FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Possible to get on earlier flight? [Standby Questions]
Old Feb 11, 2024 | 10:11 am
  #11  
lhrsfo
FlyerTalk Evangelist
30 Countries Visited
1M
All eyes on you!
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: London & Sonoma CA
Programs: UA Plat, MM *G for life, AY Plat, BA Silver
Posts: 10,529
Originally Posted by lsquare
Too bad BA and the European airlines don't follow US airlines’ practices. 😢!
Two things would be required: first you would need a customer service mindset in management; and second you would need an IT system which worked. It’s obviously beneficial for customers and it’s also beneficial for the airline: if you move customers to an earlier flight you free up space for later ones, thus being better able to accommodate misconnects.
lhrsfo is offline