I could never undertstand why AC no lomger allows standbys on some fares.

If seats are available, why not fill it? Make the customers happy!! And AC has a good chance of making more money by selling the seats of the original resrvation later.

Are they stupid or something? Or is it their way of nickel and diming its customers? I have no problem of flying standby on any fares on US based airlines, and that explains why I no longer fly AC including 10 trans- Pacific and trans-Atlantic flights per year. They sure know how to piss its best customers off.