Flying Standby
May 26, 2011, 11:30 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London and Hong Kong
Programs: Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 118
Flying Standby
Hi,
Ive seena few people say they fly standby. Can anyone do this? Do you have to have a full priced ticket purchased to be able to do this?
Also if you do fly standby do you still get your points and stuff?
Ive seena few people say they fly standby. Can anyone do this? Do you have to have a full priced ticket purchased to be able to do this?
Also if you do fly standby do you still get your points and stuff?
May 26, 2011, 12:05 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: HNL
Posts: 781
One is airline employees and family who fly basically free plus taxes/fees. This is pure standby and does not entail buying a full-priced ticket. No points earned on these non-rev tickets.
Another way the standby term is used is for paid passengers who standby for an earlier flight. I only have experience doing this on HA but my experience is that this costs a fee to standby for an earlier flight unless you have status.