Originally Posted by
gncohen
I’m booked on AF26 (CDG-IAD) on Monday, following a 4.5 hour layover. If I can make it to the gate for AF54 before it closes, can I take this earlier flight instead if any seats remain? If it makes any difference, I’ll only have hand luggage and am platinum. Thanks in advance
Coming a bit late to the party but in the future, don’t hesitate to ask at the airport’s transfer desk.
Your chances are quite slim if you have to be on standby; but otherwise it’s worth a shot. I do ask all the time when I have long layovers or when I arrive early at the airport and AF has always been very keen to find an empty seat, even without a flex ticket.
They do seem to be happy to release seats on future flights in general; and it must be especially true at a time when cabins often fly full.