Originally Posted by
searchforfulfillment
Thanks for the advice. The OW B fare is $1100 and the L fare w/miles is $871+600+30K miles. I wish that I had enough PP for them also. Since the flight is mid-week, the thinking is that there will be a number of unsold J fares, opening up award space.
Turn on expert mode and look for PZ space before purchasing the ticket if one wants to gamble on the air fare. If PZ appears, buy B fare and 30K for upgrade.
Good luck.