Originally Posted by
UNITED959
This is a hit or miss, but status could make a difference between a phone agent telling you "no, there's no availability" and making a call to the inventory desk to see if space can be cleared..
I'd have to concur that this is probably the main advantage of 1K. Seems like the agents on the phone are a little more willing to check alternatives for you, which makes the possibility of getting an award higher.
Also, yes there is a special 1K bucket, but as pointed out in an earliar post, it is only for Y seats. I wonder how useful that really is anyway. I mean, how many 1ks do you know who would actually be willing to fly economy?
