Originally Posted by
cepheid
To be clear, a
co-terminal standby is explicitly
not allowed, but JFK and LGA are part of a "multi-terminal city," the one exception to that rule. So, it is explicitly allowed to standby for JFK when ticketed for LGA (or vice versa) because they are part of a multi-terminal city, but such a practice is explicitly disallowed for non-MTC co-terminals (e.g. OAK/SFO/SJC), notwithstanding the fact that some agents allow it anyway.
Just wanted to clarify and make sure everyone understood the proper terminology, because it
can be important. See
S*FAR/STANDBY and
S*FAR/CHANGES for the applicable policies.
The profile says you
can standby in CHI/WAS/NYC but adds the proviso
UNLESS RESTRICTED BY THE AIRPORT PROVISIONS OF THE FARE
Doesn't this apply to p.s. flights?
I've had GAs tell me you can't book, for example, LGA-ORD-SFO, then show up at JFK and officially standby for JFK-SFO. You certainly can't make a same-day confirmed change in this way.