Originally Posted by
Jay00848
I have had luck doing what you wanted. Basically I had work by the new ticket on delta metal and then called the diamond desk and explained the situation and that I needed them to cancel out the first flight. They made the one time exception. So if you get the correct a gent and you are respectful/ nice it usually works out.
Interesting. I called UA today to do just this. I'm flying LAX-SBA RT, but family members will now be near LAX and could get us and drive us up. Which would not only be more pleasant, but would avoid my 4 hour layover at the SC at LAX. No go, so I have to stick with it so that I don't lose the return. I can understand this policy of a RT ticket is less than a one way, but in this case the RT was priced as two one ways. So UA would get to sell my seat, and I'd just take the return. No dice. That said, I have no status on UA anymore.