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Old Feb 14, 2024, 1:22 pm
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lincolnjkc
 
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Originally Posted by willliamjia
I have a difficult situation about the same day change. If original flight is AAA-BBB-CCC, and in bound CCC-BBB-AAA. I need to change AAA-BBB-DDD stopover DDD-EEE-CCC, and CCC-BBB-AAA. Is this possible? My plan is after I finish AAA-BBB I use same day change to BBB-DDD-CCC, and after I finish BBB-DDD, I use same day change again DDD-CCC, and after three days change chose DDD-EEE-CCC. Is it valid? thanks in advance
Your plan relies on a number of stars aligning in ways that they aren't guarantied to align in (and if any of A, B, C, D, or E are outside of the US make things even more complicated and risky). The biggest caveat is needing to have the same fare class available, and for DDD-CCC having that availability across at least 4 options spaced out enough to bounce that ball down the road 3 days.

Is there a reason if you need to stop in DDD you don't just change your ticket now? It may be because I'm extraordinarily risk adverse but I personally wouldn't try it particularly if it's a "need to" rather than "want to" situation.
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