Are FLL and MIA still considered co-terminals?
Dec 13, 2017, 10:48 am
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Are FLL and MIA still considered co-terminals?
I think the answer is no for purposes of doing things like same day flight change or standby, right?
Dec 13, 2017, 10:51 am
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Co-terminals just don't matter anymore for same day flight change or standby---you have to stick with the same airport and routing even if the airport in question does have a co-terminal airport.
Dec 13, 2017, 10:52 am
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Dec 13, 2017, 11:13 am
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You cannot change your itinerary to a city with multiple airports or to a different connecting city.
Emphasis mine.
That seems to be AA's awkward syntax restricting co-terminals.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/...day-travel.jsp
Emphasis mine.
That seems to be AA's awkward syntax restricting co-terminals.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/...day-travel.jsp
Dec 13, 2017, 11:38 am
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E.g., from a JFK-CDG fare (though I think the content is generic):
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NOTE - THE CITY PAIRS BELOW ARE CONSIDERED THE SAME POINT - BUR-LAX BUR-LGB BUR-ONT BUR-SNA BWI-WAS EWR-NYC FLL-MIA LAX-LGB LAX-ONT LAX-SNA LGB-ONT LGB-SNA OAK-SFO OAK-SJC ONT-SNA ORF-PHF SFO-SJC
Dec 13, 2017, 2:49 pm
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IMO, these routing integrity rules for SDFC demonstrate that AA actually has no idea why I fly and, frankly, doesn't care. Changes like this really undermine that whole going for great nonsense they've been hanging onto
Dec 13, 2017, 4:09 pm
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I think they only matter for fare construction, such as for round-trip fares, in terms of determining whether you're returning to the "same city" or not. And it's usually spelled out in the fare rules, under "Combinations".
E.g., from a JFK-CDG fare (though I think the content is generic):
E.g., from a JFK-CDG fare (though I think the content is generic):
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NOTE - THE CITY PAIRS BELOW ARE CONSIDERED THE SAME POINT - BUR-LAX BUR-LGB BUR-ONT BUR-SNA BWI-WAS EWR-NYC FLL-MIA LAX-LGB LAX-ONT LAX-SNA LGB-ONT LGB-SNA OAK-SFO OAK-SJC ONT-SNA ORF-PHF SFO-SJC
Dec 13, 2017, 4:14 pm
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This is correct. I've been consistently shown SJC as an alternative to SFO when confirmed changes open up for flight delays. I'd imagine this would be the same for FLL in lieu of MIA (and maybe even PBI). This obviously does not apply for voluntary SDFC changes which require the same routings and beginning and end airports (I wish they'd be more flexible on the connections; but I completely understand why they don't allow co-terminals)
Dec 13, 2017, 5:55 pm
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Eh, I do and I don't. There may be any number of reasons I choose to depart from, say LGA over EWR or JFK. It could include price, schedule, aircraft, etc. I do understand why they, say, might not want someone to be able to change BOS-JFK to BOS-LGA, because the former is usually meaningfully more expensive (especially close-in). However, there could be other routes where perhaps the timing was better for EWR, but once I determined that say I want to leave a earlier, (the whole reason to allow SDFC), now I have so many less options because I'm stuck with EWR. Or maybe I see better upgrade options on a flight to a different city. I guess as 869 noted, AA doesn't really know or give a hoot about why I fly.
Dec 13, 2017, 7:21 pm
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Yep - Recently finished up in Orlando early and had cause to get to Austin ASAP. My MCO-AUS route meant I had zero options to get there sooner. I could have connected in CLT, DFW, MIA, ORD and arrive when I now needed to be there but, of course, no dice.
Dec 31, 2017, 8:02 am
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I think they only matter for fare construction, such as for round-trip fares, in terms of determining whether you're returning to the "same city" or not. And it's usually spelled out in the fare rules, under "Combinations".
E.g., from a JFK-CDG fare (though I think the content is generic):
E.g., from a JFK-CDG fare (though I think the content is generic):
Code:
NOTE - THE CITY PAIRS BELOW ARE CONSIDERED THE SAME POINT - BUR-LAX BUR-LGB BUR-ONT BUR-SNA BWI-WAS EWR-NYC FLL-MIA LAX-LGB LAX-ONT LAX-SNA LGB-ONT LGB-SNA OAK-SFO OAK-SJC ONT-SNA ORF-PHF SFO-SJC
