Thanks FTers for the information. As an NWA Gold Elite Flyer, I usually get placed at the top of the standby list. We can standby, generally, on ANY EARLIER OR LATER flight on the day of your reservation. Nothing is "dumped" until the end of the day. If you show up at 5pm, when you were booked at noon, nothing has been done to your return, and if you were upgraded for the return, you remain upgraded. No "2" hour rule on NWA, or most other carriers.

I decided to try CO due to some excellant fares and other FTers rave reviews. However, CO's "2 hour rule" STINKS!