Question: Start date for eUpgrades being valid to 2018
Aug 15, 2016 | 8:03 am
#1
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Start date for eUpgrades being valid to 2018
I can't find this on the Altitude site anywhere. Does anyone know what is the start date for when earned eUpgrades are valid to end Feb 2018? I recall it is usually around the beginning of November but it would be helpful to know the exact day given I have some TPAC travel anticipated for around then.
Aug 15, 2016 | 8:21 am
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Join Date: May 2016
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I can't find this on the Altitude site anywhere. Does anyone know what is the start date for when earned eUpgrades are valid to end Feb 2018? I recall it is usually around the beginning of November but it would be helpful to know the exact day given I have some TPAC travel anticipated for around then.
Aug 15, 2016 | 5:30 pm
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They changed it to Dec 1st one year without any notification. I think it was 3-4 yrs ago just as I was trying to decide whether to give up on AC/AE. It reminded me how much AC treats its Elites with disdain.
In the meantime, my UA account is full of upgrade certificates which are valid until Jan 31, 2018! ^^^
In the meantime, my UA account is full of upgrade certificates which are valid until Jan 31, 2018! ^^^
Aug 15, 2016 | 6:46 pm
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Aug 15, 2016 | 10:18 pm
#6
Join Date: Dec 2011
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This question would be unnecessary if all eUpgrades were valid for 12 months after the date of issue.
But next we'd be expecting that they could make zone boarding work as advertised, and that's clearly just crazy talk.
But next we'd be expecting that they could make zone boarding work as advertised, and that's clearly just crazy talk.
Aug 16, 2016 | 10:23 am
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They CAN do it. It's pretty obvious they can set any expiry they want.
But they consider it part of the benefit year (which, to be fair, is logical, even if not as consumer-friendly as we'd like), and as such, they line up the expiry with the benefit year.
But they consider it part of the benefit year (which, to be fair, is logical, even if not as consumer-friendly as we'd like), and as such, they line up the expiry with the benefit year.