Originally Posted by
Changeup2000
Not sure if mine was worse: flight had plenty of J, I cancelled. Then the flight was sold out in Y.
Because of this I no longer request eups beforehand.
Well, you should be checking Y loads before attempting this
I think "having done all possible research", mine was worse. But if you don't do research, then yes, you can definitely have a worse outcome.
I request eUps beforehand because I've encountered J0 Y9 a lot more than J9 Y0. (but in the J0 case, I find it usually opens up somewhere between 24 and 2 hours before departure).