Originally Posted by
sman83
Hi Everyone,
I am on the standby list as a D3, for the possible upgrade to 1st and I also have a paid ticket for the main cabin, didn't want to miss my flight. It appears my flight out should be okay for upgrades under the D3 but the flights back are nearly full and my paid ticket may be needed.
Any thoughts on this? I am wondering how to avoid any issues AA may have with this.
Holding a confirmed ticket and standing by on an employee non rev pass on the same flight is not permitted. The employee who gave you the D3 buddy pass would be responsible should this be caught. Personally I wouldn’t risk it and just use the confirmed ticket and cancel the non rev listing. Talk to the relative or employee who gave you the ticket and see if they are ok with you violating non rev employee benefits.
Read this from page 30 something of the 71 page American employee travel handbook.
