Originally Posted by
pkimball
... I assume I can't just call UA and ask them to change the FFC to an ETC ...
Try it, you might be surprized.
Originally Posted by
pkimball
... For instance, can I use my FFC and some dollars to book a more expensive flight, cancel that to receive an ETC, ....
Cancelling always go to FFC, so this would not change things. However, there have been recent reports of willingness of some agents converting FFC to ETC