Jun 16, 2016, 4:08 pm
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SWU giveaway (strictly freely given - no quid pro quo)
Oct 14, 2017, 9:40 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: OTP // BKK // HKG
Programs: BA Gold, AA EXEC PLAT, TK*G
Posts: 74
SWU giveaway (strictly freely given - no quid pro quo)
I'm starting an early Christmas give away with the 4 SWU I'm not going to use before they expire in 1/31/2018.
Conditions:
1. Upgrade must be for Y->J. International sectors will get priority and J->F requests will be ignored;
2. You must be a FT member with at least 50 posts;
3. You must provide by PM the following details: PNR, full name(s), itinerary, contact info and proof the upgrade is available (EF screenshots or similar);
4. All upgraded flights must depart before 1/31/2018 when the SWU expires;
5. You are responsible for the taxes (if any) in the upgraded cabin;
Messages that don't comply with the above conditions will be ignored and I'm not going to explain my decisions.
Update: all SWU used
Conditions:
1. Upgrade must be for Y->J. International sectors will get priority and J->F requests will be ignored;
2. You must be a FT member with at least 50 posts;
3. You must provide by PM the following details: PNR, full name(s), itinerary, contact info and proof the upgrade is available (EF screenshots or similar);
4. All upgraded flights must depart before 1/31/2018 when the SWU expires;
5. You are responsible for the taxes (if any) in the upgraded cabin;
Messages that don't comply with the above conditions will be ignored and I'm not going to explain my decisions.
Update: all SWU used
Last edited by Timbuku; Oct 16, 2017 at 10:38 am
Oct 14, 2017, 10:41 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,662
You are a nice person to do this. I still have 2 and plan to use them so I do not need any. But I am sure you will have a lot of potentially interested FT people.
Oct 14, 2017, 2:00 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 551
It is generous. My father and I are travelling ORD-LAX-HKG-NRT-ORD this next week, but sadly there is no C space available. Have enough miles for the outbound upgrade, but not for the return.
Oct 14, 2017, 2:06 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,302
Very generous!
Oct 14, 2017, 2:35 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 1,716
I'm starting an early Christmas give away with the 4 SWU I'm not going to use before they expire in 1/31/2018.
Conditions:
1. Upgrade must be for Y->J. International sectors will get priority and J->F requests will be ignored;
2. You must be a FT member with at least 50 posts;
3. You must provide by PM the following details: PNR, full name(s), itinerary, contact info and proof the upgrade is available (EF screenshots or similar);
4. All upgraded flights must depart before 1/31/2018 when the SWU expires;
5. You are responsible for the taxes (if any) in the upgraded cabin;
Messages that don't comply with the above conditions will be ignored and I'm not going to explain my decisions.
Conditions:
1. Upgrade must be for Y->J. International sectors will get priority and J->F requests will be ignored;
2. You must be a FT member with at least 50 posts;
3. You must provide by PM the following details: PNR, full name(s), itinerary, contact info and proof the upgrade is available (EF screenshots or similar);
4. All upgraded flights must depart before 1/31/2018 when the SWU expires;
5. You are responsible for the taxes (if any) in the upgraded cabin;
Messages that don't comply with the above conditions will be ignored and I'm not going to explain my decisions.
Thanks for the giveaway, but it requires a subscription to EF, which I do not have. May I ask what would be "similar" in this context?
Oct 14, 2017, 2:51 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
Thx for this! EF alert set! 
Oct 14, 2017, 3:14 pm
#7
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
There's no actually comparable tool with legitimate access to the information to my knowledge, but you can access EF on a five day trial or subscribe month to month as well as annually.
Oct 14, 2017, 7:04 pm
#8
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,302
Doesn't aa.com also show SWU availability?
Oct 14, 2017, 7:12 pm
#9
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: OTP // BKK // HKG
Programs: BA Gold, AA EXEC PLAT, TK*G
Posts: 74
PS: 3 to go.
Oct 14, 2017, 8:16 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 90
PM sent, not sure how to insert an image with the EF screenshot (apologies!) Thank you so much in advance.
Oct 14, 2017, 11:25 pm
#11
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: EWR
Programs: Mucci, AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 587
Very Generous
Hi!
I don't need the SWUs, but I appreciate your generosity. I usually do the same with my "extras." In the past few years, I've called the EXP line and asked them to search particular flights on a given date and to find worthy passengers. They have been great about finding appropriate passengers. I have also gone to desks for particualr flights when I'm in transit. I've found the agents are very happy to assist. I haven't used flyertalk, because I wanted to surprise a non-frequent flyer.
Again, generous use of your benefit.
I don't need the SWUs, but I appreciate your generosity. I usually do the same with my "extras." In the past few years, I've called the EXP line and asked them to search particular flights on a given date and to find worthy passengers. They have been great about finding appropriate passengers. I have also gone to desks for particualr flights when I'm in transit. I've found the agents are very happy to assist. I haven't used flyertalk, because I wanted to surprise a non-frequent flyer.
Again, generous use of your benefit.
Oct 15, 2017, 1:07 am
#12
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AA, DL, Avis, Enterprise, National, IHG, HH, SPG/MR
Posts: 1,852
Can't use these either since the rest of my travel this year is for business and can book F for it. But also wanted to say that's a very generous offer.
Oct 15, 2017, 1:19 am
#13
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SBA
Programs: UA & AA 1 million miler
Posts: 1,134
I'm starting an early Christmas give away with the 4 SWU I'm not going to use before they expire in 1/31/2018.
Conditions:
1. Upgrade must be for Y->J. International sectors will get priority and J->F requests will be ignored;
2. You must be a FT member with at least 50 posts;
3. You must provide by PM the following details: PNR, full name(s), itinerary, contact info and proof the upgrade is available (EF screenshots or similar);
4. All upgraded flights must depart before 1/31/2018 when the SWU expires;
5. You are responsible for the taxes (if any) in the upgraded cabin;
Messages that don't comply with the above conditions will be ignored and I'm not going to explain my decisions.
Conditions:
1. Upgrade must be for Y->J. International sectors will get priority and J->F requests will be ignored;
2. You must be a FT member with at least 50 posts;
3. You must provide by PM the following details: PNR, full name(s), itinerary, contact info and proof the upgrade is available (EF screenshots or similar);
4. All upgraded flights must depart before 1/31/2018 when the SWU expires;
5. You are responsible for the taxes (if any) in the upgraded cabin;
Messages that don't comply with the above conditions will be ignored and I'm not going to explain my decisions.
Oct 15, 2017, 1:40 am
#14
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: OTP // BKK // HKG
Programs: BA Gold, AA EXEC PLAT, TK*G
Posts: 74
Oct 16, 2017, 10:01 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
Sent you a PM Timbuku! =)
