Originally Posted by Airiq

I was put on standby to try and take an earlier flight than the one I have scheduled. The flight turned out having seats available, but the gate agent said I should not have been put on the list, as you can't fly standby on an international flight.

However, there were others on the list after me, who were called 🤔
The agent wasn't very helpful in explaining why, but I presume it was because I was flying on an award ticket. I have a confirmed flight later, was simply trying to arrive on an earlier flight.

Couldn't find any verification on this rule online, so curious what the official policy is on this.