Originally Posted by
charlesonmission
Standby by question! Heading up to Newark tomorrow in the morning and then coming back on the last flight out back to DCA. Right now, I'm booked on the earliest flight to Newark and the last flight back to DC. If my appointment end early and I get to the airport, I was thinking of doing the stand by flight that leaves at 545 PM instead of my flight at 830 PM. My ticket is United First (P). If I do stand by, is it looking for a first class seat, economy seat, or either? If I read it right, it seemed that Upgrade list is first before stand by, so I'm assuming the change of getting a First Class seat is close to zero (which is fine, wasn't sure how this worked, hence the question.)
Originally Posted by
cfischer
You'll want to do SDC if you want to keep the F seat. SDS will put you on the back of the list since you are not yet confirmed on the flight.
I've tried this before where my underlying fare basis is CXXXXXX (partner ticket) and I was only listed on the Upgrade List and not the Standby List. If you are CPU or PP upgraded, you will only be listed for Standby. So I believe the system looks at the underlying fare basis or original booking cabin to determine which list to list you for.
I have not tried this on a domestic FCM ticket or international J/O UA ticket so not sure how it will work. The easiest way to know for sure is to just try it at check-in - you can easily remove yourself from standby in the app after testing it.