Same Day Confirmed Change (SDC)
Feb 27, 2015, 1:18 pm
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Feb 27, 2015, 1:41 pm
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Agreed there was an exception granted ^
Agreed there was an exception granted ^
Oct 16, 2015, 7:33 pm
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To answer my own question, yes, it's possible to SDC on an award ticket, even if it turns a connection into a stopover. Turned a PDX-SEA-YVR-HKG ticket with 23hr in SEA and 22h in YVR into a trip with 32hr in SEA and 26hr in YVR.
Oct 18, 2015, 1:38 am
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Excellent. While driving tonight, I was wondering, if you coupled the "last-in, first-out" rule of ticketing with SDC, how fare you could stretch out your connection. Your experience would seem to indicate that almost 48 hours may be possible.
Oct 18, 2015, 9:19 am
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I have to add that I was told last night by an agent that SDC on an award ticket isn't allowed, and that "whoever helped you" made a mistake (I did it online, and the website happily offered the option). So YMMV.
Oct 18, 2015, 9:32 am
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Eligibility
To qualify for the $25 Same Day Confirmed Change:
You must be holding confirmed reservations and tickets for flights operated by Alaska Airlines.
You must keep the same origin, destination, thru, and connection cities. Co-terminal changes are not allowed.
Your new desired flight must depart on the same calendar day as your originally scheduled flight.
For "red-eye" flight departing between 12:00 a.m. and 3:59 a.m., the new desired flight may depart as early as 10:00 p.m. on the day prior to your original departure.
To qualify for the $25 Same Day Confirmed Change:
You must be holding confirmed reservations and tickets for flights operated by Alaska Airlines.
You must keep the same origin, destination, thru, and connection cities. Co-terminal changes are not allowed.
Your new desired flight must depart on the same calendar day as your originally scheduled flight.
For "red-eye" flight departing between 12:00 a.m. and 3:59 a.m., the new desired flight may depart as early as 10:00 p.m. on the day prior to your original departure.
Oct 27, 2015, 1:49 pm
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doing a small MR on saturday SNA-PDX and then PDX-SEA-SNA. when i check in for the PDX-SEA-SNA segment, does the ap list all of the SDC options? i'm hoping to do either the last flight to SNA or stay the night in PDX and fly back sunday.
also, does AS allow you to SDC while in transit? land in SEA and SDC to the next day SEA-SNA?
also, does AS allow you to SDC while in transit? land in SEA and SDC to the next day SEA-SNA?
Oct 27, 2015, 2:14 pm
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SDC and "next day" contradict each other.
You should be able to SDC to the last flight of the day (if space is available), but changing it to the next day would incur additional fare.
You should be able to SDC to the last flight of the day (if space is available), but changing it to the next day would incur additional fare.
Oct 27, 2015, 2:16 pm
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Oct 27, 2015, 2:37 pm
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I see you're a UA elite so you're use to their more liberal standby policy where same day refers to a 24 hour day that starts from the time your original flight is scheduled to depart. AS does not allow any travel to carry over to the next day as a free standby.
The UA policy can be used to turn one-ways in round-trips for the cost a one-way award. I turned in 10K for a short haul award from PDX-SEA and routed myself PDX-SFO-MCI-DEN-SEA and then we I got to MCI, I used SDC for the next day and then the following day, I used SDC again so I essentially got to visit family for a couple nights in Missouri without having to get a round-trip ticket ^
The UA policy can be used to turn one-ways in round-trips for the cost a one-way award. I turned in 10K for a short haul award from PDX-SEA and routed myself PDX-SFO-MCI-DEN-SEA and then we I got to MCI, I used SDC for the next day and then the following day, I used SDC again so I essentially got to visit family for a couple nights in Missouri without having to get a round-trip ticket ^
Oct 27, 2015, 3:04 pm
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