Originally Posted by Loony
I'll be taking America West for the first time -- in fact, this is my first US domestic flight -- on May 15. I'm scheduled to arrive at LAX at 5:30pm on SQ20, and leave for LAS at 8:45pm on HP852. I suppose my corporate travel agent booked me on that flight to allow for a 3-hour transfer time (in case my international flight gets delayed).
My question is: How possible is it to hop onto the first available connecting flight (say, HP164, 6:40pm) if I do arrive in LAX early?
You can travel standby on the same day as ticketed with HP for no charge, The only issue would be loads on a Sunday to LAS. In fact, the earlier flts are as follows:
HPX 6596 at 1730 LAX-LAS 70% full
HP 164 at 1840 LAX-LAS 120% full
You can always try to standby on HP 164 if you get in early from your SQ flight but I really woundn't hold your breath! (One hour to get thru Customs/Immigration, change terminals, get thru security and get to the gate? Highly unlikely on a Sunday at LAX!)
Good Luck!