Originally Posted by
paterwdb
And this is exactly why I am confident they are going to take away the SDC from any fare in F policy. I'm not saying it is unethical to do what you are doing - it is within the rules - but I'm sure they are going to have to change the policy to avoid this.
The coach SDC policy was changed a while back to prevent this situation.
Yet the F policy remains the same, and in fact is better than it was several years ago. So I don't expect it to change at this time, though in the land of Skymiles you can always expect the unexpected.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
AFAIK FC seats ticketed but without specific seat assignments do not show as "available" unless the person misses the check in deadline for the first flight on their itinerary (for that day/after the last stopover), often at T-30 for domestic flights.
Yes, those show on the GIDS as "unclaimed".
David