Has anyone had standby problems with flying to Vegas?

Question

I'm getting married in Las Vegas and my mother in law wants to fly on her boyfriends employee benefits for a cheep flight. I told her don't do it and that she will be stuck because all of the flights will be full. She still thinks she can go on a Wednesday and fly back on a Monday. I need your stories to tell her so she won't do it. I told her the extra room cost will be more then he flight tix. She only has to come for the weekend.

Answer 1

I've never flown standby, but almost all flights these days are overbooked, so it's a big risk. One of my employees had to wait 3 days to get on a flight back to Vegas, and his wife works for the airline.



Flights into & out of Vegas are the cheapest in the country. There's no reason to even risk it if you're coming/going for something special (like a wedding). I've booked several flights cross country (New York, New Orleans, Miami) recently and I've been able to find fares for under $300r/t. If you're west of the Mississippi you should be able to find fares for around $100-150.

Answer 2

I had never had a problem at this airport. I was in the waiting area one day and a trip to Hawaii was cancelled and they had to wait one day for the next connection.

I have used the airport 30 times or more and my lady friend comes to see me from Chicago and she never had a problem/.

Chances are you will not encounter any difficulty here.

Answer 3

they are boring.