@SoCalFlyer97 wrote:
@Angus725 wrote:
Hi folks,
For same day standby or same day change (with a-list), is it possible to standby to or from a nearby airport? Ie, San Francisco Bay area (SFO/OAK/SJC) - Los Angeles area (LAX/BUR/SNA/ONT/LGB)?
Just spent 2 hours driving from ONT to LAX for a 45 minute flight to SJC, was wondering if I could save myself some pain by flying from a closer airport between these places next time depending on road traffic conditions...
Cheers,
A
Hello-
I inquired not too long ago on this subject due to a hour-long delay at the airport and whether I could standby or do a Same Day Flight change to the nearby city. The rep informed me that the nearby-airport benefit applies if Southwest either does a schedule change after the original flight is booked or if Southwest cancels the original flight.
Otherwise, this benefit does not apply to a standard Same Day Standby.
Hope this helps.
Sometimes you could ask for this if there was a weather interruption as well - TPA/SRQ, MDW/ORD.
Without any extenuating circumstance then no, not allowed.
I'm not sure in your example you are saying that Southwest moved you from ONT to LAX - the choice was probably more frequent service at LAX or wait at ONT, that would be strange for them to move you like that unless they couldn't provide the service from ONT.
But would any of the other airports been closer than LAX?
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