Originally Posted by
WannabePBA
The FAQs state you can enter 3 hours prior to your standby flight but that you must “intend” to board the flight if cleared. In other words, they don’t want you standing by for an earlier flight just to circumvent the 3 hour rule.
That's reasonable; generally, if I get to the airport early, I *want* to catch an early flight. The only time I can ever remember wanting a longer stay was a trip many years ago where the scheduled shuttle from a business conference in Vail dropped me off at the Denver airport around 8 PM before a 12:30 AM redeye; there was, of course, no earlier flight. It seems that, in general, some kind of carveout in the policy for redeye flights is a recurring theme.
I'm remembering one business trip many years ago (pre-9/11) where we actually flew in for a client meeting at a booked conference room in an airport club (Admiral's Club, I think); we never left the airport and were able to stay in the club after our meeting until we flew home. It occurs to me that I've never *noticed* a Sky Club with this particular amenity (small business centers, sure, but no full fledged conference rooms) -- I find myself curious if they exist (quite possibly a relic of the past) and, if so, how this new policy interacts with them.