Originally Posted by
DrSbaitso
How risky is it to add an additional segment to an award ticket? Flying to Dubai next month as a family of 4, currently booked as two separate tickets: SEA-DOH in J (AA award), DOH-DXB in Y (cash booking).
If DOH-DXB award space opens up, is it pretty simple for agents to add that segment without disturbing the SEA-DOH segment? Would prefer SEA-DOH-DXB as a single ticket for simplicity and to save money, but worried about them messing up the longhaul segment somehow (e.g. due to an untrained agent or technical glitch).
Assuming the agent knows what they're doing then yea, it's a relatively simple change.
If award space does open up, about the only thing you can do is call and ask. A good agent will say no problem. But if the agent seems hesitant or you don't get a good feeling, or they insist you still need availability on the whole itinerary to make the change, just thank them and HUCA.