Standby for earlier departure - LH Group [merged sameday standby Q&A thread]
May 5, 2012, 2:11 am
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From my experience it only works if you solve them a problem, i.e. if the later flight is overbooked, the earlier one not and you show up at the airport early. This is the only scenario it ever worked for me.
May 5, 2012, 6:07 am
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LX in ZRH will not reissue your UA ticket, you can call UA though and for a change fee (or 0 if you have status with UA) you can rebook the ticket.
May 5, 2012, 6:59 pm
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Nov 13, 2012, 8:53 am
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I see from reading this forum that standby on LH paid ticket is almost surely a no...what about moving to an earlier flight on an award ticket? Specifically an award ticket booked by United or US Airways?
Nov 13, 2012, 9:55 am
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The ONLY way it happens if the flight you are booked for is in oversell, you have no checked baggage, the agent you are asking at ticketing checks the booked flight is in oversell (unlikely), and they decide to "accomodate" your request (very well may not).
In Europe it is very very very rare on any airline and LH is especially strict on this point (which I actually agree with them about however here I digress).
Nov 13, 2012, 11:54 am
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When is this? If this is during winter and it gets likely that your original flight might be impacted by weather, I have experienced on LH that they were happy "to get you out of the way" and rebook you. Under regular circumstances, it is a if "no"!
Nov 13, 2012, 5:00 pm
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Also, the only earlier flight from VIE-MUC is a Lufthansa codeshare on Austrian, does this impact it at all?
Nov 13, 2012, 9:12 pm
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Nov 28, 2012, 2:53 am
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I booked M fare through UA on LH flight FRA-LHR in Dec., now want to switch to an earlier flight at FRA. Is this fare considered flexible for LH? It seems UA does not charge me change fee if I change it online, but the fare has increased mostly for other UA segments due to the flight is only 1 week away. Will the LH quick check-in machine give me the option to standby for free, or can I call LH directly to change the flight?
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Nov 28, 2012, 2:56 am
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I booked M fare through UA on LH flight FRA-LHR in Dec., now want to switch to an earlier flight at FRA. Is this fare considered flexible for LH? I know UA will charge me change fee, so I am hoping for standby. Will the quick check-in machine give me the option to standby for free?
Nov 28, 2012, 3:36 am
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If I change the flight on united.com now, UA does not charge me change fee , but the fare has increased. If I go to UA ticketing counter, will they change the flight with fare difference, or put me on standby?
Nov 28, 2012, 3:51 am
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I don't think there is any standby- I will let the experts chime in at this point.
Nov 28, 2012, 5:34 am
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Can you post the exact fare code in which you are ticketed and I can look up the rules. Usually M fares can be rebooked for a fee, and if M is no longer available you can upfare.
Nov 28, 2012, 6:35 am
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