Originally Posted by
STS-134
I have *G status at UA, so I don't pay standby fees, but I'd be pissed if they did charge me. Prioritize by status? Okay sure. But outright charging for it is just a pure money grab, as it frees up seats on those later flights that someone else can then book.
Rather than charge for it, would it be better to just not allow it at all?
There are plenty of markets where no such offering exists - want day of travel flexibility and need to have purchased a ticket that allows it as part of fare rules
You might as well argue that charging for tickets in the 1st place is a money grab
You may feel that you are doing the airline a favour by offering to travel earlier, however that doesn't mean that the airline sees it as you doing a favour vs you getting something you would like