Originally Posted by
ESpen36
If you want to do a different routing, you likely will have to pay fare difference plus change fee in order to have your ticket reissued on the new routing.
I don't think that's an accurate assessment. Some fares allow routing changes for standby pax, some don't and there is NO way to know (from the info posted here) what the OP's fare will or will not allow.
The OP needs to find out the options that specifically apply to the fare s/he purchased.
Originally Posted by
family friend
So, if I am understanding correctly....aside from Confirmed Standy for $50, I must go to the airport, and get put on a list for a later flight and then also call AA desk to inform them that it is my intention to fly standby later in the day (so I am not marked as a no-show) and then wait for my later flight?
You must go to the airport to actually be put on the standby list. You don't, however, have to do that before the original flight departs, but you do have to at least call (to tell AA of your plans to standby later) before the original flight departs.