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Mar 12, 2010 | 7:20 am

#25

brobab

Join Date: Jan 2008

Programs: I fly too much and stay at too many hotels

Posts: 491

Quote:

Originally Posted by popfly

Don't forget that using a eVIP or using miles+copay will trump complimentary upgrades. However, I would never burn an eVIP or use miles+copay on the flights that the OP has listed...

I generally agree - but it depends on timing, route, equipment and the availability of better alternatives. Case in point: traveling in mid-Feb, 6 SWU's about to expire, used one, (twice) for the ORD-DFW 777.