In plain English
It refers to moving an existing booking to another departure while keeping the travel date unchanged. The key point is that the departure time or service changes, but the date stays the same as the original booking.
In context
Here, same-day change names the option to switch the booking to a different departure on the originally booked travel date.
- Situation
- Changing trips, requesting refunds, reading disruption options, and handling travel documents
- What it communicates
- names an option to switch to another departure on the booked date.
Meaning limits
The term only identifies this type of booking change and does not by itself state any entitlement or outcome.
Examples
“She made a same-day change, moving her booking from the 9:00 departure on 14 May to the 13:00 departure that same day.”
“At the ticket desk, he asked for a same-day change to the later sailing.”