Originally Posted by cstead
I have NEVER ever had a problem requesting credit for segments that I did not fly because of a misconnect. However, I have not ever attempted to stand-by for the nonstop and then claim mileage for the original PNR, as I don't see that as being fair. If you have a legitimate intinerary, then you are entitled to the mileage that you should have flown.
Nope. Didn't stand by for the direct flight, plus I didn't know you could stand for international flights.
My original purchased iten. was UA 139 ORD - SFO then UA 857 SFO - PVG.
UA 139 had mechnical issues which would make me misconnect, so UA put me on the direct ORD - PVG flight.
So I just wanted the miles for my original iten. It wasn't my fault that UA 139 had a mechanical