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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 1:27 pm
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lax2010
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Originally Posted by stoepsel
I am on my way to make 1K next year. However, for a number of reasons I am considering to jump the ship next year to Aeroplan. I was wondering, how this would affect my possibilities to use my SWUs. In particular, I have two questions:

1.) Is it possible to use a SWU on UA metal but credit the miles to Aeroplan?

2.) Does this affect my chance that the SWU clears if I am waitlisted?

Any information is appreciated. Many thanks!
Answers:
1) Yes
2) Yes as SWU upgrade priority is status based.
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