Originally Posted by
Jasper2009
If you will fly 100k miles (all in booking classes that earn 100%) the choice actually is UA 1K or AC SE status.
I´d personally go for AC, but I´m sure some FTers will disagree with me.
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If you tend to buy cheaper economy fares, I´d probably go with UA due to better upgrade chances.
Thanks Jasper2009 for the detailed response. These are very good insights. Seem like with SWU UA may be the more reliable upgrade choice for me.