Firstly this is for EK only.
You only appear as staff if travelling standby, if its confirmed it shows under the 'booked' figure and you don't show as staff even on the on board manifest.
Does anyone know why the 'booked' figure can vary wildly in the 24 hours before departure, is it connections or something? I haves seen those numbers go up by 10+ the day before and then drop down again towards what was there originally.
Also, does anyone know the official policy - if I'm entitled to J and J/Y are both full but F is empty, are they supposed to upgrade revenue pax from J to F to get me on standby in J?