But my risk of having to pay more for the flight increases as I let the day draw nearer. Ooh, the thrill of the hunt!

I need the award seats available on Aug 1 to stay open for 14 more days so my WP Visa miles post .... then I can book 3 tickets using 1/2 rulebuster @37500 miles each. I'm 1100 miles short of being able to do 3 award seats that way.

Then I'll just purchase the other two for circa $450 each.

Or, I'll wait for a better deal .... ;-)

Any chance of having better luck if I call a rep?