EUA while flying Standby
Aug 20, 2007 | 8:00 am
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EUA while flying Standby
Is this possible?
Aug 20, 2007 | 8:08 am
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You certainly could get an EUA on your original flight, but not on the standby one until you're cleared onto it. By the time you've cleared the standby list it's almost certainly too late for EUA, and probably even for a battlefield upgrade.
Aug 20, 2007 | 8:12 am
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Happened to me one time. Was flying ORD-EWR. Was standing by for an earlier flight and when that cleared they gave me a F seat. Flight was packed too and the stand by list was long...
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Aug 20, 2007 | 8:16 am
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Aug 20, 2007 | 8:20 am
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Thanks, that is what I figured. What about confirmed standby ($25 fee I think)?
Aug 20, 2007 | 8:23 am
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Happened to me two Saturdays ago standing by for a Saturday AM CLE-TPA flight, actually cleared my companion (non-elite) as well........I'm currently Gold. They cleared me onto the flight as soon as the agent made it to the podium and cleared the standby list about 10 minutes before general boarding.
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Aug 20, 2007 | 9:08 am
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The earliest you can do the $25 same-day confirmed change is 3 hours prior to departure. It just so happens that the last EUA sweep before it is turned over to the airport occurs right at the 3 hour mark. At that point you would be placed on the waitlist for an upgrade according to elite level and fare class but your check-in time would reflect time you were confirmed on the new flight so if it came down to that deciding factor you would be pretty low on the list.