Originally Posted by
amejr999
My grandparents are on EWR - LAX tomorrow and are hoping to change to a flight on Thursday instead. Doesn't seem like sdc will work as the new flight is 24 hours after the old one.
But... UA has a weather waiver up for today at EWR Could they sdc to a flight today, then use the waiver to switch to the Thursday flight?
cant speak to this specific waiver, but typically eligibility requires the flights to be purchased by a specific date - typically prior to the time the waiver was issued. So technically, by the rules if it’s the same case, then no, that wouldn’t be allowed - and it’s usually set up that way so you can’t do stuff like you are proposing. That said, computers may not be programmed with the specific purchase by logic included, so it might work. Tell us if you try, but I’d assume it wouldn’t.