Continental Improves Standby Policy (But You Have to Pay)
Jun 27th, 2008 | By Jared BlankContinental has changed its standby policies to give passengers a bit more flexibility (for a price). For a $50 fee ($25 if you’re gold or platinum), you can change your flight to any other flight that is scheduled for within 12 hours of your original flight, provided you do it within 24 hours of your original flight time. The good news for Continental flyers is that it can also be 12 hours after the original flight, which was not necessarily the case before. Yes, they’re charging more for this service (ah the days of free upgrades), but having that flexibility is useful, especially for business travelers.