Originally Posted by
prhs1989
I just had a thought.
There is a 9:00 flight that still has about 15 seats open. If I get to the airport and check in early, can I put my name on standby for that flight, even though I plan on taking the 7:30 flight? If I can do the former, who would get priority in the event of a cancelation: passengers on standby or passengers who are rebooked from earlier flights?
Standbys go after confirmed reservations. If you place yourself on the earlier flight's standby list, and there are seats available, you will be cleared immediately and your reservation is now on the earlier flight. You no longer exist on your original flight.