Originally Posted by
Academic
It's always a crap shoot unless you have some flexibility. I booked on AC07 for next Friday when it was absolutely wide open in J. Now AC07 and 15 are down to J3/J2, which is out of my comfort zone for Aerolotto. But the Thursday flights had plenty of R space. If you have the time and you're willing to pay the (only$50) change fee, you can improve your chances significantly.
Similar situation a few months ago with AC16 at R=0 and AC08 >2?. A quick call to the SE desk to confirm R availability and change done. Well worth the change fee and fare difference.
Originally Posted by
DaveTO
How did you come up with a $50 change fee? Isn't it something like $150 + fare difference once you change the date?
The change fee was $50 at that time.