Thanks - ended up splitting the difference and will book both tickets with the nonstop on the outbound and the one-stop via SFO on the return. Maybe I'll get lucky and get to SDC onto the nonstop coming home. Now if they'll just open up fare buckets lower than S on the outbound nonstop...
Originally Posted by
fumje
Are you going to be looking for X(N) or I(N)? When I looked at doing something sort of similar, it seemed X is almost as likely as G to open up, but I is far less likely (seems like CPUs clear before I has a chance to open).
Also beware that 1-stop itineraries sometimes ticket as broken fares, and then you have no realistic hope of SDC to the nonstop.
How does your mother feel about taking $50 for a nice meal and flying separately?
Originally Posted by
Kacee
I would not count on SDC'ing multiple pax, especially on a combo of revenue and award tix, as UA may never open X. Even if it's just you SDC'ing from the OS to NS, I suspect it's going to be difficult/impossible to get seats together. Finally, while they should open G prior to clearing NRSA, there's always the risk the NS is completely full and you can't SDC onto it. Not sure this is a situation where I would be relying on SDC for a seat on the flight I really want.