flyerCO

I've never seen these be allowed, even just TPA/SRQ.

UVAhoo06

I’m flying from CDG—ATL--JFK, and my connection time in ATL is 1:25. All segments are KL-coded but DL-operated. I’m flying J, and I’ve got GE and have traveled enough to know my way around ATL. Even so, I realize 1:25 is cutting it super close. As a DM, I know that I can do a co-terminal SDC. What’s less clear to me is whether I can do SDC to LGA, for example, on the ATL-JFK segment because it’s KL coded on a KL ticket. (I know that all international segments have to be flown, but does this rule only apply per direction? In other words, I’ve got international segments when I head back to CDG.)

indufan

This is not my understanding.

flyerCO

No, all international flights on ticket must be flown.

btonkid12345

Technically, as flyerCO stated, all international flights must be flown in any direction prior to a domestic SDC.

However, on a paid J ticket, and with status, if you “miss” the ATL-JFK (or even arrive too late to drop a bag by going out into the terminal to drop it), they will rebook you regardless of what else is left on the reservation.

Especially if ATL-LGA is the next available flight instead of another ATL-JFK, they can take care of this for you. As always, be nice to the agent and YMMV.

But calling for a pure SDC won’t be as easy because the entire ticket will need to be reissued (either way). This is much easier when it’s because of a missed (short) connection on an international itinerary, especially because the desk agent will call reissue and tell them to push it through.

mayhem

Correct. Did it mid March.
I do have had tricky times with SDC lately. E.g., changing a MIA-JFK to a MIA-LGA when both were sold out, and I could not do SDS for the LGA flight but they were able to do SDC (win). At another time I could not do a FLL-JFK to FLL-LGA because it was sold out (and overbooked), but I could do a PBI-LGA (instead of FLL-JFK), which had 1 Y seat open (fare class Y, I was in K).

UVAhoo06

My sense is that ATL-LGA runs pretty frequently compared to ATL-JFK on weekdays, and it's a lot easier to get rebooked on a flight leaving ATL-JFK. I have a feeling that I'm going to arrive in E Terminal, which is super far from all the other terminals. Do y'all think I can do it in 1:25?

btonkid12345

ATL-JFK has fewer frequencies and more wide bodies - which are more desirable up front - so why would it be easier to rebook? LGA flights, aside from peak business times, often have lots of space.

With global entry, sure, 1:25 is totally doable. But it all depends on the lines you encounter en route. Without global entry, and if the ATL passport inspection lines are long, it may be difficult.

UVAhoo06

Whoops -- that was a typo. I meant ATL-LGA!

langbr01

I've tried no less then 10x over the years with no luck. Agents have insisted its only FLL/MIA and not PBI. This is a positive change for SDC.

btonkid12345

Its not included in any fare rules though. Still only says FLL/MIA.

An agent doing it as a one off for a DM is different then it being a change or part of policy now.

flyerCO

Agent read the list off to me. It wasn't just a " I know" type thing. They pulled up their internal policy. Being in fare rules has nothing to do with being within policy for SDC co-terminal.

NYC2SGN

Has anyone had success showing up at a co-terminal in the hopes that they'll somehow accommodate you --besides TheHorta? Seems like the airport agents aren't able to change your reservation, but the phone agents can?

ekozie

I've gone the other way around - tried to SDC from JFK to LGA arrival over the phone. Showed up at the airport check in and they said "JFK, right?" and I said, whoops, supposed to be LGA, and they changed it at bag drop as a lowly Gold.

NYC2SGN

I'm tempted to try this and see if it works. Flights are looking empty anyway. Worse comes to worst, they'll either put me on standby out of the co-terminal, or I'll have to head to the originally ticketed airport, right?