Originally Posted by
Yaatri
The YBM restriction wouldn't have been too taxing if they had not jacked up M and B fares. DL can still make this benefit usable of they extend it to H and maybe even Q fares and prioritise upgrade basd on the fare basis purchased. Now M costs more that the cost of B fare about 2 years ago.
I must admit that the PK465s and phantom upgrades spoiled us. I have seen
Golds expecting usable SWUs.
That sounds a bit unreasonable.
How usable are SWUs issued by AA and UA? I remeber reading on this forum that their SWUs can only be used on higher fares too.
Not only AA VIPs can be usable with any fare (except for lowest and netsavers for International and netsavers on Domestic) from what I read (UA certs are usable from most fares, similarity would be from NW Q fares and up), it also books into C which is almost always available.
Also, as an EXP you get 8 of them a year. Its so much better than DL crap that it blows my mind. I am booking all my trips on AA for the remiander of the year so I can get my Platinum challenge and then EXP in 2010. AA here I come.