If i turn up at the airport for a standby flight, will i typically get a cheaper flight than if I book in advance?
2006-12-08 08:31:31 · 4 answers · asked by Wolverine 2 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
It depends where you are flying from and to as a lot of the airlines no longer sell standby seats. However some of the charter companies still do. If you can book weeks in advance and get a good deal take it as nine times out of ten that is the cheapest way, however if it is the middle of the summer holidays and nothing is coming up then ring the airline of where you want to go to and ask if they do standbys. I spend my working days putting people on standby however it isn't much fun waiting around and if you have a specific route in mind you may have to wait a while!
2006-12-10 03:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by suzi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually you can't fly "standby" status any more unless you already have a ticket. Standby used to mean you could show up at the airport without a ticket and take whatever hasn't sold yet but with all the security changes, you can't get close enough to the gate to declare standby status any more--- no more last minute cheap fares. If you want to purchase a ticket at the airport on the day of flight, you better be prepared to pay; airlines usually charge the higest fares on the day of flight. That's where they make all their profit.
2006-12-08 10:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it is more expensive to get a standby flight. The price goes up and up the nearer u get to the date that u want to flight out on!
2006-12-08 08:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by purpletear2003 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well you might but you might not get on the flight if stand by
2006-12-08 08:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jumble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋