Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Of course if your flight is cancelled/severely delayed they'll rebook you without regard to fare class. But if the flight is full (as was the case with the OP), then the flight is full. AFAIK, you can't stand in the aisles on AA flights either...
True, but as an EXP I'll go to the top of the standby list. Each airline has it's nuances on how day of ops is handled. Trying to figure out what I might gain/loose by switching.