Originally Posted by JPG3392

Yes and no, since it depends on what flights are involved. If you book award travel on AA and there is a sufficiently significant schedule change, AA can force new award travel space on its own flights but can only request its partners to do the same. The same is true on the reverse situation, as far as partner airlines are concerned (i.e., a partner airline can clear additional award space on its own flights, but cannot force AA or other partners to do the same). Refund always remains an option.

Originally Posted by S80

And while AA can make the request to all partners, certain ones will generally open the space (BA), and some will not even respond (QR)