Originally Posted by
MIKEM
Stating the SWU for elites is “overly generous” is a joke if you fly to Asia. Looks like I will end up with four SWU left over from this year because I was unable to upgrade. The UA flights to HKG, PVG, etc, are so grossly oversold these days that I have had the past six segments unable to upgrade – I’m usually 10-14 on the list when the door shuts, as a 1K.
Given the direction UA is moving I would be grateful if AA stepped up and made me a decent offer.
Except that I understand that it might be even harder to use SWUs on the d
AArkside. With respect to using SWUs on TPAC UA, my experience has been different than yours:
April 2010 JFK <- p.s. -> SFO <-> PVG; 2 SWUs; all segments upgraded.
June 2010 JFK - p.s. -> SFO -> HKG -> SIN; 1 SWU; all segments upgraded
June 2010 SIN -> NRT -> SEA -> IAD -> JFK; 1 SWU; all segments upgraded
Sept 2010 JFK - p.s. -> SFO
-X-> HKG -> SIN; 1 SWU; one segment (only one all year) failed to upgrade.
Sept 2010 SIN -> NRT -> SFO - p.s. -> JFK; 1 SWU; all segments upgraded.
6 SWUs, ~16 segments to TPAC and only one failed to upgrade. 4 SWUs used for TATL trips and all segments cleared. That ain't too shabby and that is why it would be nice to preserve as much of the current UA's "overly generous" structure as possible...