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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 9:33 am
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SamuelS
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Originally Posted by ryanbriar
I can’t opine on the Canadian billing address aspect, but SDS (and SDC) is not available on itineraries with international flights (excluding JFK-LHR for SDC) so that is why you weren’t getting any options.

Tickets are changeable over the phone, but if you checked in, the agent would need to reverse that and deal with the rate desk. Perhaps they didn’t want to do that and made up the part about online only.

Frustrating, but it sounds like DL was the better option as it was one stop.
This is factually incorrect. SDS is restricted to domestic flights, but Canada and Caribbean are absolutely permitted for SDC and AA even lists a distinct option and SDC fee for tickets in these markets

https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/...day-travel.jsp





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