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Mar 30, 2010 | 12:06 pm

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Gone to Carolina in my mind

Programs: AA ExpMM, DL 2MM, IHG Spire/RA

Posts: 1,986

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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf

And my experience with AA SWUs have been great! Not a single one missed, not a waitlist that has not come through! And no need to take a chance. I pay the lowest fare and in the worst case I go in Y for less than $1000. A DL M fare? So far, no one has found one under $2000 and who'd want to gamble $1000 extra when the chances of upgrades are so low.... It's mathematically unjustifiable. Just save the $1000 5 times and you can afford a paid full J ticket! Now, that's mathematically reasonable!

But you are taking a chance, as you might not get upgraded at the gate on one of these trips.

I understand that for you the financial gain is worth the risk. For me it is not worth the risk. I will not book an upgradable long haul ticket on any airline without confirmation of the upgrade at the time of ticketing. From my vantage point, there is generally no benefit to booking on AA with SWUs.

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