Moving to a later flight on the second segment?
Sep 28, 2010 | 9:14 am
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Moving to a later flight on the second segment?
Wife and I are meeting in ATL and ending up at the same final destination. She is going to be on the flight following me because of a significant fare difference.
Would the GA allow me to wait for her flight if there are seats available?
Would the GA allow me to wait for her flight if there are seats available?
Sep 28, 2010 | 9:35 am
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As long as the second flight you want to change is a valid routing with your first flight, you should be able to SDC to your wife's later flight out of ATL within 3 hours of your first flight, so you won't even have to deal with a GA.
So if this fictional itinerary was for you + wife:
You
09:00AM AAA->ATL
12:00PM ATL->CCC
Wife
10:00AM BBB->ATL
04:00PM ATL->CCC
You should be able to call and SDC your second segment at 6AM.
So if this fictional itinerary was for you + wife:
You
09:00AM AAA->ATL
12:00PM ATL->CCC
Wife
10:00AM BBB->ATL
04:00PM ATL->CCC
You should be able to call and SDC your second segment at 6AM.
Sep 28, 2010 | 9:55 am
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As long as the second flight you want to change is a valid routing with your first flight, you should be able to SDC to your wife's later flight out of ATL within 3 hours of your first flight, so you won't even have to deal with a GA.
So if this fictional itinerary was for you + wife:
You
09:00AM AAA->ATL
12:00PM ATL->CCC
Wife
10:00AM BBB->ATL
04:00PM ATL->CCC
You should be able to call and SDC your second segment at 6AM.
So if this fictional itinerary was for you + wife:
You
09:00AM AAA->ATL
12:00PM ATL->CCC
Wife
10:00AM BBB->ATL
04:00PM ATL->CCC
You should be able to call and SDC your second segment at 6AM.
Sep 28, 2010 | 10:11 am
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Sep 28, 2010 | 10:56 am
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If the new layover would become too long, you can try to SDC to a later first connecting flight also if it's available.
Sep 28, 2010 | 11:29 am
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Actually it seems I stand corrected since the layover would only go from 1 to 2 hours. Both would be allowed. Since the OP doesn't have status it will cost some $$ but that doesn't make it impossible.
I will say that if your original layover at ATL is only 1 hour, there is a non-neglible chance that you'll miss your connection anyway, so you may get your wish granted for free
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I will say that if your original layover at ATL is only 1 hour, there is a non-neglible chance that you'll miss your connection anyway, so you may get your wish granted for free
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Sep 28, 2010 | 11:55 am
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Actually it seems I stand corrected since the layover would only go from 1 to 2 hours. Both would be allowed. Since the OP doesn't have status it will cost some $$ but that doesn't make it impossible.
I will say that if your original layover at ATL is only 1 hour, there is a non-neglible chance that you'll miss your connection anyway, so you may get your wish granted for free.
I will say that if your original layover at ATL is only 1 hour, there is a non-neglible chance that you'll miss your connection anyway, so you may get your wish granted for free
.EDIT: Forget to read the above posts. question already answered
Last edited by csdripps; Sep 28, 2010 at 11:59 am Reason: question already answered