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What to do with unused systemwide upgrades

Old Jan 13, 2018, 3:42 pm
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What to do with unused systemwide upgrades

So I have 4 systemwide upgrades available. I made EP last year and never took a trip that justified using them. I always had my standard upgrades go through. These expire on 1/31. I'll be taking a few trips until then that I have already been upgraded on. Is there any other way to use these things?
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Old Jan 13, 2018, 3:48 pm
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SWU giveaway (strictly freely given - no quid pro quo)
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Old Jan 13, 2018, 3:53 pm
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Originally Posted by skittles15
So I have 4 systemwide upgrades available. I made EP last year and never took a trip that justified using them. I always had my standard upgrades go through. These expire on 1/31. I'll be taking a few trips until then that I have already been upgraded on. Is there any other way to use these things?
Aside from the suggestion on the previous thread. May I ask
1) Do you have some friends or family member that is travelling on AA soon, perhaps use them to upgrade them. I did that
2) Sponsor a random person to upgrade, be charitable. I used my last 2 on a couple going to SFO, I was already upgraded on the flight anyway.
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Old Jan 13, 2018, 4:50 pm
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If youre a very high value EP, great Helix score / several Eagles, you could extend them as well. But for most of us hoi polloi, give them away or let them expire.
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Old Jan 13, 2018, 5:03 pm
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You can definitely try to apply them to any of your flights after 1/31. As long as they have upgrade availability. I don't think I have a high Helix/Eagle score (paid about 5k "EQD" to qualify for EXP in 2016) but an agent gladly applied my last SWU for a flight in February. Just a brief hold until the ok was granted by a supervisor or RM.
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