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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: LAX/TPE
Programs: United 1K, JAL Sapphire, SPG Lifetime Platinum, National Executive Elite, Hertz PC, Avis PC
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Difficult to use, requiring flexibility and perhaps a little nailbiting? Sure...but useless? No.
Redeemed two RPUs for the other half a couple weeks ago - ONT/DEN/ONT cleared the RPU at booking, DEN/FLL/DEN were both battlefield upgrades. Just redeemed a GPU SFO-HKG in July - needed to be flexible with the date, but got it worked out and cleared at booking.