Originally Posted by
dfreeman02
I just tried to upfare an L itinerary leaving tomorrow and returning 8/5. The agent told me that upfaring the return to T would be $23 + $200 change fee, but upfaring the outbound to T would be $15. She claimed that this was a SDC, but that doesn't really make sense since the main constraint of SDC is the booking code remains the same. I paid the $15 and the ticket reissued with today's date.
No change fee within 24 hours is what makes it an SDC. Appropriate status and the same fare class are required only to be completely fee-free; you can always upfare to get on the flight you want if your bucket isn't available.
In this case, did you stay on the same flight and upfare only? If so, was there any pushback from the agent on why you would want to do this?