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Old Dec 14, 2002 | 2:29 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nsx:
Actually, charging for standby does make economic sense...Southwest has been doing it for years...</font>
Yes, but keep in mind that on Southwest you just pay the full fare, which is often MUCH less then an additional $100 over an advance purchase fare.
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