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Old Jan 14, 2017, 3:04 pm
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puck71
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 12
Just a bump to update with my results. I didn't call or anything in advance (I didn't think my chances over the phone would warrant my time), but I did show up at the airport many hours early. I asked outside security and no dice. Went through security and asked two more people with no luck. The system wouldn't allow it. But the next person I talked to was able to get me on standby for the next flight. The standby boarding pass still had fare class E.

So my conclusion is that agents aren't supposed to do it, and their standard computer system won't allow them to do it, but it can be done using their other computer system. I wouldn't recommend trying it though, in an effort to save a few bucks. If you think you may need the flexibility of flying standby or making other changes, book a fare class that allows it.
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