Originally Posted by
camachinist
Are you trying to get on the exact same flights as the friends?
FWIW, if metal isn't a priority, though XY isn't currently available, I'm seeing good XF on UA metal for that itinerary.
Ideally, yes. I'd rather fly CO/UA out of EWR, but all my friends are taking the same flight, so it'd be cool to be with them for carpool/drinking onboard purposes. The flight I'm looking at has a ton of empty seats on it and it's pretty far away, so I guess I'll wait. Worst case, I'll book something using miles semi-last minute