Originally Posted by
maizeandblue96
I tried to SDC from a paid first (A) ticket last week. According to the GIDS, there were two unclaimed F seats. GA said no, because I was on a discounted FC fare and she only had full fare F tickets available. When I plead my case to the SkyClub agent, she didn't understand why that mattered, but alas only the GA could do anything, and she wasn't doing anything.
I regularly SDC with an A fare into an A fare (which means keeping the FC seat), provided that there is A fare availability. If the SDC flight is at A0, then yes you would go standby, but most likely would clear into the F2 assuming you are a diamond.