Flying STAND BY

[bballj228]

i've heard you can get a plane ticket cheaper if you fly stand by. has anyone on here done this or have tips on how to fly stand by? 

 

[datdamndeuce]

I've done it when I fly under my cousin's benefits. It's okay when you're going to obscure places (KCMO, VA, etc) however, when you're trying to get to LA, NYC, or MIA... DON'T DO IT. You will be sitting there with the disappointment face and wishing you had just spent the extra money to secure and actual seat.

 

[ryanbbn23]

^why was VA mentioned?

 

[datdamndeuce]

I'm from VA...so it's a place that I've flown to using standby out of Chicago. I'm speaking from experience.

 

[cobra kai]

I did it last year when I went to LA.

Thought I'd board the 9:45 flight, hell nah. try the 2:15.

I felt like Tom Hanks. (10 point reference)

 

[albooboo]

I do it all the time going to Vegas from the Bay.

 

[mytmouse76]

Originally Posted by ryanbbn23

^why was VA mentioned?

i was about to say the same thing

 

[kramer]

My Dad's a pilot so i fly standby all the time. For us it is free as long as there is a seat open. and sometimes there's not

 

[AZwildcats]

Like my man said, it is perfect if your flying to meduim sized airports. For AZ flying to tucson on standby is easy. Phoenix is a different story

 

[bamez]

if you go early you almost always get a flight out. anything before 7:30am i've gotten through 100% of the time. And this was from MD to CA at least 15 times.

One time trying to fly to Orlando for Universal Studios with my girl, she got on the early flight, I didn't get off work until 9am. I had to fly to Tampa! and didn't get there until after midnight that night. She had to scoop me up with my rental car an hour and a half away.


It can smooth as eggs, or just turrible.

 

[Gill Baka Esq. LLC.]

how much cheaper are the tickets usually?

 

[hellaones]

Never again

Being in the airport for +12 hrs $%*+ me