Well my Labor Day AA partner award reservation (partially booked on AS metal to DFW) has been frozen and I cannot make any changes to it anymore do to Alaska's delay of serivce to DFW. I am traveling at peak times on Labor Day weekend and I have planned my trip WAY in advance, to the minute, with layovers and everything. No changes are allowed on my ticket anymore as they are negotiating with several airlines to pick up service. I am certain AS corporate is dragging their heels in the whole matter. I need to switch to AA metal but of course the peak times are gone. My blood is boiling right now imagining AS giving me some crazy flight times with returns at 6 am or a random 4 hour layover somewhere and telling me that this is the best the can do so I better take it because I won't get anything better.
When I first called, an alternative outbound flight was available on AA, but AS said they would first look into switching both flights and contact me after the weekend. Well no phone call, no one knows anything, my reservation is frozen even though it is an AA partner award, and now even that alternative AA flight for the outbound is no longer available for miles. I pray that this works out but I feel pretty pessimistic right now. Hmmm, I wonder what the record is for screwed up vacations in a single year?