Originally Posted by
beachfan
I won't use SWUs internationally unless they are confirmable at booking, and they almost never are.
I won't risk it on a TATL or a TPAC.
For me, they are completely worthless to me for TATL or TPAC travel.
If that's your standard, I understand how they are worthless. I agree they almost never are confirmable at booking unless you are flying this afternoon. And even if you're flying this afternoon, they may not be confirmable at booking. But, I think they actually clear at a solid rate. For example, on a recent international trip, I happened to see that 12 of the seats were cleared as VIP1, aka SWU. I'm guessing none of those cleared at booking.