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Jun 13, 2014 | 8:32 pm

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davetravels

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Each segment has its own UG availability - or lack of availability. Whether or not you start at GRR or DTW shoudn't make any difference.

If ATL/DFW has UG availability at the time of the system UG sweep, you should get it, whether or not you you start at GRR or DTW.

I guess my question would be - and something I never thought of . . . .

How does the UG sweep happen? Numerically by flight number . . . and by starting with which segment? Some other way?

For example . . . . I'll use the situation above, but add specific flight numbers . . . .

GRR/ATL/DFW - - DL3555/1950

DTW/ATL/DFW - - DL1223/1950

Assuming there's 1 seat available on DL1950, will the person flying on DL1223/1950 get the UG on flight 1950 before the person flying on DL3555/1950, because their originating flight has a lower number , therefore it's processed first?

Last edited by davetravels; Jun 13, 2014 at 8:41 pm Reason: Changed the flight #s to make more sense

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