I don't anticipate being a day-of-departure sniper, at least. Otherwise...we'll play it by ear.

On a related note, has R availability always been this poor? I've only been using GPUs for the past couple of years, but last year, all attempts cleared at booking. By comparison, my 2014 attempts have yielded the following results:

ORD-SFO-HKG: WL-->Clear

(ORD)-SFO-TPE: Clear at booking (no UG on domestic segment)

TPE-SFO-ORD: WL-->Fail (SFO-ORD cleared at gate but GPU was redeposited)

ORD-EWR-DEL (not yet flown): Both segments WL-->?

(CGK)-NRT-ORD (not yet flown): Cleared at booking (CGK-NRT segment not on United metal so obviously UG not possible)

ORD-NRT-ICN (not yet flown): Both segments WL--?

I realize that there are a number of variables at play, but still seems like they're tightening R inventory.