Originally Posted by
ncguy
Thanks for the pointers. I’ll try next time. Has this worked out for partner bookings as well or is that too risky? Often times I end up with economy within the US and business on international segments with partner airlines. I’ve been hesitant to do anything even when the domestic segment starts to show business availability (same total mileage) for fear of losing the whole booking.
Medium risk if partner is still showing additional buisness class awards in inventory due to phantom availability, etc. You might get lucky calling to get the domestic leg upgraded on the existing reservation but few agents still know how/want to deal with it.
I would not even consider risking it if the partner buisness seats are no longer available. Very possible the fare class award biz seats come out of won't reopen up just because you cancelled.