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My agent watches my standby flights and tells my wife my chances on Messenger

His wife works for an airline, so he flies standby through an employee perks app that normal flight apps do not cover. He has the AI track every change. This weekend the AI caught his original flight at Y0, meaning no spare seat, so he switched flights and still made it to Vancouver. The AI checks more often as departure gets closer and only tells him when something changes, and it sends his wife short Messenger updates on his chances of getting on. His tally for the weekend: 2 flights boarded, 1 full flight avoided, 1 gate change caught, no app refreshing from him.

How it works

  1. The AI tracks his standby flights in the perks app
  2. Checks more often as departure nears
  3. Catches the original flight at no spare seats
  4. He switches flights and still boards
  5. The AI catches a gate change
  6. Sends his wife Messenger updates on his chances

Why it’s worth knowing

Staff standby is a blind spot for normal flight apps. The agent watches the one app that matters and keeps his wife in the loop at the same time.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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