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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 3:13 pm
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absolu7
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
YES

CO will not give you the $999 UFC offer for BF. They will give you the chance to pay the one way Y->C fare difference of $2,347 or whatever it is.

Thus, I'm guessing they get far fewer UFC acceptances. Not even sure if they market them like UA does at OLCI / at the airport.

CO probably has 1/10 the amount of SWUs floating around that UA has as well, given that they have fewer 1K-level flyers, only gave a max of 4 SWUs in 2010, and haven't deposited any this year I think (or maybe that's just RUs). AND CO flyers couldn't get the 2 add'l ones for doing another 50K EQM.
genius by CO on intl routes.. i hope this makes its way to the new UA.
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