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Old Feb 28, 2026 | 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by golfer20
Something odd going on with SWUs - AA showing many international flights C > 0, providing rock-bottom award pricing (e.g., 75 - 78.5k, JFK-LHR), but no upgrade space.

May have to do with many people trying to use SWUs before pending expiration. I noticed a similar issue happen last year. In either case, SWU availability clearly very low right now.
I think there is something up with the system.

Have cleared 4 SWUs in the last 2 weeks and all cleared without any C space ever showing up. One of the flights was F1 J3 for 3 straight days. My SWU cleared, flight was still F1 J3. My SO's cleared 6 hours later, still F1 J3. No C space was ever shown.
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