A-List and flying standby vs. same day change.
I came here for one question, then stumbled across the post about the new Wanna Get Away+ fares introduced earlier this year.
My initial question was - as an A-Lister, I often fly standby, jumping on an earlier flight when a seat is available using a basic Wanna Get Away fare. If my original flight is LAS to SEA nonstop and I get to the airport early and opt for a LAS to SEA with a connection in OAK, is that allowed. And Vice versa - if my original ticket is a connection and then I want to standby for a nonstop - I feel like it’s allowed via the rules, but wondering if anyone has tested it.
Was also reading the rules around the new Wanna Get Away Plus fares and the Same Day Change and Same Day Standby options. I love the flexibility of standing by for a later flight, but a few questions:
- I saw someone comment that this is now available to A-Listers regardless of what fare class you book - Incl. Wanna Get Away. Is that true? So you wouldn’t need to buy a WGA+ fare?
- if you fly standby for a later flight, how do you get confirmed? If my flight is at 9am and I want to fly on the 8pm flight, if at 8am the 8pm flight is open so I decide to take that and then come later that afternoon the flight is sold out, what happens? Maybe I’m interpreting the benefit wrong.
- for SDC, is that also a A-List benefit too now, or just a WGA+ benefit. I’m confused on whether I pay a fare difference. I get I could pay any additional taxes and fees, but do you pay a fare difference? So does this mean that if I check at 8am and I see the 8pm flight has 1 seat available, I can change it then with no problem?
Thanks.