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Thread: RUMOR: (incorrect) Elite Standby For a Later Flight No Longer Allowed (as of 3/21/16)
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 3:00 pm
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Originally Posted by controller1
So, if there is an earlier flight with a connection to my destination, I'm unable to standby because I'm booked on a non-stop?
That's the new rule: "Changes to the number of segments are not allowed."
https://www.aa.com/i18n/utility/sameDayTravel.jsp

I'd think this was done to prevent purchasing a cheaper connecting itinerary and then successfully standing by for (what was) a more expensive non-stop. Once award miles are given by fare I can't imagine any other incentive to standing by for an itinerary with more segments other than getting to a destination faster.
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