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Aug 28, 2019, 7:52 pm

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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH

I have a flight booked for the first week in October to which I have applied an SWU. Of course, it's currently waitlisted. If I cancel the ticket before the upgrade is confirmed (like tomorrow), will I get the SWU back?

Actually, you still have the SWU now. The SWU won't be deducted until the upgrade clears and you are reticketed or it's processed at the gate.

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