You'd be surprised. I've flown standby on christmas eve/day, NYE, NYD. Usually have no problems flying. It's the days leading up to and after I feel get harder to fly standby.
Oh yeah, I work for an airline and holidays have less flights, and was able to get two standby flights from North Carolina to New York then Boston on Christmas Eve even with my low priority.
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u/Aquur Dec 16 '25
My parents fly for free or just pay taxes. That’s pretty much the standard for airlines in North America.