Originally Posted by
sexykitten7
Btw standby only affects oversales if there are must-ride employees like the Dao debacle. They will not bump to clear SBY pax. Thus, standby lists are not indicative of loads or bump chances (e.g. empty flights can have long lists and oversold flights can have no one).
I was stating that my "oversold" flight eventually accommodated standbys so either I had a lot of no shows or it wasn't really oversold. OLCI said it was oversold, GA said oversold by 4 so probably a bunch of no shows. I guess that's what happens on the 1st flight out on a Sunday morning.