I booked flights for my whole family with United, EWR-SFO-TUS, round trip for 25K with saver award. Since I didn't have enough points in one account, I booked one person separately in a different browser from my wife's account.
My account went through, but a few seconds after that, the last person's reservation didn't go through, that flight doesn't even show up anymore when I search, not even for a standard award or business seat.
I need to fly that specific date, and there aren't any other flights as of now with saver award availability. Do I wait and hope that something will open up on that flight, or should I scratch the whole thing and book us all for Standard award? I have 24 hours to cancel, and we need to fly together to take care of the kids.
TIA, hope I was clear enough.
BTW, date in question is 12/17.
Oh, and I know that YMMV (MMMV?) but I wan't to hear peoples experience, that if I have, say a 60 percent change if it clearing up, I'll take a change, and worst comes to worst, we'll fly separate and divide up the kids.