I don’t understand how someone gets put on standby. Is there some sort of standby ticket? If so, how.. and do people really go through all the hassle of going to an airport while having a possibility of going home?
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About 15 yrs ago Southwest “Buddy Passes” (stand by tickets) were often for sale on the black market (craig list)
I’d offer $100 and maybe 1 out of 5 sellers would let one go for that low of an amount.
It would then function as a ‘use anytime’ stand by ticket and worked really well because 10 or 15 yrs ago airplanes simply weren’t nearly as full as they are today.
Only once did I get burned, NYC to Dallas took me from LGA to Washington DC to Miami to Houston, then by the skin of my teeth, i was #13 and still boarded a 10 pm flight to Dallas.
The La Guardia gate attendant even warned me that I’d be F’d that day. He knew exactly what I was doing, was nice about it and gave good advice “only fly to large hubs till you catch a flight to Dallas”. Anyway, a (good) marriage ended the need for that well priced option.
Any one know if Southwest still gives out Buddy Passes ?
The pass would let me get a boarding pass for a particular flight, then I’d get thru screening, and get on that gate attendants list asap. If I got bounced another gate could issue a new boarding pass, if I remember correctly.
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