HoKo

Thanks for the info. Were you flying in economy for these award ticket experiences? I've had no issues going standby when flying on J/F award tickets but I don't have any experience doing this when flying Y (and unfortunately I have no status).

petteriusa

Question for the group. Are there any stand-by options at all for an itinerary sold by and marketed Finnair (AY)? I've got the following coming up and would like to get on an earlier flight out of MIA:

MIA-ORD-HEL

I have oneworld emerald status if that matters. From the wiki it looks like this would be a solid no, but wondering if anyone has any other experiences.

Also if it looks as if my first flight will cause a misconnect, will AA move me to an earlier MIA-ORD flight or just route thru LHR or otherwise?

Thank you!

kavade

My apologies if this is covered somewhere already, but I couldn't find a specific answer.

I have a confirmed reservation on AA from Narita to LAX on Aug 3rd. But my schedule has changed and I can now leave anytime between 7/29 and 8/3. In the past, on Singapore Airlines, I was able to just turn up at Narita for an earlier flight, pay $100 and get a standby seat if one is available. BUT - that is not possible on AA? Could someone please confirm, or dispute, my understanding?

Thanks very much.

3Cforme

Standby isn't offered on your route.

https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/...day-travel.jsp

JJeffrey

If you're asking about turning up at NRT a few days earlier to catch that day's NRT-LAX flight, AA will be happy to put you on it for just the change fee and fare difference.

pauleeepaul

Been this way forever, particularly annoying when traveling LHR-JFK and wanting to get home a few hours early- if possible- but not willing/able to spend stupid money to make it happen.

JDiver

No worries. We have merged your query into the existing thread.

Moderator

As the Wikipost at the top of the page states:

kavade

Well, yes, JJeffrey that is exactly what I am asking. But other people seem to say No, not possible. If you disagree, could you please tell me why, or point me toward info that says I can do that?

I really really do not want to lose several days of vacation because my employer changed my work schedule at the last minute. This often happens, and I may just start using Singapore because they do allow changes if you are at the airport and they have a vacant seat. As you said, it is just the fare difference plus a change fee, which used to $100 for Singapore. I live close to Narita so checking each day is not a big deal.

But...please tell me why you think I can do that when others say I can't?

Thanks much.

MADPhil

You can't standby but, as JJeffrey points out, you can change your ticket. I'm not sure how close to departure you can do it and you will have to pay the change fee (as much as $500 on international tickets). If you are changing the outbound or a one-way then it will be repriced at the current fare and you must pay the difference. If you are changing the return flight(s) then, if the same fare class is available, you only pay the change fee.

kavade

OK. I see. Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me.

QHatoff

I'm writing this note from the Miami Flagship Lounge, where the excellent staff are working through my record locator to determine why a gate agent refused to allow me to standby onto an earlier flight from MIA to DCA. Flight 1989 had one extra first class seat open when I arrived to the gate 15 minutes prior to boarding, which gate agent Fabio confirmed. However, he claimed that my ticket did not allow me to same-day change or standby onto the earlier flight despite Executive Platinum members clearly having the benefit. I travel through Miami every two weeks, and frequently Standby for earlier flights on my return from Panama City when the flight is early. Rarely, an especially helpful and customer service-minded agent will simply confirm the change (even into a higher fare category if only F is available).

Upon being told by the gate agent that I would have to pay a $200 change fee, I hustled over to the Flagship Lounge, and the helpful agents there stated that he was simply incorrect. The Flagship agents put me onto the list for the open seat (and let me know I was #1 on the list), and told me to run back to the gate since boarding had started. During my run over, Fabio apparently received a call from the lounge telling them to hold the seat from clearing an upgrade, and (I later learned) he yelled at the Flagship Lounge agents over the phone to remove me from the Standby list, claiming I needed to pay extra fees. At the gate now for a second time, he told me I was taken off the list and would not get onto the flight. When I pressed that there was also a weather waiver in place that would allow a free same day change to DCA, he refused to assist any further. I am very dismayed and confused to be refused Standby on an earlier flight as a paid business class and Executive Platinum member. The Flagship Lounge agents were very professional and apologetic, and they encouraged me to write into Customer Service for appropriate compensation.

Does anyone know what was up here? For context, I was traveling on a discount business "I" fare connecting International to Domestic, but this is definitely the first time I've encountered this one. Do certain fares cancel out your elite benefits? Wouldn't the weather waiver still apply?

Dave Noble

I may be misremembering, but I thought that this facility did not apply to international itineraries

If there was a waiver to allow changes without penalty, that would need to be processed by reservations wouldn't it?

aztimm

I think the OP needs to clarify if he was transiting from Panama City, FL (ECP) or Panama City, Panama (PTY).

Dave Noble

The OP does state that it was a connection from an international flight to a domestic flight

JDiver

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...er-thread.html

You are not allowed to standby because you are on an international itinerary, from the experiences posted in that thread.