Originally Posted by
lougord99
As I entered the plane I saw 2 middles near the front. 1 of them was a man and woman. Bells went off and I asked to sit between them. Man slides over to the middle and I get the aisle.
Bwahahaha! ^
Originally Posted by
bon95
YMMV, I've been told 30 many times.
edit: wiki agrees
Standby travel is not allowed on a capacity controlled award. The only exceptions are the same as for a discount fare ticket: If your flight will depart 30 minutes or more late or if you miss your flight by less than 2 hours.
Both we and the gate agents know that a posted 15-minute delay will probably turn out to be more than 30 minutes. Almost every gate agent will therefore give you free standby when a 15-minute delay is showing. It's the right thing to do.