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Old Jun 28, 2025 | 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by JackTripper
wouldn’t that benefit signing up for the MUA list early when the waitlist is small and catch a space opening, rather than later when more elites sign up and bump me lower on the list?
In theory. Time of waitlisting is also a tiebreaker, though that's only going to come into play in edge cases.

Because waitlists don't process dynamically, checking frequently and then clearing into open space is often a more effective strategy than waitlist and hope.
Originally Posted by jsloan
Seats.aero’s pro mode ($9.99/month) offers this feature.
Do they scrape or is it a direct feed?
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