Originally Posted by
transparent
Thanks for clarifying!
Well, then it appears it was a mistake to apply my SWUs to this one in an attempt to use it. Any benefit to removing them and getting back on UDU wait list? Or is it too late? (Flight in a few days, so it's probably not going to clear via SWU in advance)
SWU was applied 2-3 months ago so I assume I'm at or near the top of the SWU list, if I move to the UDU list I'll probably be near or at the bottom but ahead of all SWUs. Maybe a wash?
From my experience, placing a SWU request does not remove you from the complimentary upgrade list. I wouldn't worry about removing the SWU and leave it in place, but check routinely for C space as you can call and have them clear your SWU request.
Originally Posted by
MKE-MR
Another quick question:
If I've waitlisted for miles & cash upgrade, but now have received an SWU as a gift:
- is it possible to swap the instrument I want to use (it's not cleared yet)
- will the original timestamp of the request be kept, or will it be reset to the new time of request using SWU?
- and will it all be irrelevant if the flight goes to T-24 without the upgrade clearing, because at that point it's reprioritized by status anyway?
This would be a several month difference in time stamp, so I want to be sure I understand what I'm doing rather than inadvertently screwing up my upgrade chances
I am not 100% sure, but I believe changing the type of paid upgrade request will reset your upgrade request time stamp. As they will need to cancel/remove the miles+copay request then apply the SWU request. Again, I am not 100% positive and there might be something in place that will allow the agent to ensure the original time stamp to remain while swapping out the upgrade "payment" from miles to SWU.
As for T-24 hours, I believe this is correct.