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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It’s also worth noting that some airlines offer same-day-standby changes to elite customers (and/or charge for it).
This might be attractive for someone who booked a late flight, but then later realizes they don’t need to be at that origin city any longer that day. The airline notes there’s one or more earlier flights that same day that would get them home earlier, but they’re already sold out. The traveler might as well hang out at the airport with the chance of getting to go home earlier instead of the alternative of spending all day without anything productive to do
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