Originally Posted by Flyer23
Fortunately, this type of situation has not presented itself on AA yet, but I would handle it the same way if it did. If a GA is real insistent on not doing it, I might desist after a while, but I'd definitely write a note to AA about it when I got home. It takes all of 5 seconds to put someone on the standby list, it makes the customer feel better whether they clear off the list or not, and it costs AA nothing. Why on earth would a GA stand their ground about not doing it?
Maybe OT, you should get added to the SB list because the list should be rolled over to the next available flight. Not sure if you are already confirmed, but being on the list from the earlier flight should give you priority over those SB on the later flight.