Originally Posted by
millenialmiler
I booked a ticket DCA-ZRH with Skymiles for 70k and now need to change timing of the flight -- Flying to JFK in the morning for a night time flight out of JFK, but now need to leave DC later. Only options right now have me changing to a flight for 225k -- is it possible that flights will open up close in. I am Platinum so I know that I can try same-day confirmed, but was wondering what the trends are for award tickets closer in? Is there a good chance that cheaper awards will open back up close in? All help very much appreciated!
While trends won't provide a final answer, what are trends showing for the same route if you booked for a flight in the next couple days on the same route? Do the next couple days show cheap options close-in or are the prices for itineraries over the next couple days also expensive?
Also, is your DCA-JFK ticket a different ticket than your JFK-ZRH ticket? If not, you can't SDC as you cannot SDC on a ticket until all international segments have been flown.