FLYING STANDBY - Price, Cons, Things You Need To Know About Staff Travel! (Don't Make My Mistake!)
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- 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?
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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.
Wow it’s so crazy how fast the loads change from day to day! That’s so great you have seniority to help you get on the flights!
Awesome you are 1/2 Japanese, do you have any family over there?
Loved it. So informative. Thanks for sharing❤
You are so welcome! ❤❤
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!!! 😀😀
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my video and leaving such a kind comment! I'm glad to hear that you find my content interesting and informative. It's always great to hear from viewers like you who appreciate the work that goes into creating these videos. I hope to see you on one of my flights soon, and thanks again for the support! 😊
Great video... very informative! Thank you! Keep on traveling.
Thank you! Will do!
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 ❤ .
Hi, Brieanna! Happy Tuesday and welcome to the First season of Spring!😊😊😊😊😊😎☀💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🌷🇬🇧💜💜💜💜💜🛫💜💜💚💚💚💚💚😊🎇👍
Thanks Justin! 💜 Happy spring to you!!
@@BrieanaYoung You're welcome!😊😙💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🌷🇬🇧💜💜💜💜💜🛫💜💜😊🎇👍. And enjoy the fresh air!😎☀👍
Congratulations to your Japan🇯🇵 trip✈️
And warm welcome to Australia🇦🇺🐨🦘
thank you!! :) 🦘
🙏 Thank You So Much Brieana for showing us the Stress & Patience needed to fly Standby for Airline Employees! Stay safe , healthy & humble Brieana! 🙏🌷🌿🌎💜🕊
Thanks for watching!!!
Safe travels. Thank you for sharing. Happy day to you both. Ciao.
Thank you! You too!
So glad everything worked out in the end!!!!
i know right haha 😂 glad I didn't have to leave you in hong kong
Thanks for sharing this detailed information.
Anytime :)
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 ❤❤😊
Sounds like you made the right move for you! That's so fun you got to fly as well! I would love to fly with air NZ one day!
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 :)
oh was it! how fun!
I flew staff travel from Queenstown, New Zealand to London, we ended up in Fiji!!
oh wow haha!!
Oh gosh that does seem so stressful! Glad you got home in time in the end! You must have been exhausted!
yes it was so exhausting! all the travel + stress. But SO glad we got home!
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!
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.
Thanks Philip!! glad you found it informative, japan is beautiful but so it Tassie :) hehe
Thanks! 😊
@@BradenYoungVideo I love your videos you do with Brie. Thank you very much.
Beautiful couple ❤❤❤
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!
Thank you for sharing your experience with standby travel! It can definitely be a bit stressful and unpredictable, especially if you're traveling with a family. Your dad's inter-airline agreement with Qantas sounds like it made things a bit easier, but I can see how the multiple layovers and sleepovers could make for a long journey. It's definitely a relief when you can schedule a flight that meets your specific needs. Thanks again for commenting, and happy travels!
Yikes, I bet you two let out a big exhale when you arrived home! What a relief. Sorry for all the stress. Appreciate all the info. I hadn't been familiar with staff travel . Well I'm so glad everything worked out in the end!
haha we defiantly did! glad i could share my travels!
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 👍
Wow, it sounds like you had a pretty stressful experience with standby travel as well. Being stranded for 3 days in peak season must have been tough. Thank you for sharing your story, and I'm glad that I made it home. 👍
what inspired me about this vlog is that you had a topic in mind prior to filming and captured the footage for that topic taking us through the journey. I often film first think of topic later - totally backwards I know. eg. After I came home from Aussie I wished I thought of doing an air bus comparison as I had 5 different companies and could had hammered how terrible Frontier is, their seats, waiting area, service, baggage costs and all that and could have got footage and commentary to tell the story...but oh well, better lesson for me next time...Think ahead Daryl.
thank you! yes defiantly something i try and figure out before filming & also asking what value can i provide!
Hi Breanna happy Tuesday night and I hope you having amazing day today and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter
Thank you! Happy tuesday to you too! :)
@Brieana Young your welcome and you enjoy your night and stayed safe ❤️ ❤️
@@edwardleecaliforniausa enjoy your night too!
@@BrieanaYoung you too
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.
Id love to see this for domestic travel in Australia!
Okay next time I’m travelling standby domestically I’ll video it :)
Flying virgin domestic this Friday. I’ll keep an eye out for you Bri.
Woo! i'll keep an eye out too!
Wow thanks u sharing ur journey with ur hasband nice kapal ur .u sharing view all cute food's. Everything in video nice but nice is ur taking with ur hasband nice. Good video may English no good don't mind
Gorgeous and relaxed 😊x
Thank you! 😊
Love the video Brie! Have you done any on the different jobs crew have on an aircraft, or just how that all works?
hey hey!! thanks for watching :) I don't quite understand your question, can you rephrase that at all?
As in the different roles and responsibilities when the plane is actually in the air. Like who makes the announcements, who prepares the food etc..
@@kitkatfootball1326 oh great question, usually before the shift you assigned a certain position to work on the plane, some people are in charge of preparing the food, some people will serve business class and usually the purser or cabin manager will be the one making the announcements!
Oh I see, thank you!
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Def a stressful time
Glad you made it home in time for work
SAME!! haha thanks for watching :)
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.
SERIOUSLY!!! i'm now trying to figure out how I can do a month in europe with only a carry on! If you have any tips, please let me know!
@@BrieanaYoung two pairs of shoes only. The ones you’re wearing and one in your bag. Create a capsule wardrobe for your trip. I like to pick a colour theme that everything works with. Use jewellery or scarves to change up the look of your outfit if you’re getting bored with the same clothes. Be prepared to hand wash a few things at your hotel or air BnB.
If it’s a shorter trip I plan out what out of it I’ll wear each day. If it’s a longer trip I think of the range of activities I’ll be doing and make sure I have something suitable for each. For example if I have a long travel day on a train I want something comfortable. If I’m hiking or doing an adventure activity I want something suitable for that. If I’m definitely going somewhere elegant I’ll make sure I have something that I can dress up or down. Natural fibres are your friend in that scenario.
I don’t take anything I’d only wear once like an outfit for a fancy dinner or night at the theatre. Everything has to do double duty. I don’t take jeans they tend to be too bulky. A dress, a couple of pairs of trousers or leggings, a couple of tops and a long sleeved option plus swimwear and pyjamas, socks and lingerie should do it. I use the Pakt One bag.
If you’re overseas in summer it’s easier for sure but I’ve done six weeks going from Mexico to USA to South Africa on 7kg carry on plus my handbag. So that meant packing for both seasons.
Hat, scarf, toiletries, noise cancelling headphones, sunglasses, eyemask, jewellery, medications and journal are all in my handbag with phone, charger, wallet, passport, pen and keys. I don’t take any hairdryers etc. I do take a really small crossbody in my handbag for days I don’t want to use a larger handbag.
My number one thing to pack long haul is my Bose noise cancelling headphones. My number 2 thing is a large scarf/sarong/pashmina that works as my scarf, a blanket, a dress, a skirt, a pillow etc. My number three thing is to pack a nasal spray or face mist for the plane.
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Also I’m prepared to buy items on my travel. Sometimes I bring them home other times I donate them before I leave. The lightest shoes - not always the most stylish - for walking around are sketchers. They squish up well in your bag. Also some toiletries I’ll take travel sizes and/or buy at my location.
These are such great tips!!! Thank you thank you thank you for writing that all out! I hope these comments help others too! 🤗
Hi, thanks for the video.
For the check-in, if I get boarding pass with standny and my bags are checked-in, what happens to the bags if I don't get seats in the same plane and they push me to the next flight available?
It depends with the airline, some airlines will push it to the next flight. Other airlines will make you go pick it up and check in again on that particular flight. So make sure you find out that information if don’t get on the first flight!
The only time I've been to Australia I arrived from Japan too, direct flight though, with Qantas I'm pretty sure.
NO WAY! yes qantas flys there! how did you find the flight?
Hi. i wonder if you ever used ID90 flying int'l? Im thinking of using it for the 1st time and kinda thrilled because my route will be long
i've never used it! please let me know how it goes!
Great video! But I secretly wished Brayden did get stuck in Hong Kong, because Hong Kong is the BEST place to get stuck in haha! I miss Hongkers sooooo much!
hahaha!!! imagine that! while we where there though we talked about potentially in the future traveling there since all we have seen of hong kong is the airport. What is your fav thing to do there?
Hahaha I’ll try get stuck in Hong Kong next time then!
Ahahah I love this comment
@@BrieanaYoung definitely go follow the crowd & take the tram up to Victoria Peak, it's iconic! Some great shopping up there, and views are incredible! Also you'll want to wander the harbourside of Tsim Sha Tsui around the 8pm mark every night- there's the Avenue of the Stars (HK's walk of fame) and the sound & light show the whole city puts on every single night. And a photogenic Starbucks there while you wait for it to start! and lol @braden !
what documents do you usually get asked when checking in at the counter? only passport or do they do run background checks to verify you're an employee?
Just passports! Only staff will be able to book tickets :)
Hey just a question As flight attendant with your company why you dont have access to check the loads through myid travel!
I do :) but i find it is never accurate !
As you only have carry on luggage, does that mean you can't take creams, razer blades etc etc with you?
It just depends on the country! I always take my non negotiable creams and items and buy other things at the country like cheap conditioners ect.
Yeah, that is the only stressful part of staff travel, especially if you have work the following day. The agony of waiting can also be a fun experience though 😊 Life of a cabin crew ❤
I completely agree! The anticipation of waiting for a flight can be both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. But once you're on board, it's all worth it. Being a cabin crew member definitely has its challenges, but it's a rewarding experience to be able to travel the world and meet so many interesting people. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😊
@@BrieanaYoung thanl you for sharing too! 😊
Hey! thank you for the video. it was very informative and detailed. I have a query, would really appriciate if you answer it. if you have checked in the baggage and then at gate if there is no seats. then what happens?
great question - it depends on the airline.. some airlines don't allow bags to fly without the passenger so you go and collect your bags if you don't get on, and other airlines send your bags anyway to the destination without you
@@BrieanaYoung Thank you for the reply. 2nd option must be very stressful.
About to non rev to study abroad in the summer, found that the flight the day before my intended departure date got swapped to a bigger aircraft (both days are midweek), should I go for the days that the aircraft is swapped to a bigger one for better chances?
Is there a way you can check the loads of how many people are on the flight? You could always try the day before and then if you don’t get on that one try the original flight 🤷♀️
@@BrieanaYoung I checked that the day before, almost all of the primary and secondary schools are still in session, so it will give me a better chance.
But the return flight is in early August and it's likely to get crowded then. I have made plans to leave from other airports, one of them being 10+ hours away by train.
+Could you call off sick that day, or would they know where you are?
I'm sure they could find out, but I would never do that anyway!
Was just wondering could you fly nearly 8 hours on a 737 xx
good question! i'm not too sure of the answer! x
@@BrieanaYoung was reading earlier your airline in June is starting non stop Cairns to a Tokyo with a 737Max nearly an 8 hour flight if you ever work that flight can you report back how it is xx
I have used buddy passes in the past but looks like airline employees here vs what you have in Australia are different. Over here they really don’t pay anything and do NRSA (Non revenue stand by).
That would be amazing if we didn’t have to pay anything - mostly it is just tax to cover the costs of the airline :)
@@BrieanaYoung I believe here they pay the taxes as well but even that is very little, so not sure exactly what tax they pay.
Why are you guys wearing masks?!
Because at the time of filming you had to still wear masks on public transport in Japan! It might be different now though!
Hello nice Video
Hey, thanks!