Originally Posted by
seand1397
standing at bkk now I can confirm that Thai airways will not allow standby. I have just bought a new ticket for $160 on sin rather than wait 6 hours. I’m sa gold and they could care less. I obviously do not plan to fly Thai airways again unless I have no choice. I can’t think of a better way to annoy your customers. Seriously
You seem very grumpy with THAI.
Was your ticket in a flexible fare class? If you were after a 'free' change to an earlier flight but the fare condition's don't allow that, then why would you expact a free change to an earlier flight? Long gone are such flexible days. pay more for a fully flexible ticket, otherwise one is stuck with what you paid (and agreed to).
Certainly it is hardly is hardly THAI's fault if you have a non-flexible ticket. The benefits of being Star Alliance Gold do not include free standby, and actually not even seat selection for better seats - although you own program may offer that.