Commercial Standby on FABS

[Rim-job]

Does anyone know what "Commercial Standby" means on FABS?

I'm guessing it pertains to repositioning crew but I'm actually not sure.

Can anyone shed light on this?

[flaphandlemover]

Commercial Stby's are Passengers that change their booked flight onto a fully booked flight... so their priority is first in front of any other crew stby.

They are holding a full fair ticket but trying to get on an overbooked flight

[Rim-job]

OK,

I thought FIRM ticket holders who rebooked would have just been listed under the normal booking category for their class of travel.

I've looked at other flights, for example on Jan 1st and their are zero commercial standby's for any of the JFK, BOS or ORD flights. And I find that hard to believe that on all those full flight, there are no rebookings.

I'm not saying your answer is wrong, but it doesn't add up.

I;m still thinking it means repositioning crew or something along those lines. Does anyone have more info?

[LongRangeNav]

I believe flaphandlemover is in fact correct.

[Shangaan]

Hi Rim-job. flaphandlemover is correct. Commercial standby passengers are either passengers who changed their booking onto a full flight and now on first priority standby or its overspill passengers who could not get a seat due to overbooking. Eitherway a commercial standby passenger will always get priority over a Cat A standby. Positioning crew, ALT's, Cat C firm....etc will be under booked passenger totals.

In other words.....if you see the flight is fully booked and there are commercial standbys better start looking at a different flight unless first or business have the amount of seats open vs the commercial standbys, then you have a shot at the flight, but if first and business is also fully booked and there are economy commercial standbys on a already fully booked flight, turn around and walk away.

[Rim-job]

Ok guys...

I understand now. Makes complete sense. Thanks for chiming in!! :ok:

With these loads... I guess the in-laws will be stranded for a few more days. :ugh:

:mad: me long time!!

[gehenna]

Just to let you know that a member of my family needed to get back to LGW.

FABS showed flights well overbooked, and even TRIPS showed around 50 over in 'Y' but in the event my son got on, and the flight went with empty seats.

As it's the outlaws, probably worth a shot.