Originally Posted by
shazbot
What about the other SYD bound passengers waiting in line with me at CSC? Should they have DB'd other passengers for them? This whole talk of 'priority' is skewed. You may value vacation as the priority, but I value my work as a priority. Who's more important? There's no objective answer, and so that's why status should matter and be a factor.
This does not appear to be a case where UA IDB'ed anyone on the SFO-LAX flight. You failed to make a standby list and now you're whinging about it. Nobody's talking about a DB situation (whether V or I).
What should matter? Common sense and human decency are what matters. Four people on a full day delay. You showing up in LA by midmorning instead of late night...a delay of 2 or3 waking hours.
Even my five-year-old would understand this.