SDC/SDS is useless
Jan 1, 2021, 1:14 pm
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Plus sometimes, you would get full fare Y and full fare J miles/status points when the airport agent that requests the change, codes the stand-by as Y or J without looking at your originally ticketed fare bucket.
Jan 1, 2021, 2:23 pm
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By the way, on AA you could also go from SANPHXDFWSTL to SANDFWSTL or SANPHXSTL but you can't do it online. Technically, the policy is against this but when you nicely ask an AA agent at the airport, they would generally help you.
I was able to do this several times pre-COVID but only as stand-by.
I was able to do this several times pre-COVID but only as stand-by.
So in case you wanted to know the outcome, I went to the gate and identified myself as a standby but that I also wanted to be put on the F waitlist. The gave me a seat in Y, handed me a boarding pass, and said F was full and it was operational reasons. Which was odd to me since there were two people listed prior. Glanced down at the boarding passes pointed out all nonrevs and I was quickly handed a boarding pass for F and nothing else was said.
Jan 1, 2021, 2:33 pm
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I lived in Arizona for 20 years and found the agents at PHX to be some of the best in the system. Even after being away for several years, I still know many of them by name, and they'll go out of their way to help me when needed.
To the OP--are you certain there is space on the flight you want out of DFW? If you look at other threads, there were issues at the tower in the area (that serves both DFW and DAL) which caused problems on Wednesday. Thursday the area was hit with weather, which caused further disruptions. It wouldn't surprise me if there simply aren't flights with availability.
To the OP--are you certain there is space on the flight you want out of DFW? If you look at other threads, there were issues at the tower in the area (that serves both DFW and DAL) which caused problems on Wednesday. Thursday the area was hit with weather, which caused further disruptions. It wouldn't surprise me if there simply aren't flights with availability.
PHL staff can be surly sometimes but they generally know what they are doing IME.
Jan 1, 2021, 3:53 pm
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The ex-America West staff in PHX are nice and friendly but in my experience they just don't know how to do anything beyond checking bags and boarding a flight. I had an IROP on an international itinerary a few years ago and was taken aback by the ignorance of the AAgents there. They didn't know basic stuff like pax can separate involuntarily separate from their bags during IROPS on an international itinerary or what airline LA was and that it was in oneworld. I was embarrassed for them.
PHL staff can be surly sometimes but they generally know what they are doing IME.
PHL staff can be surly sometimes but they generally know what they are doing IME.
Jan 2, 2021, 2:11 pm
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Do any of those make the trek from Platinum to Pro worthwhile especially with the reduced qualifications? Maybe a few successful SDC, SDS might sweeten it a little more.
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Jan 3, 2021, 2:32 pm
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It is unfortunate that AAdvantage members find AA SDC/SDS useless.
James
Jan 3, 2021, 4:27 pm
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Jan 3, 2021, 9:54 pm
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James
Jan 3, 2021, 10:43 pm
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It's useless because it's extremely limited. It's not worked for me 100+ times.
I'm based in 2 UA hubs, so I'm not taking direct flights 100% of the time. Since the change, SDFC is largely useless on connecting flights unless flying at odd times.
I'm based in 2 UA hubs, so I'm not taking direct flights 100% of the time. Since the change, SDFC is largely useless on connecting flights unless flying at odd times.
