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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 11:58 am
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Originally Posted by Check
First time EXP here and I'm looking to use my four SWUs for a trip this September with my wife (Gold) with the itinerary FLG-DFW-FRA outbound and PRG-PHL-PHX-FLG back. Probably travel on Saturdays.

I got myself an Expert Flyer subscription and it looks like there is zero C inventory for either of the long haul segments that whole month. Some questions:
1) If we book Premium Economy will that mess up the SWU processing?
2) Since it's 9 months out, how good are the odds that these actually clear?
1) Booking PE won't mess up anything with your SWU.
2) I'd say your odds are decent, however it's so far out that it's impossible to say for sure. If you can travel midweek then your odds will get much better though. Saturdays can be busy days to and from Europe, however TATL traffic in general tanks in September so you're outside of the busy summer season, which is good.
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