As you said it seems obvious we were removed. Will write in to ask if policy was followed. YVR concierge thinks gate may have paged standbys at T-40min or so, and since we weren't at gate until closer to T-30, the gate agent moved on down the list. (in contrast to cleared e-ups which do not require you to rush to the gate).
If that ends up being the case, it may be good advice to sprint to the gate (or in my case, advise the checkin desk before rushing thru security) once a standby checkmark appears.
Last edited by expert7700; Jun 19, 2017 at 6:58 pm