FLYING STANDBY - Price, Cons, Things You Need To Know About Staff Travel! (Don't Make My Mistake!)

welcome to this vlog about flying standby from japan to australia. In this video i share with you things to need to know about flying staff travel, i talk about the price it costs and share with you about not making the mistake i made! I hope you enjoy this video xx

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00:00 intro
00:19 tip: luggage
00:42 flights we are trying to get on
01:13 tip: stafftraveler app
01:51 our flight is full
02:06 back up plans
03:23 con to flying standby
04:00 getting to the airport
04:11 booking another flight
04:31 price of standby flights
05:57 checking in
06:15 update
07:08 lunch while we wait
07:33 flying to hong kong
08:17 checking in
08:31 we didn't get boarding passes
08:57 most stressful experience EVER
11:42 flying to melbourne
12:06 made it home
12:59 7 FAQ about travelling standby
13:22 what is standby/staff travel?
13:48 where or when can i fly standby?
14:24 how do i know what flights have open seats?
14:58 can i book standby in advance?
15:48 benefits for friends and family?
16:38 how do i check in for a standby flight?
17:00 what happens if there are no seats available?

[williamkraft]

I love how you explain everything in detail so that someone that is not in the industry can follow along and understand what you're explaining. Not having another full day as a buffer expecially flying international or on a partner airline would have me in frazzels. For me to travel from Salt Lake City to Jfk and report to work. I always go the day before and usually the first flight of the day so I'll have 3 back ups. I normally don't guarantee myself a seat by booking a jumpseat due to my years of service, you could call me a senior papa meaning I have many years with the company and can usually get a seat just with my seniority with the company.

I understand the stress of staff travel (non-rev or stand-by) here in the U.S. It was only 2 days ago 3/21/23 I was looking up loads from Slc, Utah to Jfk. We have 4 flights a day. These were the loads 2 days ago 1st flt. 14 seats avail. 2nd flt. 18 seats avail. 3rd flt. 41 seats avail. 4th flt. 44 seats avail. Today 3/23/23 1st flt. 9 seats avail. 2nd flt. 12 seats avail. 3rd flt. 19 seats avail. and the last flt. 24 seats avail.

For my airline unless they have a huge amount of open seats (30-40) you can get your seat assignment as soon as you check-in. If you have 10 seats or less depending on the gate agent's own decision. You won't get your seat assignment until 15 minutes prior to departure. That is also in the contract when the passengers are booking their flights. It states that your seat is subject to be given away to stand-by passengers 15 minutes prior to departure.

I believe the reason for the big change in all the seats is that we have a break for college students call spring break and that is going on now until after Easter. Starting tomorrow, we have spring break starting for our High School students 9-12 grade.

I appreciate you showing the foods that you eat while you are out and about on your vacation or when you're on your layovers. It gives me an idea of what other airlines are serving in comparison with my airline and the other airlines in the U.S. I loved seeing all the Japanese foods since I'm 1/2 Japanese.



Thank you for always making good interesting video's and enjoy the rest of your day.

[justinfelt]

Hi, Brieanna! Happy Tuesday and welcome to the First season of

[jimmartin]

Great video! Thanks for taking us along on your journey. You both did a tremendous job explaining and showing the ins and outs of staff travel (non-rev travel or standby, as we called it)- especially the stress! You both have the perfect attitude, mindset and spirit of adventure for staff travel. Until anyone has done it a few times, one can never understand how stressful this kind of travel can be. Unless you have a lot of time and money to wait around an airport buying expensive airport food or an expensive hotel room, standing-by for the next flight can be unnerving.
Looking back on my major airline career, I don’t know how I did it for so many years. For years I would fly standby to get to my base to begin my flight schedule- sometimes three times a month. The shortest commute was about 500 miles while the longest was 5, 000 miles- flying across the international dateline and through another country with a passport stamp. Like she said, you have to have a Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D. Also needed is a lot of time, patience and flexibility.
When you are flying standby, there is a pecking order of priority to get a seat. Of course the paying passengers with confirmed seats are first. Extra crew members or crew members traveling to fly another flight are next. The airline’s company personnel flying on company business are next. Active employees for that airline flying standby are next. Retired employees for that airline flying standby are next. Employees from other airlines (like Ms Young and her husband) are like the last! So yes, when she said there were 20 standbys and only twenty seats, they were probably at the very bottom of the list and stressed out to the max!
And then occasionally, you get a boarding pass but there is a seating issue or broken seat and you are asked to deplane. Occasionally, a flight can have many more seats than standbys when another flight cancels and all those paying passengers are flooding onto your flight. Suddenly no more empty seats.
Of utmost importance is your attitude, manners, etiquette and dress. As a standby, you fly due to the generosity of your airline and your partner airline. If you or anyone traveling with you fuss, whine, complain, make a scene, make demands, challenge the decisions or action of an airline agent or crew, you can be denied boarding. You can even lose your travel privileges permanently. This is the reason airline people hesitate to give standby passes to friends. If that friend throws a snit, makes a scene or drinks too much, the airline person is responsible and may lose the travel benefit.
Enough of the negatives. Ms Young showed us how great it can be- international travel to Osaka and Hong Kong. Traveling standby is a challenge but also part of the adventure. On the balance, I’ve had many, many more positive than negative experiences flying standby. It is a great feeling to get that boarding pass. But you don’t truly relax until you are buckled up in your seat, the entry door closes and locks, the airplane pushes back from the gate, taxis, takes off and the captain turns off the “Fasten Seatbelt” sign. That’s when you breathe a sigh of relief…and fall asleep from exhaustion. Occasionally, you get an upgrade to exit row, economy plus, first class or business class! That is the icing on the cake!
My parents once flew standby on a military four engine propeller cargo airplane in the cargo compartment across the Pacific Ocean without complaint. When they flew standby on my airline in first class they were ecstatic!
Ms Young, enjoy your airline career and continue maximizing your staff travel privilege! Thanks for keeping the passengers safe! Thanks for taking us along!

[AnthonyWilson-wvdq]

Hey Brie, interesting video, hope you had an awesome time in Japan. Recently discovered your channel, i find it interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes and what your job entails in the air and on the ground, not to mention you get to work for an awesome airline. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for you the next time I fly, keep up the great videos!!! 😀😀

[brilliantbutblue]

That was very stressful, l remember being on standby once Vancouver-Hawaii-Sydney, Vancouver-Hawaii was fine but once in Hawaii l got stranded for 3 days in peak season, the only hotel room l could get was a suite at either Hyatt or Sheraton (can't remember which one) Waikiki beach and the price was exorbitant, that "cheap" standby trip to go skiing in Whistler ended up being a very very expensive experience. Glad you made it home in time 👍

[JetHawk]

I have this friend of a friend who flies stand by. And one time he had to stay an extra night I wasn't prepared to do but I just said whatever, so 2 nights became 3 nights. He did give me an arcade prize so it was fair for the inconvenience. But his GF works at AA and he is doing this fly stand by thing to fly free and just come to CA whenever he wants at no cost to him. But this risk feels risky because he doesn't have a reliable place to stay for free.

[PMAFL]

Brie thank you. As brilliant and informative as always even if there was a pinch of stress about it. Take care. You have a ‘great’ travelling companion that husband of yours.
How wonderful is Japan. Philip from Tassie.

[stargazeronesixseven]

🙏 Thank You So Much Brieana for showing us the Stress & Patience needed to fly Standby for Airline Employees! Stay safe, healthy & humble Brieana! 🙏🌷🌿🌎💜🕊

[aazminsaher]

Loved it. So informative. Thanks for sharing❤

[edwardleecaliforniausa]

Hi Breanna happy Tuesday night and I hope you having amazing day today and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter

[dnyaneshwarsarode]

Congratulations to your Japan🇯🇵 trip✈️
And warm welcome to Australia🇦🇺🐨🦘

[jacwatson]

Oh gosh that does seem so stressful! Glad you got home in time in the end! You must have been exhausted!

[eg]

Great video... very informative! Thank you! Keep on traveling.

[gwynethglas-brown]

Wow very stressful but so Happy you made it back 😅 can imagine how busy it can get & if there are limited flights that day or traveling via via which i think very stressful .
Great video such an amazing trip to do ❤ .

[CarlosWilkie]

That is sooo coool and i ready knew that as my jump seat flight on flight 150 that you have watched was on staff travel :)

[Havanah]

Oh the joys & memories of staff travel. I used to work for Air NZ based out of Auckland. Loved it, wish I travelled more but had small babies then so my trips were fun but somewhat limited to Pacific Islands and Oz. When I moved over, I left the Industry & nope surprisingly don't miss it 😂 still love travelling, I just look out for bargains. Great vlog ❤❤😊

[tracy_in_primary]

That's a pretty stressful end to a holiday!!
I really don't miss travelling standby! As a kid, my Dad worked with an aviation mission that had an inter-airline agreement with Qantas, so we always went standby. A trip from Melbourne to Port Moresby always took 3 days! MEL-SYD (and a sleepover). SYD-BNE (and a sleepover), BNE-POM. And then, of course, we had to get to our actual destination. Much simpler when your family is the entire load (+ any cargo that needs to go), so they just schedule the flight you need when you need it!

[lawrenceakini]

Safe travels. Thank you for sharing. Happy day to you both. Ciao.

[kayelle]

Once you start travelling carry on only it’s hard to go back, particularly after a 17 hour flight and you walk past so those people waiting to collect their bags. I’ve taken twelve minutes to get from plane to taxi at Sydney international. It’s great.

[TTSSAviation]

I flew staff travel from Queenstown, New Zealand to London, we ended up in Fiji!!