Originally Posted by
Youponder
I am flying TLV-EWR on a reward ticket booked through Alaska Airlines. I am confirmed on flight 85 at 11:40AM, but really want to get on the flight the night before at 11:50PM.
The flight is within 12 hours of the original, but NOT technically same-day. I have two questions:
1 - If I request a change to the earlier flight, must there be specific reward availability to get confirmed?
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...romoCode=A1631 mentions nothing about the specific class, yet a CSR rep I spoke with believed it must be the same ticket glass
2 - Is it possible the GA will allow me to standby even though it is 2 separate days (by 10 minutes).?
You only need to be within 12 hours of the new departure time to make your request, so long as the new flight is within 24 hours of your original departure time. So from that perspective the answer to #2 is a resounding yes.
As for #1, I believe that the rule is that the specific fare class must be available; that is what the rule was prior to this change and I do not think they changed that aspect of it. Normally CO will open up all the revenue fare buckets to facilitate such a change. I have no idea how it plays out with a reward reservation.