vindesante ... who told you that you could
hold the reservation with US then call LP?
Was it someone out "front" Amelia, Karen etc
Or Cloris in reservations?

This comes up every so often and I assume it's just another example of getting a different answer each time from LP.

The last time I asked US Airways if they had seats a couple of days later (existing LP tickets), LP called and said that I had to make the change thru them. I didn't ask for a change, I just tried to see if anything was open so I could try LP.

The new "removal" of direct USAirways access is another new twist.

They finally booked a TWA reservation that I requested in late Dec. BUT it was open jaw and they missed the return. I talked to Cloris about it last wed. She said she would check and correct if possible. So today I wasn't surprised to get answers like "what reservation" "no new status" etc. When I pressed it a bit more , the response became call back tomorrow. I'm not a patient person but I try try try with these guys. I think it's just luck when something works , i.e. you just accidently call at the right time and get the right person and your lottery number comes up.