Does Same Day flight change work for award tickets?
Jul 12, 2015, 7:29 pm
#17
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No. You never did, but before the rules about trips inheriting the status of the account from which the miles came changed, you had to call and have them manually do it. This may be the first real "benefit" of the rule change - now you are you all along, no matter the source of the miles.
Jul 12, 2015, 10:06 pm
#19
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For a 1K sponsored award ticket, does same day even matter at all? I was under the impression that 1K sponsored award tickets have no fees whatsoever for ticketing actions.
Jul 12, 2015, 10:36 pm
#20
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Interestingly, website wanted to charge me $75 to SDC so I called in. The agent said that I had to pay $75 to SDC because the itinerary was booked with non-1K miles. After minimal convincing, she agreed to waive the fee since I was 1k.
Jul 12, 2015, 11:14 pm
#21
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No. You never did, but before the rules about trips inheriting the status of the account from which the miles came changed, you had to call and have them manually do it. This may be the first real "benefit" of the rule change - now you are you all along, no matter the source of the miles.
This did not change April 15.
Interesting intersection between SDC rules (free for 1K) and award ticketing rules (based on account miles came from). Glad to hear you got it waived.
Jan 5, 2016, 6:36 am
#22
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You want to change the award, not SDC. SDC is for UA operated flights only.
Award change fees apply (assuming award inventory is available on your desired flights). $100 per ticket for changes within 21 days of travel.
Whether a partner will allow you to standby for another flight, with or without a fee, is entirely up to the partner.
Award change fees apply (assuming award inventory is available on your desired flights). $100 per ticket for changes within 21 days of travel.
Whether a partner will allow you to standby for another flight, with or without a fee, is entirely up to the partner.
Jan 5, 2016, 8:14 am
#23
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The itinerary must be operated by United or United Express®, and the ticket number must begin with 016.
Same Day ChangeYou might be able to get a GA to let you standby for free at the airport, but it's outside the rules.
Jan 5, 2016, 8:21 am
#24
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So, even though the website might appear to let you do an SDC for tickets not issued by UA, Kacee is absolutely right -- you definitely cannot do so.
