What are my chances of getting on flight standby?
Mar 21, 2012, 10:06 pm
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What are my chances of getting on flight standby?
Hi,
I am flying to Anchorage, with a connection in Seattle, on Wed May 23rd. My reservation is for this flight,
UA1707 - Depart Seattle at 9.17pm, arrive Anchorage at 11.48pm.
I am hoping I can go standby on this earlier flight,
UA1566 - Depart Seattle at 1.35pm, arrive Anchorage at 4.06pm.
Can anyone tell me what are my chances of getting on this earlier flight, 50%, 90%? I am planning my trip, and reaching there at 4pm vs around midnight makes a big difference in the itinerary.
Thanks.
I am flying to Anchorage, with a connection in Seattle, on Wed May 23rd. My reservation is for this flight,
UA1707 - Depart Seattle at 9.17pm, arrive Anchorage at 11.48pm.
I am hoping I can go standby on this earlier flight,
UA1566 - Depart Seattle at 1.35pm, arrive Anchorage at 4.06pm.
Can anyone tell me what are my chances of getting on this earlier flight, 50%, 90%? I am planning my trip, and reaching there at 4pm vs around midnight makes a big difference in the itinerary.
Thanks.
Mar 21, 2012, 10:31 pm
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Its too early to tell what your chances are for the earlier flight. Do you have status? That is supposed to play a role in where you wind up on any standby list.
Mar 21, 2012, 10:51 pm
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3/3 was the date United migrated to SHARES and there are many reports of issues/bugs with the system since that date.
Its too early to tell what your chances are for the earlier flight. Do you have status? That is supposed to play a role in where you wind up on any standby list.
Its too early to tell what your chances are for the earlier flight. Do you have status? That is supposed to play a role in where you wind up on any standby list.
OP - you can theoretically standby for free, as you're on a connection, if memory serves, even as a no status member. Just don't check bags.
Hard to tell if the Wednesday before Memorial Day will have a lot of Alaska traffic.
Mar 21, 2012, 11:12 pm
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something like that.., i originally scanned the wrong date.
there's always somebody who is a no-show, missed connection..etc. I wouldn't worry too much. make sure you check in exactly at 24hours in-case you are flighting for the last seat.. because the standby list is usually based on time-of check-in
there's always somebody who is a no-show, missed connection..etc. I wouldn't worry too much. make sure you check in exactly at 24hours in-case you are flighting for the last seat.. because the standby list is usually based on time-of check-in
May 4, 2012, 7:17 pm
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Now that it is less than three weeks away, I see 2 economy seats available, 30+ economy-reserved (?) seats, and 15+ economy plus seats. Does an available seat mean an empty seat? Or could there be lot of reservations with out assigned seating? And if all they have available are economy-reserved or economy plus seats, will I be eligible? Would I have to pay more than the usual $75?
Last edited by sktnyc; May 8, 2012 at 8:44 pm
May 8, 2012, 8:50 pm
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