Originally Posted by
CrazyJ82
Also don't think higher priority works if you're not traveling on the itinerary yourself (but want to help out a spouse or friend by trying to increase their position on the waitlist).
I'm sure to get flamed for this, but what I have done in the past on relatively full flights where I want my wife & kids to travel is to waitlist myself too on the booking, and then cancel my own booking after everyone's waitlist clears. It's not guaranteed booking but it's the next best thing.