Originally Posted by
SFOPeter
The downside: Yesterday was at EWR for AS EWR-SJC F seat and got there early to avoid traffic. See that there is a VX EWR-SFO leaving in 45 minutes. Asked if I could standby for an F seat if available. They say no, can't do that now, have to wait for 2 more weeks.
In 2 weeks, those flights will be AS and subject to free upgrades for MVPs and higher. In other words, there won't be any F seats to standby for, so the net outcome will be the same.