Originally Posted by
cfischer
You'll want to do SDC if you want to keep the F seat. SDS will put you on the back of the list since you are not yet confirmed on the flight.
DEN-IAD-EWR seems easy to do; surprised the app wouldn't offer that. SDC via outstations like SLC will be more difficult; an agent can certainly do it.
I have a similar question. Does it come down to fare class? Or, will an agent just subjectively determine this is too weird a routing (if the connection doesn’t go through a hub)?
I purchased an award ticket in YN thinking I could SDC to an alternative routing as long as YN was available, but maybe an agent will object because the connection doesn’t go through a hub or because they believe award tickets always need to be repriced.