28
Dec
So I’m in the middle of a mileage run, Continental SJC-IAH-BOS-IAH-SJC. No problems in the outbound (our EUA to first class cleared, too!), but on the return today, our BOS-IAH crew was stuck in EWR and our flight got delayed by four hours.
Fingers are crossed to play the standby game tomorrow. As a United 1K (myself) and Premier Executive (companion) on full fare economy tickets, I think our chances are pretty good for priority standby out of IAH tomorrow IAH-Bay Area.
Waiting to board our Houston flight (soon), catch the Tuesday Night Football Game on Continental’s in-seat DIRECTV, then finally catch some zzz’s at a Continental-provided hotel. Wish me luck to get home. And YES, this is worth every minute to requalify as a United 1K next year! 
Good luck! IAH-SJC/SFO/OAK Flights seem quite full.
Nice of Continental to offer up the hotel. Was it because of your 1K status, or was the delay reason not coded as weather? Just curious since I have several upcoming CO flights & I, too, am a 1K.
I did the same run 27th – 28th but took the 5:15am out of BOS to IAH. Got delayed in IAH for 1.5 hours but made it back it home almost without a hitch. Good luck tomorrow morning.
Mark: it priced out nicely to have a B fare on the return, and how fortuitous! Thanks and will report in on when we clear.
Darren: Hotel was due to Continental’s fault in not having it’s crew in. Interestingly, none of the GAs on arrival knew this, but since I’d called the 1K line to get connected to the OnePass Elite line, they coughed up it being their fault and even 120.20 (though the latter only is usable when there are flights to take!) Unlike LH which has to follow European rules on hotels for all, I think I’d have had to fight for a hotel as a 1K had it been weather only, but not sure.
Maureen: Looks pretty packed for tomorrow, but hoping 1K+B fare will trump a vast majority of other standbyees. Fingers crossed!