Standby for later flights on two segment itin, no show risk?
May 27, 2021, 9:46 pm
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Standby for later flights on two segment itin, no show risk?
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How does same-day standby for later flights work on a two-segment trip? Say I am flying HUB-DFW-AAA with a 10 hour connection in DFW and want to standby on a later HUB-DFW flight to cut my connection time. If I no show on HUB-DFW, will the entire HUB-DFW-AAA get cancelled? Asking this because DFW-AAA only has 2 flights per day, and they are all pretty fully booked. I am comfortable getting on standby on a later HUB-DFW because there is a flight every 2 hours, but if they cancel DFW-AAA, I might be stuck in DFW for days.
Are there any workarounds? Shall I contact AA the day prior to have them manually remove the HUB-DFW segment, so I won't be marked as a no-show and get my entire trip cancelled? Inputs will be greatly appreciated!
How does same-day standby for later flights work on a two-segment trip? Say I am flying HUB-DFW-AAA with a 10 hour connection in DFW and want to standby on a later HUB-DFW flight to cut my connection time. If I no show on HUB-DFW, will the entire HUB-DFW-AAA get cancelled? Asking this because DFW-AAA only has 2 flights per day, and they are all pretty fully booked. I am comfortable getting on standby on a later HUB-DFW because there is a flight every 2 hours, but if they cancel DFW-AAA, I might be stuck in DFW for days.
Are there any workarounds? Shall I contact AA the day prior to have them manually remove the HUB-DFW segment, so I won't be marked as a no-show and get my entire trip cancelled? Inputs will be greatly appreciated!
May 27, 2021, 10:00 pm
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Should be the same as doing later standby on the outbound of a nonstop single-ticket round trip. If it were counted as a no-show, the return would be canceled, but that doesn't happen. Likewise, if they allow you to do later standby on HUB-DFW, they are clearly giving you permission to skip your original HUB-DFW without it being counted as a no-show, and they have no right to cancel your DFW-AAA.
May 28, 2021, 4:38 am
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Searched around without an answer:
How does same-day standby for later flights work on a two-segment trip? Say I am flying HUB-DFW-AAA with a 10 hour connection in DFW and want to standby on a later HUB-DFW flight to cut my connection time. If I no show on HUB-DFW, will the entire HUB-DFW-AAA get cancelled? Asking this because DFW-AAA only has 2 flights per day, and they are all pretty fully booked. I am comfortable getting on standby on a later HUB-DFW because there is a flight every 2 hours, but if they cancel DFW-AAA, I might be stuck in DFW for days.
Are there any workarounds? Shall I contact AA the day prior to have them manually remove the HUB-DFW segment, so I won't be marked as a no-show and get my entire trip cancelled? Inputs will be greatly appreciated!
How does same-day standby for later flights work on a two-segment trip? Say I am flying HUB-DFW-AAA with a 10 hour connection in DFW and want to standby on a later HUB-DFW flight to cut my connection time. If I no show on HUB-DFW, will the entire HUB-DFW-AAA get cancelled? Asking this because DFW-AAA only has 2 flights per day, and they are all pretty fully booked. I am comfortable getting on standby on a later HUB-DFW because there is a flight every 2 hours, but if they cancel DFW-AAA, I might be stuck in DFW for days.
Are there any workarounds? Shall I contact AA the day prior to have them manually remove the HUB-DFW segment, so I won't be marked as a no-show and get my entire trip cancelled? Inputs will be greatly appreciated!
Jun 3, 2021, 10:20 pm
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Reporting back: probably due to an oversell, the same day change/standby feature didn't show any flights available T-24. However, with a quick call to AA I was able to get added to a later HUB-DFW flight. A Standby icon below my original HUB-DFW flight displays the Standby list and I was cleared T-1 hr. The SDS feature works well!
Jun 4, 2021, 12:26 am
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Reporting back: probably due to an oversell, the same day change/standby feature didn't show any flights available T-24. However, with a quick call to AA I was able to get added to a later HUB-DFW flight. A Standby icon below my original HUB-DFW flight displays the Standby list and I was cleared T-1 hr. The SDS feature works well!
Jun 4, 2021, 9:29 am
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