Most of the posters think United followed procedure. No standbys cleared ahead of you. A few posters think United didn't follow procedure but still did the correct thing. I don't think any posters thought you should have cleared. You decided to book a less expensive routing.
Compensation should be however much grease it takes to stop your squeaking. You should not confuse compensation give to you shut you up as admission of wrong.
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shazbot
Alright! Now we're getting somewhere. So since we have recognized that this wasn't following policy, we get back to my original question. What kind of fair compensation could be expected? And... we've come full circle, but unfortunately, the point is moot and 1K CR already issued the travel cert.