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Old Jun 21, 2017, 9:29 pm
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odds of changing reward flight at check-in?
Hello,


I was wondering if its possible to change my return flight (YYZ-YYC) when I arrive at the airport.

Currently I have a reward ticket booked with a stopover to Montreal.
If I ask at check-in, what are the odds of me getting a change to a direct flight to Calgary?

Anyone have luck with this?
what/how should I do/ask?


Thanks!
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Old Jun 21, 2017, 10:09 pm
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Originally Posted by scottman00
Hello,


I was wondering if its possible to change my return flight (YYZ-YYC) when I arrive at the airport.

Currently I have a reward ticket booked with a stopover to Montreal.
If I ask at check-in, what are the odds of me getting a change to a direct flight to Calgary?

Anyone have luck with this?
what/how should I do/ask?


Thanks!
my friend has done it twice. One time he got it for free, one time he needed to pay the SDC fee of, I think, $75
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Old Jun 21, 2017, 10:21 pm
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If there's space on the non-stop, there's a 100% chance of you getting it.

I have never had any issues moving from N+1 segments to N segments.
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Old Jun 21, 2017, 10:44 pm
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beauty

I'll give it a go

thanks again
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Old Jun 22, 2017, 5:38 am
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"I'd like to do a same day change to flight X".
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Old Jun 22, 2017, 6:00 am
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I was once able to change a LHR-YOW-YYZ award to LHR-YYZ at the airport. Any good agent should be able to do it with positive space.
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Old Jun 22, 2017, 9:21 am
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Yes, you can do it. You are going to get to play the Air Canada lottery though.

- good agent. will do it for no charge, assuming space available
- good agent. will do it for SDC, assuming space available
- average agent. will do it for no charge, assuming space available
- average agent. will do it for SDC, assuming space available
- dragon agent. will simply say no
- dragon agent. will do it for SDC, assuming space available
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Old Jun 23, 2017, 9:08 am
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Yes, you can do it. You are going to get to play the Air Canada lottery though.

- good agent. will do it for no charge, assuming space available
- good agent. will do it for SDC, assuming space available
- average agent. will do it for no charge, assuming space available
- average agent. will do it for SDC, assuming space available
- dragon agent. will simply say no
- dragon agent. will do it for SDC, assuming space available

should i i bring a plate of cookies to warm them up?
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Old Jun 23, 2017, 9:11 am
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should i i bring a plate of cookies to warm them up?
Dragons don't eat cookies! Adult bearded dragons eat 80% plants and 20% bugs and insects.
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Old Jun 26, 2017, 10:16 am
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success!

$75 tho

thanks everyone
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Old Jun 26, 2017, 11:32 am
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To be fair, if there is space I think 99.9% of agents would do it, and that may be 100% if you call for their supervisor.

I imagine most will charge you even if your flight is going to have IDBs though.
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Old Jun 26, 2017, 11:54 am
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!
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