Originally Posted by
SAT Lawyer
I can't envision any scenario where allowing a passenger to standby and claim a seat that would have otherwise gone out empty on an earlier flight is anything other than a win for the airline given that it frees up a seat on a later flight that may eventually get sold.
I thought the same thing. An airline never knows when the next problem may come down the road...misconnects that need to be accommodated, mechanicals, etc Getting out passengers on to their final destination as soon as possible on the first flight possible would seem to me to be a good idea. For example: The passenger you put on an earlier flight won't be a potential IDB/VDB later in the day.
Originally Posted by
yellow77
And seriously, the fee isn't high enough to drive that many people away from CO in the current competitive environment. Really, this seems a no-brainer.
The effects of all the extra cumulative fees is yet to be determined. They've been coming so fast that it is pretty much uncharted territory.
I did the same day confirmed change a couple of time when it was $25. I'd have to be desperate to do it for $50.