Originally Posted by
cessnaflyr
Okay question from an outsider who’s used to seniority-based nonrev benefits:
What happens when your intended flight fills up and you have to switch to a different flight last minute, and then you’re clear at the bottom of the standby list? Sure, a 24-hour check-in system sounds great but in my experience of nonrevving, seat availability changes drastically within the last 24 hours until departure. So when you check in the day before the flight and are #1 with 15 seats open, but then the next day you wake up and it’s now oversold. So you’re stuck finding a backup plan, but now you’re dead last on every standby list that day because everyone’s already checked in 24 hours prior.
You aren’t at the bottom of the list unless you change your city pair.
Your listing rolls to the next flight and your original time of check-in is preserved. IE you will be ahead of anyone else within your same pass category that is listed for the flight you were rolled to.
If you have to switch from a non-stop to a connection, you will get a T (transfer) designation on your listing which also places you above any non-revs who are originating from your layover, regardless of check-in time.
It’s not perfect, but it’s a transparent system with few surprises. I would be adamantly against a seniority-based system, especially when our employee group has a cap on longevity that doesn’t exist in other groups.