Originally Posted by
entrada
I am holding a confirmed seat on a LAX-IAD flight for Sept. 2 and would like to standby for an earlier flight in order to have more time before our international connection at IAD. I would like to get on UA#950. At the present time, UA doesn't seem to be selling "Y" seats. But they have plenty (10+) Business seats available. Should I expect to be able to standby in this situation?
If Y=0 then you won't be able to SDC. Business class availability means nothing when trying to SDC (unless you are booked/purchased business class). So you need to hope that UA upgrades a bunch of people and releases Y inventory at the same time. Technically you need "H" class to do this but my understanding is that many UA agents will just look at the "Y" bucket and give you a seat if inventory exists.
Originally Posted by
GTITAN
Greetings All:
1K/CO PE, here flying to Hawaii on Friday, August 2 with the TPAC portion being the non-stop from EWR. Ticket is CO stock (005), ticketed on CO.com, and on CO metal. Fare is "G" bucket (got in on the sale a few months back). Following questions:
1) Assume I'll need to call CO elite line to do SDC and may do so starting 24-hours from originally scheduled departure?
2) May I SDC onto UA metal with different routing to Hawaii? (I think so if the fares rules permit a particular different connection point).
3) Am I stuck with having to find the "G" bucket on the UA flights (that'll be likely impossible or will the "H" bucket rule apply)?
Thanks in advance!
Safe Travels
sbm12 covered most of your questions. With regards to #1 CO.com will offer you standby options at check-in that are within 24 hours and that have G class available. CO.com does not currently offer any SDC options to UA flights. Technically you can only switch from CO to UA at the airport up to 3 hours before your scheduled flight.
Just wondering why you would want to SDC from EWR-HNL unless you don't want that long of a non-stop. Trying for an upgrade on the continental US portion? Adding a stop in LAX or SFO practically adds no miles to the flights and last minute upgrades to either of those airports are basically nil.
-RM