UA/US codehare standby same day, HOW?
Jul 9, 2003 | 5:37 am
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UA/US codehare standby same day, HOW?
(Sorry - just misposted this over on MilesBuzz-United)
Have a ticket for a 12 noon flight next week which is mostly full, but now desperately need to be at destination BY noon, necessitating a 6 a.m. flight (mostly open). With all the new TSA crap, what is the procedure for standing by same day, specifically, do I go to UA (booked and ticketed on united.com) or US (the metal)? What is the charge, if any? If I stop by the airport the night before, any chance the T/A will do the change for me for the next morning's flight? I supposed it depends on the happy counter person. If I were to call to change ahead of time for the same day, earlier flight, what would the damage be? Sorry for all the questions, and thanks for the advice!
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Have a ticket for a 12 noon flight next week which is mostly full, but now desperately need to be at destination BY noon, necessitating a 6 a.m. flight (mostly open). With all the new TSA crap, what is the procedure for standing by same day, specifically, do I go to UA (booked and ticketed on united.com) or US (the metal)? What is the charge, if any? If I stop by the airport the night before, any chance the T/A will do the change for me for the next morning's flight? I supposed it depends on the happy counter person. If I were to call to change ahead of time for the same day, earlier flight, what would the damage be? Sorry for all the questions, and thanks for the advice!
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Jul 9, 2003 | 6:35 am
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Who is operating the earlier flight? If its still US, I'd go to the US counter, explain your situation and ask if you can standby. US now charges $25 to standby on a flight, you can find the rules and procedures here:
http://www.usairways.com/customers/t...by_procedures/
If its UA metal, I'd go to the UA counter and ask them for standby.
http://www.usairways.com/customers/t...by_procedures/
If its UA metal, I'd go to the UA counter and ask them for standby.
Jul 9, 2003 | 8:27 am
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Hi Mike. Both flights are operated by US. Ticket sold by UA on codeshare. That was another question I had: whose standby procedures apply, buy or op? United's are much more favorable, and no fee. At least the counters are together at BWI.