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ucfvgirl
Joined: 28 Sep 2005
Location: Bundang
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 Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:35 pm Post subject: Flying Standby |
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Hey Everyone,
I am thinking of going home for Christmas this year and I am wondering about flying standby. (home is in Vancouver Canada). Does anyone have any experience with this?
I remember when I lived here before, I flew home on Christmas day and the flight was not full. I am wondering if this might happen again??? It was definitely cheaper to fly on Christmas day...not sure why, but it was.
Any thoughts would be great. Thanks |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: Flying Standby |
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| ucfvgirl wrote: |
Hey Everyone,
I am thinking of going home for Christmas this year and I am wondering about flying standby. (home is in Vancouver Canada). Does anyone have any experience with this?
I remember when I lived here before, I flew home on Christmas day and the flight was not full. I am wondering if this might happen again??? It was definitely cheaper to fly on Christmas day...not sure why, but it was.
Any thoughts would be great. Thanks |
I knew a guy who did that several times with success BUT it is a risk and I highly doubt any plane going to Canada will not be full around Xmas. |
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jhuntingtonus
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Location: Jeonju
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| It's been decades since flying standby was an effective way of travelling cheaply. Most airlines don't even allow it any more. |
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conbon78
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject: standby |
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| The flights around Christmas are usually not full going TO Korea, but VERY FULL flying out. So you wouldn't have a problem one way, but the opposite would be an issue. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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I hear that even if the plane is half empty, Air France doesn't not allow a passenger to board if he or she didn't check in within 90 minutes of departure. So I guess standy wouldn't fly with them, either.
I can also see standby being a security risk, too. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:12 am Post subject: Re: Flying Standby |
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| ucfvgirl wrote: |
Hey Everyone,
I am thinking of going home for Christmas this year and I am wondering about flying standby. (home is in Vancouver Canada). Does anyone have any experience with this?
I remember when I lived here before, I flew home on Christmas day and the flight was not full. I am wondering if this might happen again??? It was definitely cheaper to fly on Christmas day...not sure why, but it was.
Any thoughts would be great. Thanks |
There is no standby after 9/11 for international travel.
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