Changes to Reward Ticket Question
Apr 2, 2010 | 4:03 pm
#1
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Changes to Reward Ticket Question
I'll ask this here since this seems to be the right forum for OnePass questions and I got it wrong the first time.
I'm trying to book reward travel on through Continental for a round trip ticket in mid-August from Albany, NY to Cancun. There's a Saver Award available through Newark (EWR) but it's got an 11 hour layover. I know there is a 9:40am flight from EWR to CUN that I would be able to catch (besides other code share partner flights throughout the day), but they're not showing Saver Award seats right now. The question is can I book the Saver Award ticket and then later change my flight to catch one of the earlier flights and not have to cough up any more miles? Even if I pay the $75 change fee? Or am I better just trying for standby?
I'm trying to book reward travel on through Continental for a round trip ticket in mid-August from Albany, NY to Cancun. There's a Saver Award available through Newark (EWR) but it's got an 11 hour layover. I know there is a 9:40am flight from EWR to CUN that I would be able to catch (besides other code share partner flights throughout the day), but they're not showing Saver Award seats right now. The question is can I book the Saver Award ticket and then later change my flight to catch one of the earlier flights and not have to cough up any more miles? Even if I pay the $75 change fee? Or am I better just trying for standby?
Apr 2, 2010 | 4:39 pm
#2
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As long as you keep the city pairs the same you can change flights for free so long as you are 21+ days out.
Apr 2, 2010 | 4:50 pm
#3
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Location: Upstate NY
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..."for free"...
...and they won't try to get more miles out of me?
On line they want 30M miles for connecting to the 9:40am flight to CUN as opposed to the 17500 I would use for the original 11 hour layover flight they're offering.
On line they want 30M miles for connecting to the 9:40am flight to CUN as opposed to the 17500 I would use for the original 11 hour layover flight they're offering.
Apr 2, 2010 | 5:00 pm
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I'm not sure how standby or SDC works on reward flights both by the book and in reality.
Apr 3, 2010 | 4:08 am
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Upstate NY
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SDC or Standby
This is what the OP rules state:
TRAVEL REWARD RULES
FLIGHT CHANGES: Flight changes, including standby, may be made on the day of departure in accordance with the Same-Day Change Policy. All other itinerary changes will be subject to the applicable change fees below.
OnePass Elite Members
General Silver Gold Platinum
Ticketed before Dec. 15, 2009 $75 $75 $75 $0
Ticketed Dec. 15, 2009 or later $75 $50 $25 $0
* Fee is waived for reward changes 21 days or more in advance, as long as there is no change to the origin and destination.
My only concern is that I would need three standby seats with my wife and 6 year old in tow.
Fees are based on the status of the account holder at the time the change is requested.
TRAVEL REWARD RULES
FLIGHT CHANGES: Flight changes, including standby, may be made on the day of departure in accordance with the Same-Day Change Policy. All other itinerary changes will be subject to the applicable change fees below.
OnePass Elite Members
General Silver Gold Platinum
Ticketed before Dec. 15, 2009 $75 $75 $75 $0
Ticketed Dec. 15, 2009 or later $75 $50 $25 $0
* Fee is waived for reward changes 21 days or more in advance, as long as there is no change to the origin and destination.
My only concern is that I would need three standby seats with my wife and 6 year old in tow.
Fees are based on the status of the account holder at the time the change is requested.