Stand-by Tickets

[Two_Six]

I'm just wondering how I go about getting "stand-by tickets"? I'm planning to go to Europe (Poland) at the end of this month and the tickets are crazy expansive. My friend told me to get stand-by tickets, but I don't know how to get them. Do I have to contact the airport or something and ask for a stand-by ticket?

If stand-by tickets, are the empty seats on a plane that haven't been filled, then are they at a discounted price or are they regular price tickets?

[justShell]

there called stand by for a reason dear.. you go to the airport and standby untill a flight has extra seats. as simple as that. no calling in.. there would be no point to call in as they only know 10 minutes before departure how many seats are empty.

[Two_Six]

So I just go to the airport, to the International flights and ask for a stand-by ticket to Poland? Do I ask every airline? This is my first time doing this and I have no idea how to go about it.

[revert]

Originally Posted by Two_Six

So I just go to the airport, to the International flights and ask for a stand-by ticket to Poland? Do I ask every airline? This is my first time doing this and I have no idea how to go about it.

and you figured you'd get a better response from FNK than phoning the airlines directly? go to the source. these people eat drugs.

[LeeBrat]

I can ask my dad for you....hes a pilot. and stand by are normally alot cheeper. (a few hundred) depending on what season and where your going of course.

[mojo]

look online, at say, travelocity, for a carrier that flys direct to poland from here. luck if you find any. then call them and ask.
more then likely you will have to go through toronto or a hub city in europe, or both. that will complicate things.

[Two_Six]

Okay thanks, I'll go to the airport tomorrow.