Same Day Airport Change
Jul 29, 2015, 7:52 am
#1
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Same Day Airport Change
If you pay for a same day change at the airport to get on an an earlier flight, do they also confirm you on the connecting flight (space available of course) ? Is the cost per segment? I'm toying with the idea of purchasing the cheaper TPA-YYZ-YUL evening departure and showing up for the earlier afternoon departure.
thanks
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Jul 29, 2015, 8:06 am
#2
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That's two separate changes. I'm not 100% sure whether the first airport can make changes. Generally when I'm flying LGA-YYZ-YYC and I take an earlier LGA-YYZ, I have to make the change to the 2nd leg after I land in YYZ.
Of course, on YYZ-YUL you can go standby early for free.
Of course, on YYZ-YUL you can go standby early for free.
Jul 29, 2015, 9:53 am
#3
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I've gotten two stories before. One is that the Change Fee is per segment and the other is that it can be used for all your flights that day.
If they can change all your flights at the first airport and you pay one change fee then go for it. But if they tell you that they can only change the first flight, then expect that you'll have to pay another change fee to change the second flight.
This is just my experience.
If they can change all your flights at the first airport and you pay one change fee then go for it. But if they tell you that they can only change the first flight, then expect that you'll have to pay another change fee to change the second flight.
This is just my experience.
Jul 29, 2015, 9:56 am
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Jul 29, 2015, 10:07 am
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I was under the impression that same-day change applied from origin to destination. It's same-day standby that's segment by segment. Or, maybe that's just something my mind made up. 
Jul 29, 2015, 12:08 pm
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Typical AC. I've been told one thing, others have been told the opposite, philelite has heard both stories...
It sounds like the balance is tilting towards my first post being wrong, which is good for the OP, but I guess be prepared to fight for it if you encounter someone giving you the story that I've gotten in the past.
It sounds like the balance is tilting towards my first post being wrong, which is good for the OP, but I guess be prepared to fight for it if you encounter someone giving you the story that I've gotten in the past.
Jul 30, 2015, 4:04 pm
#10
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If I fly YUL-YOW-YYZ, where YUL-YOW is a late night flight and YOW-YYZ is an early morning flight the next day (forced overnight connection due to limited AP seat availability for an award ticket), can I make a SDC to fly YUL-YYZ direct on the day I'm scheduled to fly YUL-YOW and avoid the overnight connection?
Jul 30, 2015, 7:44 pm
#11
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If I fly YUL-YOW-YYZ, where YUL-YOW is a late night flight and YOW-YYZ is an early morning flight the next day (forced overnight connection due to limited AP seat availability for an award ticket), can I make a SDC to fly YUL-YYZ direct on the day I'm scheduled to fly YUL-YOW and avoid the overnight connection?
Jul 31, 2015, 9:17 am
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Aug 29, 2015, 8:12 am
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Question :
Friend on an AP Ticket . .. . USA-YYZ-YUL
Arriving YYZ from USA @ 9pm. Current YYZYUL is the following morn @ 10a.
Lots of avail for the 1230a YYZYUL. Can anyone confirm her options? i.e., She can standby for the earlier flight free or charge right (it's the "same day" - 10am vs 1230am)?
OR
She can call AP and pay some fee to re-book the final segment?
Flights are this week if that matters.
Friend on an AP Ticket . .. . USA-YYZ-YUL
Arriving YYZ from USA @ 9pm. Current YYZYUL is the following morn @ 10a.
Lots of avail for the 1230a YYZYUL. Can anyone confirm her options? i.e., She can standby for the earlier flight free or charge right (it's the "same day" - 10am vs 1230am)?
OR
She can call AP and pay some fee to re-book the final segment?
Flights are this week if that matters.
Aug 29, 2015, 8:21 am
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Question :
Friend on an AP Ticket . .. . USA-YYZ-YUL
Arriving YYZ from USA @ 9pm. Current YYZYUL is the following morn @ 10a.
Lots of avail for the 1230a YYZYUL. Can anyone confirm her options? i.e., She can standby for the earlier flight free or charge right (it's the "same day" - 10am vs 1230am)?
OR
She can call AP and pay some fee to re-book the final segment?
Flights are this week if that matters.
Friend on an AP Ticket . .. . USA-YYZ-YUL
Arriving YYZ from USA @ 9pm. Current YYZYUL is the following morn @ 10a.
Lots of avail for the 1230a YYZYUL. Can anyone confirm her options? i.e., She can standby for the earlier flight free or charge right (it's the "same day" - 10am vs 1230am)?
OR
She can call AP and pay some fee to re-book the final segment?
Flights are this week if that matters.