Originally Posted by
Kacee
I have SDC'ed from an AC operated TATL codeshare to UA metal (LHR-YVR-SFO to LHR-SFO).
How did you manage that? Since you're not checking in with United.com but rather AirCanada.com, there's no SDC option.
You might get lucky with a willing phone agent, but as per
http://www.united.com/web/en-us/cont...aychange.aspx:
The itinerary must be operated by United**.
** Includes flights operated by United and United Express®
That said, it is technically possible (and fairly easy) for a UA agent to make a change to a partner-operated itinerary if it is issued on UA stock (although the partner carriers may not like it and get mad at UA if it happens too much). That's the opposite of the reverse, where there is no written policy (at least publicly published) prohibiting changes to UA flights booked on OAL stock, but it's much more difficult (although not impossible) for an agent to make the change from a technical perspective.