Originally Posted by
goldelite8
Managed to get an agent at the elite desk to put me on today's afternoon flight FLL-EWR. (not within 24 hour window) She did it for $25 after I explained the situation and even cleared me into first class! This is why I love CO^
Let's bring this up the next time you-know-who regurgitates the line that CO agents are not able to do anything that's not strictly by the book. FWIW, I have had similar experiences, and that's why I keep flying CO.