Originally Posted by
captiveguru
Now that I know the strategy (find a route with comfirmable RUC UGs and then hope to SDC)...
Traveling MCO-PDX in May. RUC UG available MCO-MSP but not MSP-PDX. RUC Available LAX-PDX but not MCO-LAX.
Which route would you RUC wait-list on? Or is there something better (i.e. with a greater probability that the RUC UG will clear the wait-list).
I'm not sure if you'll be able to make it work for this trip, since I would assume you need both segments to have cleared the RUC in order to do the SDC trick. I also have no idea how it would work if you wanted to SDC to a different routing altogether.
But, if you're going to go for it anyway, the MSP routing seems better of the two you present, since at least that way you have one fairly long segment cleared on the RUC. I would guess that the RUC on a route like LAX-MCO is unlikely to clear before the gate, especially if you're traveling at a peak time of week.