VS340 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2259 times:
This question is for the more seasoned traveller, especially those who have a lot of experience flying standby.
I'm planning my first non-rev flight overseas to Paris on Northwest, to leave on Dec. 19. However I know it will be very busy flying that time of year and I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice about flying standby so close to christmas. Is it even a good Idea? or should i maybe try somwhere different, maybe a little closer to home, and go to Paris some other time?
Fpdonald From United States of America, joined Aug 2002, 430 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2229 times:
It's completely the luck of the day . . . standby on an actual holiday, schedules permitting, is almost guaranteed.
Try, and be prepared to try, try again. The motto is to be flexible.
CB777 From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1216 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2191 times:
During that time of the year its hard to fly standby, just pray for bad weather so you get alot of misconnects LOL
GARUDAROD From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1480 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2173 times:
If you must fly at that time, fly on Christmas day. Ive never had a problem
with a nov rev seat travelling on that day. Most people are already where they want to be by then...If you try from the 19th, take a good book and
be prepared for disappointment, anything above that will be a plus.
JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (9 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2058 times:
NW have one daily flight direct DTW-CDG (NW050)
To be honest, travelling standby at peak periods is a real lottery - rule of thumb though, try for routes with at least two direct flights per day, especially longhaul. And take tickets for backup routings via somewhere else.
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