The Last Stand
Fast Company, June, 2006 by Susan Stellin
Flying standby is kind of like being a beauty-pageant finalist: You're waiting anxiously for your name to be called, and it helps to maintain a sunny disposition lest the judges (moody gate agents) torpedo your chance of walking triumphantly down the Jetway.
In their quest to find new sources of revenue, though, most airlines have introduced an alternative to the stressful standby queue. Passengers can now pay $25 to get a confirmed seat on an earlier flight the day they're scheduled to travel. American, Delta, Northwest, United, Continental, and US Airways all offer this option. Of course, all their policies differ, and the fine print can make this more complicated than it seems at first glance.
For example, in most cases you can only switch to a flight leaving...
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