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Aug 9, 2022, 9:38 am

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Originally Posted by dmarge18

How does all this change with award tickets (it's been a while)? Currently on a VS flight in UC and the second leg got canx'd (of course it's the only day without a scheduled flight now that week). If I want to stay on VS, does it just depend on whether there's award space, even though they changed the schedule (also weird there's just one random day w/o a flight...perhaps it could get added back)? Are they able to force me onto DL metal (they do fly there direct) because of the schedule change? I'd rather stick with our VS/LHR itinerary, but the DL metal seems simpler at this point.

Can we assume that you purchased the award ticket with DL miles? If so, rebooking goes through DL and you can request that DL contact VS through the partner desk to ask that award space be opened for you on the VS flight you want (do the research before calling DL). Fallback is that DL opens award space on its flights for you.

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