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'.
Because if you fly out of SFO/LAX to JFK, the ONLY upgrade instruments you can use are SWUs and CR1s. And I'm not sure that flying to JFK is a "best use" of a SWU.