Air New Zealand has been trialling student stand-by fares from Dunedin.
It’s been so successful the airline is doing a trial of stand-by fares for any passengers.
There’s some fine print: the $59 tickets are only available for people with carry on luggage, they must buy a return ticket and turn up at the airport an hour before the flight.
But if you weren’t concerned about when you got where you were going and didn’t mind hanging round the airport waiting for a flight if the first one was full, it’s a very good offer.
Half-price student stand-by fares used to be available on any flight, with or without luggage, when I was a student and it seems like a no-brainer to me.
If there’s a seat spare, the airline is better off selling a cheap ticket than leaving it empty.
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