Flyng Air New Zealand LAX to AKL in March. Departing 11pm outbound and arrive 11:30am inbound. I have a companion certificate I could use and am looking at SLC-LAX arrival 9:10pm outbound and departing 1:05pm inbound. The outbound will probably work (2 hours) if no delays and if I can interline bags. Inbound is only 1.5hours so a worry. I'm Plat so if we miss the connection can I SDC or standby for the next flight (at 4:35pm). Can I SDC or standby using a companion certificate?
Any other thoughts?