Originally Posted by
HyperDude
Is anyone looking at UA 1K for being able to use the SWU's with LH? I will be flying between BLR and YYZ several times next year and being able to upgrade on LH seems attractive to me.
Just be aware that SWU printed for LH can only be used on a stand-by basis on the day of departure. You´ll also need to buy the more expensive fares on LH (all discounted economy fares are excluded from upgrading, and the upgradable fares can easily be 2x the price of the lowest fare)
Not sure whether all details of the CO/UA merger have been released regarding the use of SWUs, but the CO EWR-DEL flight may be a good option to use your SWUs.
Originally Posted by
HyperDude
Another option is to fly BA on this route on PE but BA gold program does not seem as attractive to me -- 2 upgrades vs 6 with UA.
Actually it´s even worse. Not all Golds get 2 upgrade certs, only those earning a particular number of tier points oer year (which is (much) higher than the requalification threshold)
IMO there´s no huge value in BA EC Gold status, Silver is pretty sufficient IMO. The big advantage of BA status is 100% bonus miles, miles for upgrades from PE to C at a very reasonable cost.