Originally Posted by
ryman554
Ignoring the other good advice: Why does the OP need G availability all the way at once?
Because that's the way SDC works. Married availability rules are still in effect, and you cannot create an illegal stopover by moving the first flight. At least, the app isn't going to allow it.
Originally Posted by
ryman554
I want to make it clear to the OP that SDC can be done leg-by-leg.
No it can't. Maybe if you get a particularly accommodating agent, but definitely not on the app.
Originally Posted by
ryman554
However, since the OP has, for no real good reason, hidden their departure city, we are forced to guess as to where they are coming from. It could be MRY, or it could be HNL (a bit too cheap for that one), or it could be EWR (but a bit odd for that one). Such information would help out on that one.
So, assuming a west-coast city (MRY), then the red-eye would be the SFO-YYZ leg. In this case, the OP would, indeed, have to find new G fare availability across both legs within 24 hours of departure from MRY(?), unless the first flight has a really really long (like 8+ hour) connection. Strangely, the chance for SFO-YYZ is probably better than anywhere else, but, I don't rate the chances as good at all. Of all the days that week, Tuesday is probably the best one.
It's almost impossible that the connection is more than four hours at that price. That would require a fare break, which would mean that two combinable G fares added up to less than $180. That would be extremely surprising (like, op-up on ten consecutive flights surprising).
Originally Posted by
ryman554
1. Find an earlier flight MRY-SFO which would allow for your connection to the SFO-YYZ flight you want. I'd suggest making it as close to 24 hours before your original departure time as you can get and see if you can get your G-fare to SFO.
2. When in SFO, you'll want to SDC to your new YYZ flight... on a g-fare, you can probably forget about trying to look for connecting flights, but within 1-3 hours of the intended flight, if they are going to open G space up, they will. Be prepared to spend a long time in SFO, but since you are *G, at least you have lounge access.
This isn't going to be allowed by the app, and it's unlikely to be allowed by most agents. Maybe for a 1K or GS. Certainly not for *G. While it's possible, on the app, to create a stopover once you've arrived at the transfer point, you can't do it in advance the way you're suggesting. (Note that
standby, as opposed to SDC, might be allowed on a leg-by-leg basis).
I wonder if your experience comes from an intercontinental flight? The 24-hour transfer policy on flights beyond North America makes a big difference in what can be accomplished.