Originally Posted by
dgsplace
My question is: once I get inside the 100 hour window, should I get off the SWU standby list? Will I ever get an upgrade with the SWU that I wouldn't have gotten with my EXP status?
Thanks in advance.
AA is stingy about releasing C on this route but this is the approach I would take inside the 100-hr mark. Call reservations; find out how many Business seats are still left for sale and whether your sticker upgrade chances are good. If Business has seven or more seats, I would risk the sticker upgrade and save the SWU.
In the past you could be on both lists, but now you have to pick one or the other. So if you switch to stickers, ask the agent what your upgrade time stamp will be. I'm not sure if you will retain your SWU time stamp.