<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by AC*SE:
In fairness, they front-end load us with 8 certs in Feb, so once March hits you aren't left high and dry.</font>
Well, that may be fair for SE, but Elite's get just 4 North America upgrades in Feb, and it takes 2 upgrades each way for transcontinental flights. Thus, after one round trip, all 4 upgrades are gone. If we earn an upgrade in November, I think in fairness it should be valid well into the next year provided a member's status doesn't change.
UA upgrades are valid for one year from the date of issue. Now that's fair.