Originally Posted by
craz
I can be Wrong (wont be the 1st time
) but once the OP hands in their bags for whatever flight they just gave up being able to SBY or SDC. Everything has to be done before they recheck their bags
I missed the follow-on post that mentioned bags. In that case the OP should deal with it at the bag-drop counter. Confirm the change there - either to the earlier flight if there is time or to the later non-stop. But they should do it in EWR, not in FRA, IMO.