Originally Posted by
kcblakely
Hi All: I'm not getting the concept on the standby thing. Why is it important, and why does it seem to be a well-used tool among elites? What's the bennie here?
The flight/route you want to take that day costs $X, but the flight you've booked costs $Y, where Y is much less than X.
A 1K can stand by for free, take flight Y but it it for $X.
Why do I want to take flight Y and not X?
- Schedule: I get there sooner
- Better seat (fewer seats assigned in economy so more comfortable ride, or more F seats so better chance of an upgrade clearing)