How do I buy a ticket today that I KNOW I will want to change on flight date?
Jun 15, 2019, 2:38 pm
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
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SDC works for earlier or later flights regardless of status; SDS (same-day standby) only works for earlier flights unless you’re PM or DM
Jun 15, 2019, 2:38 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,879
If you book a seat in F, you only need an open seat in any class of service to SDC to another flight. It would be rather unusual to not be able to SDC to a later flight when booked in F given how many flights Delta operates between SEA and ATL – it would require some sort of major event or disruption (e.g., weather) that causes all flights to be sold out.
Jun 15, 2019, 5:56 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 3,097
You can SDC to later flights... if there are seats, which isn't a given for a thursday evening. Confirming the late flight and then moving up is the safest play. It really comes down to your risk tolerance.