Originally Posted by BlondeBomber
By 120K Q miles I would have earned another 6 SSWUs and 10 more regular SWUs for a total of 8 SSWUs and 14 regular SWUs with Aeroplan. Gives me a lot more upgrades than on UA internationally. In the same 120K Q miles I would have gotten a total of 6 SWUs on UA Mileage Plus (compared with 22 on AC), not enough to cover upgrading my international travel. The 8 AC SSWUs are not restricted on a few fare types like UAs are internationally (but not sure it affects most fares now anyway) and the 14 regular do just fine for most of the international fares that I buy (like UAs SWUs). )
UA SWU you can upgrade from Q fares..?? So its just like AC SSWU... In fact maybe better... On Cheap DEL flights you cant upgrade from SSWU...??? As AC always has a way of making upgrades...impossible.
Also compare international AC J seats to C seats with UA.
On AC you have some very worn 767, or 333, 340's with uncomfortable seats, and not many seats to upgrade into. On UA you have 747, or 777 and the 747 has 73 seats to upgrade into
[UA might still have some 767 300?? not sure?]
My flights are all INT. For the last 6 years I fly over 150 BIS miles per year....
UA is LIGHT YEARS AHEAD of AC to upgrade with!!!!!!!! However I am a bottom feeder!
PS you will also pay less with UA, at least to Asia... they always 100% of the time [for me] beat AC in price.
A Q fare with UA to Asia is $1250.... Try that with AC.