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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 11:56 am
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Originally Posted by FlyfromLAS
Does seem kind of pointless. Probably a lot of people on standby because of cancelled flights, but if it were me I would rather see a realistic presentation so I could know better what to expect. If I am #100 on a flight with 23 seats open the likelihood is I will need to make other arrangements.
The standby list is not ordered by when people request standby. As mersk862 has pointed out, the list can be extremely long but certain passengers will enter it very near the top. For this reason standby and upgrade lists should NEVER be closed.
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