Over the weekend, dparkinson posted about the lack of X/XN availability close-in to a flight (T-24 to T-3). Traditionally, UA has opened up X/XN with all the other fare buckets close to the time of a flight. However, it now looks like they are no longer doing that. It's a huge change.
Because dparkinson's post was in regards to SDC, it was merged with the SDC thread. However, the biggest implication of this change is in last-minute award booking, not SDC. So I'm creating this new thread for discussion of the broader issues.
Because dparkinson's post was in regards to SDC, it was merged with the SDC thread. However, the biggest implication of this change is in last-minute award booking, not SDC. So I'm creating this new thread for discussion of the broader issues.