Originally Posted by
moondog
F to/from ORD has been popping up very close in (I e. 2-3 days) recently, often only one seat at a time. Business...maybe 14 days earlier. Holding business while continuing to look for F is a decent strategy, especially if you're flexible wrt exact dates and/or don't mind splitting up with the other passenger.
F just popped up on my travel date but I am likely going to pass since it's the old product, I'm running low on miles, and don't want to be separate from my partner. Regardless of having made up my mind, staring at the availability and not pulling the trigger is very difficult!
Edit: I spoke too soon about being separate since a direct seat to JFK opened up and I held it under her name. I'm assuming I can ask AA support to split our original itinerary for two and then cancel only her ticket? Unsure if that's how it goes with partner awards.