Originally Posted by
Mike Jacoubowsky
And since he's at least 1P, he's got a very good shot at getting standby on via standby on the flight he actually wants, if the only flight he can actually SDC for is later in the day. That's been my experience; most of the standbys seem to be non-elites and as a Plat, I've gotten past lists that were literally 30 deep as a walk-up.
Most of the list is usually actually nonrevs, so even a kettle will usually be at or near the top of the list.
Most people don't know about standby.