't know exactly what I'm doing until mid-May at the latest. Anyway I'm not really too concerned about the $125 for routing changes, but saving $125 is always nice too.

And yes, changes in taxes and fees may be incurred when making any changes.