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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 8:32 am
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MarciaLF
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Champaign, IL
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Same Day Change

Originally Posted by rkm
I'm booked on a 7am flight but would prefer to fly at, say, 4pm that day. Is this still possible under AA's current standby policy? In particular, how can I make sure that my itinerary isn't automatically canceled when I don't show up at 7am?

Best I could find on this topic was this four-year old thread. More recent experiences would be sincerely appreciated.
I just did it under the new policy. Here are the details:

My flight was scheduled for 1:00 pm. I called at 6:30 am and asked to take the 7:00 pm flight instead. They put me on standby for the 7:00 pm and told me I could call back at 4:00 pm. At 4:00 pm I was given a confirmation of my flight, and a cleared upgrade. The total charge was $25.
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