Category Archives: standby

Non-Rev Adventures on United Airlines, Part III

Matthew Klint January 7, 2013December 9, 2016 5 Comments

If you missed it, Part I and Part II New York was fine. We did about half of what I wanted to accomplish, but my friend did find a new pair of UGG boots for about 40% less than...

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Non-Rev Adventures on United Airlines, Part II

Matthew Klint January 6, 2013December 9, 2016 10 Comments

Check out Part I here. Decisions, decisions. New York via Chicago or a non-stop flight to Washington and skip New York? I had a room booked for two nights at the Millenium Hilton that could not be cancelled, but...

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Will I Make the Flight?

Matthew Klint November 28, 2012December 9, 2016 2 Comments

I was amazed, actually. Rocky writes about his post-Thanksgiving travels and my trip back to Philadelphia was also very smooth. I showed up at the gate for my Los Angeles – Denver flight on Monday afternoon about 20 minutes...

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Flying Non-Rev Standby on United Airlines

Matthew Klint September 18, 2012December 9, 2016 114 Comments

Traveling just got much cheaper. And much more stressful… A friend of mine offered me a large quantity of United buddy passes, so my travel for the foreseeable future–if I so choose–will be cheap and likely in premium cabins...

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Flying Home One Day Early on United Airlines

Matthew Klint August 24, 2012December 9, 2016 7 Comments

One of the positive post-merger changes on United Airlines is the ability to confirm an earlier flight up to 24 hours before your scheduled flight, even if it is the day before. I took advantage of that today—and it...

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Playing the Standby Game on Lufthansa

Matthew Klint July 11, 2012December 9, 2016 24 Comments

The airline employee standby game is fun, but it can be frustrating too. Unlike standing by as a revenue passenger with top tier elite status on United, where you can generally count on being accommodated on whatever flight you...

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The Downside to Flying Standby as a Non-Rev

Matthew Klint November 7, 2011December 6, 2016 1 Comment

I had a nice quiet weekend in Frankfurt: plenty of sleep, leisurely meals, and even some time for free reading. But it was not the weekend I wanted–Moldova and the breakaway region of Transnistria were calling and I was...

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Continental/United (Partially) Align Standby Policy

Matthew Klint May 18, 2011 2 Comments

United and Continental have made changes to their standby and same-day confirmed flight change policy that bring the two carriers closer to alignment. Good news for Premier Executives–standby and even confirmed same-day changes are now free on United and Continental....

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