United Drops $100 Stand By Fee
Dec 12, 2002, 1:04 pm
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Dec 12, 2002, 1:07 pm
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Good move United, now let's all watch the others follow suit. Gee maybe United is listening, maybe they really do want and appreciate our business.
Dec 12, 2002, 4:12 pm
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I will not allow this to stick! I demand to see the bankruptcy judge! How dare UA give away what little earning power they have. What will they do next? Offer double miles? Remove the requirement to stay a Saturday night? Will UA follow my arch enemy AW in pricing policy? Look what I did to AW, I vanquished them from my FF buddies! I will not stand for one less dinosaur in the airline industry.
Dec 12, 2002, 6:46 pm
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OMG..there is intelligence in the airline industry afterall
Lets see, we are losing money, we are in bankruptcy, what should we do? I have an idea, lets do anything and everything to show our customers we want their business. Lets remove stupid rules that benefit no one. Good for United. Lets hope some of the other airlines get it.
rawbert
Lets see, we are losing money, we are in bankruptcy, what should we do? I have an idea, lets do anything and everything to show our customers we want their business. Lets remove stupid rules that benefit no one. Good for United. Lets hope some of the other airlines get it.
rawbert
Dec 12, 2002, 9:08 pm
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Makes a lot of sense. A lot of people would otherwise just take their original flight - which DOES NOT make sense.
For example, Joe shows up at airport 3 hours early. Next AAA/BBB flight is in 45 mins with 20 empty Y seats. He wants on it. His original flight is just about sold out. Offloading him opens up 1 Y seat. Mark shows up at airport an hour later and there's a full Y fare that UA sells him and Joe is already out of town. It always makes sense to get people out of the originating airport ASAP if there are seats. It also makes sense not to penalize people if there was some traffic or security nightmare by offering a same-day standby seat.
For example, Joe shows up at airport 3 hours early. Next AAA/BBB flight is in 45 mins with 20 empty Y seats. He wants on it. His original flight is just about sold out. Offloading him opens up 1 Y seat. Mark shows up at airport an hour later and there's a full Y fare that UA sells him and Joe is already out of town. It always makes sense to get people out of the originating airport ASAP if there are seats. It also makes sense not to penalize people if there was some traffic or security nightmare by offering a same-day standby seat.
Dec 12, 2002, 9:21 pm
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Actually, charging for standby does make economic sense. I could explain that otherwise customers just buy the cheapest flight of the day and fly at peak time. But it's simpler just to say that Southwest has been doing it for years. They didn't do it to imitate others (they were the first), but because it works to extract peak prices for peak-hour flights. I personally dislike this policy, but its economic foundation is indisputable.
Dec 13, 2002, 10:02 am
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very smart...anyone else you would like to put down while wasting everyones time with inappropiate comments.
Sorry FT's but this stuff has to STOP somewhere. I probably should have the good taste to ignore it like the other commenters
very smart...anyone else you would like to put down while wasting everyones time with inappropiate comments.
Sorry FT's but this stuff has to STOP somewhere. I probably should have the good taste to ignore it like the other commenters
Dec 13, 2002, 9:11 pm
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Smart business move for UA at this time.
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Dec 14, 2002, 2:29 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nsx:
Actually, charging for standby does make economic sense...Southwest has been doing it for years...</font>
Actually, charging for standby does make economic sense...Southwest has been doing it for years...</font>