Originally Posted by FinallyFlying
This thread has already addressed the no route change rule, but I am a little confused. According to fare rules I've seen, SFO-OAK are considered the same point.
So, shouldn't I be able to go stand by on a flight out of SFO even if my original flight leaves out of OAK?
That's what I'd like to do. The return flight is OAK-DEN, and I want to go SFO-DEN instead.
Has anybody ever done that?
two or more airports can be considered co-terminals for fare purposes (such as BWI/DCA/IAD are considered co-terminals for most UA fares in and out of WAS) but not necessarily co-terminals for standby purposes (in the previous example, most fares only allow standby from IAD/DCA if flying in/out of the other DC airport).
Please read the standby fare rules for your ticket for the answer.