Originally Posted by
gary_nj
I guess I confused my question by bringing up SDC. What I was intending was to try to just do old-fashioned standby for the EWR-XXX segment. Does that change any of the opinions? Thanks!
Standby is considered under the envelop of SDC --
UA has Standby rules on the SDC page.
You may stand by if seats are not available in the purchased fare class. In these cases, the same-day change fee will apply, but will not be charged unless you are assigned a seat on your alternate flight. Changes in routing are not allowed when standing by. Standby may be requested on the day of departure at an airport kiosk or with a United representative at the airport. Once you are added to the flight standby list, you can check your real-time standby status at united.com/flightstatus or on your mobile device at mobile.united.com/info
Standby is one segment at a time and can only be done at the airport.
The availability of fare class is not required so the award ticket willn't be a barrier. But an exmpty seat is still needed.