NoLaGent

You should write into Customer Care and include a copy of the charge as this was incorrect.

s0ssos

I hope this was already addressed, but some of the responses were confusing/incorrect.
If you have an award ticket with a partner your Alaska segment is not eligible for SDC.

PVDtoDEL

The charge should be $8.80 in additional airport taxes if you added a stop on your routing. $10 sounds incorrect - you could follow up with AS customer care to get the $1 refunded, but tbh I'm guessing it's not worth your time.

VegasGambler

Wouldn't it be $5.60? And only if the layover was over a certain length of time?

But yeah, almost certainly not worth the time to call. I might pull up the receipt from "past trips" just out of curiosity.

PVDtoDEL

US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) increases by $4.40, and United States Flight Segment Tax Domestic (ZP) increases by $4.40

United States Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee (AY) is $5.60 regardless of number of stops.

spgaston

Can I SDC more than once for the same segment? For example, I am booked at 06:30, I want 19:30 but it is full, so I SDC to 16:30. If space opens at 19:30 can I SDC again (online or otherwise)?

NoLaGent

Yes.

Flying for Fun

If you are MVPG+, you can also fly standby providing it is a actual Same day change. I recently did a change to a flight that was standby, no seats available to confirm a Same day change. I showed up on the awaiting seats list and was upgraded at the gate. I remained in the awaiting seats list but the upgraded seat assignment showed there.

Flying Standby

VegasGambler

If you stand by for a later flight and don't clear, what happens?

Flying for Fun

Hope there is a later flight. Not sure it makes sense to do it for the last flight of the day, unless you are hoping not to fly and looking for a flight the next day. Status will put you higher on the awaiting seats list. Remember that standy is only permitted for Elites MVPG+ anyway so you do have a better chance of clearing. I did a standby to an earlier flight as my inbound was early. Originally it wouldn't meet MCT. I requested the standby at the gate. Some had already cleared. I popped up to the next position and got my boarding pass about 10 minutes later; some below me weren't accommodated.

James

beckoa

If no checked luggage, this can be a nice feature especially from the East Coast where some flights are heavily padded. Be prepared for a middle seat though.

985X

Does anyone know if I can do SDC with overnight connection?
I have a ticket like this:
LAX-LAS Monday night
LAS-SFO Tuesday morning
The connection time is less than 24hrs, so can I SDC to Monday Morning LAX-SFO NONSTOP?

Flying for Fun

No! You can same day change to a different LAX-LAS on Monday and/or a different LAS-SFO on Tuesday. A red-eye flight departing between midnight & 4:00 am can be changed to a flight the prior day. All other scenarios are a "change" and subject to a fare difference, even if on the same day.

A same day change does not permit changing a connection into a non-stop nor a non-stop into a connection. You must have the same origin & destination.

You are certainly free to call AS and ask to "change" or you can change it yoursel online. Some have repoted the fare differnce on a "change" has been waived and incorrectly think it was a same day change.

There are also SDC fees that vary between CA markets, shuttle markets and the remainder. Those fees are waived for MVPG+ members.

James

985X

I know the official rules, I'm just wondering if anyone successfully changed the overnight connection into the same day without paying fare difference (praying for Boise agents). Also I'm travelling on award ticket, T class rn, so I'm not sure how will they calculate the fare difference for award flights at T-24..

Flying for Fun

It would be the equivalent of cancelling your existing award and purchasing a new award at the rate in effect at the time of change. The difference in miles will be an add/collect or a refund of miles as appropriate. You can do that online too.

James