JetBlue won't budge

[ILoveMyDVC]

We have friends flying in tomorrow - they have been ready and willing to take open seats since Sunday. Unlike SWA, JetBlue will only rebook them at considerably more a person (x5) to make the change to fly early.
Another reason not to fly a true budget airline.

 

[starry_solo]

Did their original flight get changed?

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

Did their original flight get changed?

No, they are trying to avoid the inevitable

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

Did their original flight get changed?

SWA opened their entire schedule to change for the 6th and 7th

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

They shoud at least let them go standby - empty seats are wasteful

 

[starry_solo]

Right but you said they have JetBlue tickets?

 

[trivan]

We have friends flying in tomorrow - they have been ready and willing to take open seats since Sunday. Unlike SWA, JetBlue will only rebook them at considerably more a person (x5) to make the change to fly early.
Another reason not to fly a true budget airline.

Reason not to fly a true budget airline is they typically only have 1 or very few flights per day. So if the flight gets cancelled you stuck till the next one and that could be tomrrow. Airlines won't just change your flight as they are hoping another has to buy the seat at the higher price. If they don't, they typically will allow people on standby to take it. So if your friends are willing to wait, don't check in bags and go to the earlier flight and ask the gate agent to fly standby. If the seats are free they generally let you take the earlier flight. I do this all the time on business trips. I don't fly Jetblue so their rules may be different.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

Right but you said they have JetBlue tickets?

...yes...it would be nice if the airlines followed each other. Right now, jetBlue is fying planes to Orlando with empty seats when they have passengers holding tickets for flights that may be cancelled willing to take up the empty seats

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

Reason not to fly a true budget airline is they typically only have 1 or very few flights per day. So if the flight gets cancelled you stuck till the next one and that could be tomrrow. Airlines won't just change your flight as they are hoping another has to buy the seat at the higher price. If they don't, they typically will allow people on standby to take it. So if your friends are willing to wait, don't check in bags and go to the earlier flight and ask the gate agent to fly standby. If the seats are free they generally let you take the earlier flight. I do this all the time on business trips. I don't fly Jetblue so their rules may be different.

EXACTLY - they are not checking bags. Standby should be allowed.

 

[starry_solo]

EXACTLY - they are not checking bags. Standby should be allowed.

I've never heard of standby working for anything other than same day.

 

[trivan]

I've never heard of standby working for anything other than same day.

Thats correct, I assumed it was same day. I guess "fly early" could mean a lot of different things

 

[starry_solo]

Thats correct, I assumed it was same day. I guess "fly early" could mean a lot of different things

Yeah, the OP said that her friends are flying in tomorrow but have been willing to take an earlier flight since Sunday, which was 7/4.

I can see why JB wouldn't change their flights for free to have it occur on a holiday weekend...

 

[rlk]

Jet Blue does not have a travel waiver for MCO, therefore they will not waive a change fee/ price difference.

 

[CrankyDad]

You need a travel waiver. That simple. Not sure what OP is ranting about.

 

[aokeefe]

Just because you may see that seats are open on JetBlue, doesn't mean that the flight isn't full. Open seats can be used for people who have booked the basic fare (Blue Basic, expedia etc) without a seat assignment.

 

[Kae]

Just because you may see that seats are open on JetBlue, doesn't mean that the flight isn't full. Open seats can be used for people who have booked the basic fare (Blue Basic, expedia etc) without a seat assignment.

very true