Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
I was thinking about this one and I suspect it is actually a glitch, they can't really be intending to clear miles+copay ahead of SWU on international flights. The copay is effectively just prepaid in the case of a SWU anyway because of the fare requirements and the passenger has somewhat of a right to ask for a partial refund if miles+copay upgrade when SWU doesn't. I hope they get this fixed soon, I am afraid of using UA SWU's now.
Why not? They offer TODs instead of clearing RPUs or CPUs domestically, not really any different, right? Remember, the new focus of COdbaUA is the individual transaction - upgrade instruments and miles are both liabilities on the books, but the cash co-pay is invaluable to them.