Originally Posted by psubrian
Well, after some readings here and other phone calls, my conclusion is that there is absolutely, positively, no way that you can fly standby if you have the 1am flight. Standby is only good for the same day. Kinda unfortunate I think, but rules are rules I suppose.
I do agree with this. As a former AA EXP and now NW Platinum I have asked about this and have been told no. Standby is for the same day only. Now if you had an 11:59pm redeye it work in your favor. But a redeye at 12:01am would mean no standby earlier.