Originally Posted by Miggles
If your company is willing to pay for an H23E fare ($1435), then why not make a deal with them and purchase the ZR4SIE ($1555) in which you pay the extra $120? This is a lot cheaper than playing HoKeY, and you will have a confirmed BF seat at time of booking.
They certainly would pay $1555 for roundtrip BF--but I can't figure out how you're getting that fare? I will try to call Continental later today and see what they say if I just ask for a fare code; I haven't been able to find this on their web site.