slowly but surely the big airlines are driving people away- i have a feeling that we are far from seeing the worse of things to come- sad but true. jetblue and the others are loving it though cause angry AA transcons go to Jetblue these days. Bahadir Acuner wrote:For now only US and AA are doing this. Hopefully the other ones will not follow suit. It's amazing that half a decade ago the change fee was $50. 100% increase in 5 years is the best return on investment :) Well, this will devert more and more customers to AirTran, JetBlue and Southwest.. Godspeed to them... BAHA Fan of AirTran on the east, Alaska on the west coast -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Travel Pages Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:47 PM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: American to Charge for Stand-By Flights Reuters Business Report American to Charge for Stand-By Flights Friday August 30, 4:33 pm ET FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Friday it will charge $100 for customers wanting to fly stand-by for an alternate flight on the day of their departure as it looks to stem a tide of losses. "Effective for tickets issued on or after Aug. 30 for travel on or after Jan. 1, American will charge a $100 fee for customers wishing to stand by for an alternate flight on their ticketed day of departure," the world's largest carrier said in a statement. American, a part of AMR Corp. (NYSE:AMR - News), said that customers with refundable fares can still stand by on their ticketed day of departure without a fee and it will honor fare rules already in place for tickets purchased prior to Aug. 30. AMR has said it will leave no stone unturned to reduce costs after it lost over $2 billion in the four quarters since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Earlier this month, it said it would slash 7,000 jobs by March 2003 and shrink its operation by retiring aircraft and cutting back on flights. Shares in AMR closed down 29 cents, or 2.77 percent to $10.19 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography Serving the airline industry with quality photography AOL IM AIRLINE72 http://www.joepries.com --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes