Delta Rookie - change flight question
May 12, 2011, 8:55 am
#1
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Delta Rookie - change flight question
Have a flight tomorrow and would like to either change my flight to an earlier flight or standby for the earlier flight. I don't fly Delta much and not sure what my flexibilities are with a non refundable ticket. I don’t have approximately 30,000 miles I wouldn't mind using if that would assist.
Ideally, I'd like to change the flight and know today if I have a seat on the earlier flight, but will stand by if necessary.
Appreciate the assistance.
Ideally, I'd like to change the flight and know today if I have a seat on the earlier flight, but will stand by if necessary.
Appreciate the assistance.
May 12, 2011, 8:58 am
#2
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Have a flight tomorrow and would like to either change my flight to an earlier flight or standby for the earlier flight. I don't fly Delta much and not sure what my flexibilities are with a non refundable ticket. I don’t have approximately 30,000 miles I wouldn't mind using if that would assist.
Ideally, I'd like to change the flight and know today if I have a seat on the earlier flight, but will stand by if necessary.
Appreciate the assistance.
Ideally, I'd like to change the flight and know today if I have a seat on the earlier flight, but will stand by if necessary.
Appreciate the assistance.
May 12, 2011, 9:07 am
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If it is a same day confirmed change, it is only $50 (free for Golds and above). The same day confirm change must be made within 3 hours of the new flight (not the original flight). Standby is only available to Golds or above.
May 12, 2011, 9:13 am
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Yes for SDC but the OP was hoping to confirm today for a flight tomorrow.
May 12, 2011, 9:43 am
#6
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Here's the information on Same Day Confirmed (SDC), which you can do within three hours of the earlier flight you would like to take, for a $50 fee.
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...nges/index.jsp
http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...nges/index.jsp
May 12, 2011, 9:49 am
#7
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Assuming the old and new flights are on the same day, "Same Day Confirmed" (SDC) is probably your best bet, but it is a risk.
Wait until 3 hours before the flight you want to be on, call Delta and ask to "same day confirm" to the new flight.
If there are seats it will be 50 bucks. The risk is if there are no seats you would have to go on your originally scheduled flight.
The safer way to to call now and pay the $150 change fee and change to the newer flight now (assuming there are seats now).
You can sometimes get an idea ahead of time how likely SDC is by either poking around on vairous web sites, or just calling and asking how full a flight is. If there are only a couple of seats odds won't be as good as if the plane is half empty.
Wait until 3 hours before the flight you want to be on, call Delta and ask to "same day confirm" to the new flight.
If there are seats it will be 50 bucks. The risk is if there are no seats you would have to go on your originally scheduled flight.
The safer way to to call now and pay the $150 change fee and change to the newer flight now (assuming there are seats now).
You can sometimes get an idea ahead of time how likely SDC is by either poking around on vairous web sites, or just calling and asking how full a flight is. If there are only a couple of seats odds won't be as good as if the plane is half empty.
May 12, 2011, 10:20 am
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May 12, 2011, 10:21 am
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Assuming the old and new flights are on the same day, "Same Day Confirmed" (SDC) is probably your best bet, but it is a risk.
Wait until 3 hours before the flight you want to be on, call Delta and ask to "same day confirm" to the new flight.
If there are seats it will be 50 bucks. The risk is if there are no seats you would have to go on your originally scheduled flight.
The safer way to to call now and pay the $150 change fee and change to the newer flight now (assuming there are seats now).
You can sometimes get an idea ahead of time how likely SDC is by either poking around on vairous web sites, or just calling and asking how full a flight is. If there are only a couple of seats odds won't be as good as if the plane is half empty.
Wait until 3 hours before the flight you want to be on, call Delta and ask to "same day confirm" to the new flight.
If there are seats it will be 50 bucks. The risk is if there are no seats you would have to go on your originally scheduled flight.
The safer way to to call now and pay the $150 change fee and change to the newer flight now (assuming there are seats now).
You can sometimes get an idea ahead of time how likely SDC is by either poking around on vairous web sites, or just calling and asking how full a flight is. If there are only a couple of seats odds won't be as good as if the plane is half empty.
They are, the new flight is approxmately 4 1/2 hours earlier and KVS is showing just 3 empty seats in first, nothing in the back.
May 12, 2011, 10:29 am
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If Y0, you can't do SDC (assuming of course you're not on an F ticket). And the fare difference would obviously be very substantial today as you'd be purchasing an F ticket from your original Y.
May 12, 2011, 12:19 pm
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There is a very lengthy thread on SDC strategies and limitations.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...tions-faq.html
May 16, 2011, 2:52 pm
#12
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When can I request a SDC change?
SDC changes can be requested up to 3 hours before the departure of your desired flight. The desired flight must be within the same calendar day as your originally scheduled flight (time zone of departure city). As an example, if you are ticketed to travel on Monday at 10:00am from LAX-ATL but you want to travel on the Monday morning/Sunday night 12:15am LAX-ATL then you can call no earlier than 9:15pm on Sunday night.
SDC changes can be requested up to 3 hours before the departure of your desired flight. The desired flight must be within the same calendar day as your originally scheduled flight (time zone of departure city). As an example, if you are ticketed to travel on Monday at 10:00am from LAX-ATL but you want to travel on the Monday morning/Sunday night 12:15am LAX-ATL then you can call no earlier than 9:15pm on Sunday night.
If I want an SDC for my 12:40am flight, I would only be able to grab a flight if it departs up to 40mins prior and not the evening/afternoon before, correct?