ecmt...posted by me on Jan 3:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">This is really hit and miss as far as Reservations and Mileage Plus agents go. I've had them tell me "Yes" "No" and "You were misinformed." All within the same hour.
But buried deep within the following United profile:
S*PMO/UG-SYSTEM
There is a passage that states that effective Jan 1, your old unexpired 2003 Systemwides will allow the same Q, V, Ws as the new 2004s for Region 2 travel.
It's buried deep in there and easily skipped over, but it should be there. Just had an res agent find it and tell me it was indeed Kosher.
So...2 challenges:
1. Find a Res agent that knows it's okay and books you in.
2. Find a check-in agent that knows and doesn't try to reject your 2003 paper Systemwide.
Good Luck!</font>