I read a month or so ago that Continental was going to implement fees for short notice frequeent flyer tickets.

They are not exempting Platinums from these fees, only redeposits. AA is exactly the opposite. No fee to issue, change fees or $50 to redeposit.

I can't win & these people are making me crazy!

the airlines seem to have been studying the credit card rules where if you sneeze you loose. why a late payment fee? i guess it costs them more for the computer to figure it out, compute the usurous interest & post on yhe account. the reason for the bank fees is that they can but one can avoid them. the airline fees for award tickets close to flight time can't be avoided and are unconsousable[sp] if you have been waitlisted for a month or more. w/ no paper award certs, its a double whammy!

It's simple.

1. You have just spent 10 years building up a FF account.

2. The airline has the right to change the program's rules at any time.

3. If they give you the award you saved for, they lose revenue.

4. If they change the rules to make the award revenue-neutral or even positive, they win.

5. They are holding onto your miles, and you have no recourse.

Tino is way right.
And it makes me wonder why we all don't just try to get even by ...double-dipping and trying to get back a few miles for the effort?...