Southwest doesn't allow standby at all unless you pay up to the full "walk-up" fare for the flight. That can easily be hundreds of dollars depending on how early you bough the ticket and the route. I don't see people on this board complaining about that. Yet Delta charges $50 for the convenience of same day flight changes and suddenly it's an evil anti-customer thing. Get over it people. If you wanted to fly earlier or later than why didn't you buy a ticket for the earlier/later flight to begin with? I'm guessing it's because that earlier or later flight was more expensive! Also Delta waives the $50 same-day change fee for it's Platinum SkyMiles members so if you want to have the flexibility of free same-day flight changes I suggest you glue your ass in an airline seat for 75,000 miles! Happy Flying.
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