Originally Posted by
shazbot
As it happened, I notice that these 4 were general members, and that the SFO-SYD flight departs roughly the same time as SFO-LAX, and so it ended up being me missing my SFO-LAX connection because they got on the plane ahead of me.
So they would have missed their flight to SYD if you'd gotten on the flight. And that is your preference?
I know as 1Ks we expect a lot, but if I were in your shoes, UA's decision would have made sense to me.
As you were on standby, you should expect no compensation. You missed your connection due to the delay on your SEA-SFO flight, there's no guarantee of getting on via standby.