Originally Posted by
enviroian
I have three SWU's expiring in October. I know of course I need to ticket by that time but I didn't realize the SWU has to clear by it's expiration date or it will not be valid. I wasn't aware of this. Say for example I book a ticket today for Christmas travel to LHR. The SWU needs to clear by October or it's null and void. This is what AA twitter told me.
Yes it has been like this for years now, hence all the rush last summer at the end of July to book trips with SWU's that were expiring on 7/31.
As long as one segment clears then the SWU is pulled and attached to your PNR and won't go away after the expiration date. So even if you can't find confirmed space on the longhaul flight, you can always use the SWU on the domestic connecting flight then waitlist the longhaul to keep the SWU 'alive'.