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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 5:25 pm
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Originally Posted by astroflyer
Let me ask a question for the 1K's. Excluding PS, do CR-1's really make that much different for upgrades? I mean aside from GS you're already at the head of the UDU queue. So if the CR-1 would clear, wouldn't the UDU probably clear as well? I mean I realize it allows you to prioritize some flights versus other flights marginally, but what's the real value here?

Just for the record, I'm not terribly happy about the changes, but I would like to know why people are so upset about CR-1s'.
CR-1s are incredibly helpful when you need to book yourself and a non-status companion on separate PNRs due to using an eCert. I can't use UDU, I'm not going to use a SWU (especially for the SEA-ROC my friend and I just booked), so CR-1s are the only logical currency.
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