The difference between a "waitlist" and the stand by list
Sep 16, 2006, 9:58 pm
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The difference between a "waitlist" and the stand by list
EXPLANATION...these are two seperate things.
The Waitlist is a computerized program that allows you to be placed on a list and wait for a specific class of service (ie N for an award ticket V/G for an upgrade etc.) to become available in advance of going to the airport and taking your flight. The computerized program will clear you if the class of service becomes available up to three hours before your flight.
The waitlist is also closed to upgrading three hours prior to departure. If you are talking to a reservations agent you are usually talking about the waitlist since they do not get involved with the standby lists.
The Airport Standby List (ASL) is the list you are put on at the airport (you are standing by at the gate) The Airport Standby List is opened three hours prior to departure of your flight and closes 30 minutes before (supposedly). This is the list that you see on the GIDS screens at the gate. The gate agent is the one that clears this list not the computer.
It used to be that you had to always request to be put on the ASL at the airport if you didn't clear the waitlist but now I believe there is some automation that will add you to it when you check in a the curb or kiosk.
With the exception of companion upgrades you can still be placed on the ASL if you were not waitlisted. Companions can not be.
If more than one person is standing by for an upgrade with the same status the computer will use the time stamp of the original waitlist or by check in time if never waitlisted.
I hope this helps clear it up for some people.
The Waitlist is a computerized program that allows you to be placed on a list and wait for a specific class of service (ie N for an award ticket V/G for an upgrade etc.) to become available in advance of going to the airport and taking your flight. The computerized program will clear you if the class of service becomes available up to three hours before your flight.
The waitlist is also closed to upgrading three hours prior to departure. If you are talking to a reservations agent you are usually talking about the waitlist since they do not get involved with the standby lists.
The Airport Standby List (ASL) is the list you are put on at the airport (you are standing by at the gate) The Airport Standby List is opened three hours prior to departure of your flight and closes 30 minutes before (supposedly). This is the list that you see on the GIDS screens at the gate. The gate agent is the one that clears this list not the computer.
It used to be that you had to always request to be put on the ASL at the airport if you didn't clear the waitlist but now I believe there is some automation that will add you to it when you check in a the curb or kiosk.
With the exception of companion upgrades you can still be placed on the ASL if you were not waitlisted. Companions can not be.
If more than one person is standing by for an upgrade with the same status the computer will use the time stamp of the original waitlist or by check in time if never waitlisted.
I hope this helps clear it up for some people.
Sep 16, 2006, 10:36 pm
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Sep 17, 2006, 5:16 am
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Perhaps, since upgrading is why most people here are using the waitlist or standby list for.
But those two lists are used for much more than upgrading.
But those two lists are used for much more than upgrading.
Sep 17, 2006, 8:02 am
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Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Sep 17, 2006, 8:30 am
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Thanks but .....
I have been told that I cannot be added to the airport wait list when checking in at MAN for a flight connecting to a domestic US flight in ATL . Is this because it is an international originating flight or because the time frame is too long?
Sep 17, 2006, 11:30 am
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Did "waitlisted" show up on segments in which you requested an elite upgrade after there was a schedule change? That seems to happen a lot. If you call SMS, they clear it up.
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Sep 17, 2006, 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by pinkies
I have been told that I cannot be added to the airport wait list when checking in at MAN for a flight connecting to a domestic US flight in ATL . Is this because it is an international originating flight or because the time frame is too long?