Originally Posted by
channa
It seems you fly quite a bit, and on a variety of carriers.
I would wait and see what happens with CO-UA in terms of benefit reciprocity. While your upgrades and US convenience would sway you towards US over CO, if we see some sort of advantage of a CO Elite flying UA, you may want to keep CO status over US. So it's too early to tell.
That said, presently, and all things being equal, US CP has more benefits than CO Plat. You get free standby and same-day confirmed, as well as a couple SWUs.
Exactly!! Thanks for totally understanding my question - if I can get United E+ with CO Elite levels, it will sway me towards CO. For now, I am leaning towards using US due to exactly the reasons above: [seemingly] more frequent upgrades + [primarily] a better fit with US routemap.
BTW, US Chairman upgrades are not really SWUs; I had an unpleasant surprise recently when trying to use a Chairman upgrade on a European flights; the agent told me that these upgrades do not come from revenue inventory...