Originally Posted by
MrGoalie
I had a business trip rebook (all domestic) that I had the same problem with. I put my preferred itinerary on hold and called reservations. 5 minutes later, my trip was booked, credit applied, and reservations saved me $20 by putting me in a fare bucket that just opened up.
Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. Except the "5 minutes later" were "4 hours later" due to the habitual exceptional call volume