Transatlantic seats on standby?

[Dave Potts]

I heard a rumour that airlines no longer offer 'standby' seats to people who need to get to exotic locations but aren't really bothered how or when they get there, and actually quite enjoy the taste of airport food. Can anyone out there confirm or deny this or offer any suggestions as to how I might best get to Las Vegas in May on a shoestring (if that's not throwing it open to the comedians I don't know what is...) Many thanks!

[BadBob]

I think the idea of standing around at an airport waiting for a seat has been replaced by looking at the internet. What I would do is have a look today to see if there are any flights for tomorrow to las vegas, do that a couple of times a week for a few and you should see a trend of when (or if) last minute flights are avaliable. For example did a quick search on lastminute.com and got a return flight to veags for �255.

[BadBob]

Just had a look for standbye flights and it seems the systems changed. have a look here http://www.itravelnet.com/transport/air/standbyfli
ghts.html

[BadBob]

Me again... One thing that web site does say is that prices go up nearer the time but I did a seach for Las Vegas in May and they are �450+ so its seems from the earlier check that the price drops when you get within a week of the flights.

[AllYourBase]

Why not fly to LA and then drive or take a bus from there? It's not that far from LA to Vegas (about 3 hrs) and the drive in is breathtaking - particularly if you arrive at dusk, when the city seems to appear out of the desert as a see of lights. There will be more flights to LA than Vegas from the UK and thus cheaper prices.