Originally Posted by
therossinator
So here’s my current situation: I booked a United award for 2 PAX and a lap infant on LH in J routing ARN-MUC-LAX. Can I change my origin to something like Zurich or Dublin (given that the award space exists) without having to throw my MUC-LAX back into inventory and hope that it shows up again?
No. And not simply because UA is making up “excuses,” to use your word — there’s no guarantee that LH would accept you for boarding if they did.