Originally Posted by
Soccerdad1995
The flight went out full. Even if it was not oversold initially, as soon as they cleared a standby, UA created an oversold flight since they were not past the deadline to start offloading checked in passengers.
Clearing a standby does not create an oversold situation.
Originally Posted by
flyersky1
As I mentioned above, I checked in several hours before the departure. Checkin was never an issue.
Since you checked in online but hadn't cleared security by T30, the GA may have thought you were a no-show.
I'm not saying the GA was right, but if you're going to address this with United, it helps to also look at things from their perspective.