lovefly88

sydneyracquelle

flyerCO

If you have status its more likely. Otherwise for 15minutes its unlikely. Was there a change in carrier on any regional flights? It's an overlooked reason for allowing a change.

simonsuo

I can't find an existing one about this, probably I miss it. Just called, over 1 hour wait, rolling my eyes.
I want to do a co-terminal same day change, I know the rules at https://www.delta.com/us/en/change-c...-flight-change clearly says
I pushed harder and asked if she can make the change without collecting the fare difference, no luck. What's interesting is the agent told me only Diamond are allowed to do co-station change.
Question:
Just want to see if there is any Diamond out there made a co-terminal change using the same day change?
Also, I know this is a bad idea. I'm currently on a 7:00 am departure flight, and want to stand-by for the 9:44 am departure flight. The 9:44 am departure flight is sold out, but I still insist she add me to the stand-by list. (didn't know it's only for Diamond, PM, GM until now because it's a later flight). She said in such case, because the 9:44 am is sold out, even someone cancelled today and seats become available, passengers on the stand-by list won't get cleared until everyone booked boarded the aircraft.
Question:
Is it possible people on the stand-by list get cleared hours before departure, or before the gate agent arrived at the gate to start the boarding process?

I will drag my as* in the very early morning eventually, but just curious how things work. And hey, sold out flights already?!

flyerCO

The SDC thread will show Diamonds making this type of change all the time. Co-terminal is one if best benefits of being DM.

Standbys are processed at gate. The very name says why. There's no waitlist just standby for SDC. Also standby for later has required GM status for years.

indufan

Really? There are how many co-terminals out there?

WillBarrett_68

it includes but may not be limited to

* EWR/LGA/JFK
* SFO/OAK/SJC
* LAX/LGB/ONT/SNA
* MDW/ORD
* DEN/COS
* DFW/DAL
* IAH/HOU
* FLL/MIA/PBI
* BWI/DCA/IAD
* MCO/TPA/DAB/MLB/SRQ

NYC may also include HPN/SWF, I'm not sure. I've definitely moved from LGA to HPN before but I don't remember if it was IROPs or SDC.

simonsuo

NYC (LGA, EWR, JFK)
WAS (IAD, DCA, BWI)
Los Angeles (LAX, SNA, BUR, ONT, LGB)
San Francisco (SFO, OAK, SJC)
Chicago (ORD, MDW)
Miami (FLL, MIA, PBI)
Dallas (DFW, DAL)
too many, i give up. I am curious about international destinations though. But if Delta only operates at LHR or CDG, it doesn't matter anyway.

Zorak

Also you can't SDC international flights on DL.

CaliguyNYC

So I just had a tough time doing same day change co-term (From JFK to LGA). Basically, DL will do it if Diamond but waitlisting is an issue because the current computer system requires you to be booked to the airport to stand by. You can be put on stand by list but it won’t get activated (so you actually show up on the list). I kept going between the gate and Skyclub. Everyone super nice but couldn’t do it. Finally some super senior phone agent that the club called got me on standby on the next LGA flight. I was #1 on the list and got on. So ended well and DL employees did a great job. DL IT on the other hand...

simonsuo

Was it a sold out flight? or the same day confirmed inventory is not available at the moment?

WillBarrett_68

there is a difference between SDC (confirmed) and SDS (standby). Coterminal changes are only allowed for DMs if they're doing a SDC. By the book, SDS requires the same routing. Some agents have been known to do coterminal SDS, but it isn't something you should count on being available.

langbr01

I don't believe PBI is a co terminal to FLL/MIA unless something has changed.

indufan

Is this documented someplace? I mean TPA and MLB aren't exactly across the street from each other. But my entire point is that it is hardly a huge benefit when there is a relative few of them vs. the entire system and it doesn't come up that often that people need to do it. Having said that, it appears that Delta has formally or informally added to this list, originally it was only five or so cities.

flyerCO

PBI is included. Just did it a month ago.