Originally Posted by
teemuflyer
Does BA provide standby, or not, especially for OW elites? This thread from a year ago was pretty emphatic that this was not really a BA policy?
Is there any reason to think that it should have changed in the interim?
AIUI, you will get the oneworld benefit if, and only if, the rules of your fare entitle you to standby (or in the case of irrops etc).
If your fare rules do not allow standby (as in the case of most BA fares), then BA's policy is that it doesn't do standby.