Originally Posted by
steamboatdevil
I never fly standby so I don’t have a lot of experience with he priority list but today I decided to give it a try and I am first on the list. There are 15 people on the list and a guy walks up and says “I am second to last on the list so I have no chance right”? The agent prints him a ticket on the spot … I walk up and ask nicely if I will get on and the agent says …you are #1 but it will be a tight squeeze maybe 25% chance ..
What’s the point of a priority standby list if the agent gives seats to the first people that ask ?
Flight number and airport and destination? Did you get on or not get on? There are (other than me) people on the board with Sabre access who can help you determine whether you got slighted or there just were not seats for you.
It can also be a cabin thing. (Meaning, sometimes the available seats are up front, The lowest-level employee can have those. A non-high level status standby can't).