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May 20, 2009 | 9:15 am

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Originally Posted by Panamajon513

What are the chances of being allowed to fly standby for a flight 24 hours before my ticketed flight?

I'm in LAS at a conference that is quickly winding down, so my Thursday nite departure to MIA is now a day later than I'd like to fly.

Instead, I want to fly the identical Wednesday flight. Any chance I can do this standby?

I am GLD status.

It must be same day, but a day is measured midnight-midnight (local time departure city). AA does have a 12:35a red-eye LAS-DFW that connects to DFW-MIA at 6:00a. I haven't checked space, but standby rules would allow you to try for that one tonight. I'd suggest a call to AA to verify against your specific fare rules and to inquire about space available & your chances.