Changing a Flight Today Is About When You Need Help
You do not have to be traveling today to need an urgent flight change today. A work commitment, family situation, changed meeting, missed connection risk or revised travel plan can require an existing ticket to be changed immediately even when departure is tomorrow or later.
The available path can involve rebooking, repricing, ticket exchange or reissue. It depends on the airline, ticket status, fare rules, available flights and the provider that controls the ticket.
Your Flight Departs Today
If the scheduled flight has not departed, review the ticket as soon as possible. Waiting until after departure can affect available servicing options and may result in no-show handling under the applicable airline rules.
If you are trying to move to another flight on the same travel date, also see same-day flight change assistance.
Your Flight Is Tomorrow or Later
An urgent change today can still apply when travel is in the future. If you already know the booked itinerary will not work, reviewing alternatives now can help determine whether the existing ticket can be changed or exchanged.
For broader existing-ticket changes, see flight change assistance.
Change the Return or Onward Flight Today
You may have already started the trip and need to change only the remaining travel. Used and unused ticket segments, fare conditions and the current status of the itinerary can affect the available options.
See changing a return flight after departure and partially used ticket changes.
International Flight Change Today
International itineraries can involve connections, multiple carriers, codeshare flights and ticketing restrictions. Changing one segment may affect later flights, so the complete itinerary should be reviewed rather than changing a segment in isolation.
When multiple carriers are involved, review multi-airline and codeshare ticket changes.
Change Today vs. Same-Day Flight Change
These are not always the same request. A same-day flight change generally concerns moving from one flight to another on the scheduled travel date. “Change my flight today” can describe the urgency of making the change now even when the ticket is for tomorrow, next week or a later return flight.
If you specifically want an earlier or later flight on today's travel date, use our Same-Day Flight Change information. If the travel date itself, route, return or broader itinerary needs to change urgently, this page addresses that wider situation.
Rebooking, Exchange or Reissue
Changing an existing ticket may require more than selecting another departure. The ticket can need to be repriced, exchanged or reissued depending on its conditions and the requested itinerary. Fare differences, applicable charges and availability can affect the final option.
For ticket-specific information, review ticket exchange and reissue or flight rebooking.
Travel-Agency-Issued Tickets
Who issued the ticket can matter when an urgent change is required. If a travel agency issued the ticket, the issuing source may need to service a voluntary change or exchange. If another provider controls the ticket, BookMyReservations may not be able to modify it.
See travel-agency-issued ticket changes for additional information.
Already Missed the Flight?
If the scheduled departure has already passed, the situation can change from a pre-departure flight change to a missed-flight or no-show issue. The ticket status and remaining itinerary should be checked promptly.
Review missed flight rebooking options. For an international itinerary, see missed international flight and remaining ticket information.
Need a Completely New Flight Today?
If you do not have an existing ticket to change, or the existing ticket cannot provide a workable option, you may instead need a new reservation. Available same-day and next-day flights can change quickly as departure approaches.
See last-minute flights for urgent new-booking options.
Important: Flight-change eligibility, availability, fare differences, fees, ticket value and rebooking options depend on the applicable airline and fare rules, ticket status and ticketing source. BookMyReservations does not guarantee that a particular ticket can be changed or that a requested flight will remain available.
Information to Have Ready
For urgent assistance, have the passenger name, airline, booking reference or ticket number, current flight details, requested new date or flight, and contact information ready. If multiple travelers or airlines are involved, identify which passengers and segments need to change. Do not send payment-card information by email.