AA Extending 2020 Status Year SWU Validity 6 Months
Jan 18, 2021, 4:22 pm
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See upthread, you can use them for post-expiration travel. Just find something for late 2021/early 2022 with confirmable upgrade space. Might be hard for Bali (you'd only be able to use them as far as HKG etc and I think even nowadays there's not much C availability on DFW-HKG)... Europe likely easier (incl 77W on LAX-LHR, etc.).
Jan 18, 2021, 6:37 pm
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See upthread, you can use them for post-expiration travel. Just find something for late 2021/early 2022 with confirmable upgrade space. Might be hard for Bali (you'd only be able to use them as far as HKG etc and I think even nowadays there's not much C availability on DFW-HKG)... Europe likely easier (incl 77W on LAX-LHR, etc.).
I will miss this flight so much.
Mar 28, 2021, 9:11 pm
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Apr 6, 2021, 5:11 pm
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Please let us know if put back in your account if expiration dates have been changed. It is my understanding from AA customer service, if applied prior to 7/31 and flight is after 7/31 and later cancelled by customer, you are unable to reinstate system wide upgrades
Apr 12, 2021, 1:13 pm
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Apr 19, 2021, 11:34 am
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With June approaching, I went ahead and put my two 7/31/21-expiring SWUs onto a PHL-DFW-HKG roundtrip for March 2022. I was pleasantly surprised at the wide availability of C-upgrade space that coincides with the $443 roundtrip Main Cabin fare. Used a trip credit for the ticket, so it seems like a reasonable hedge. If SWUs get extended before 7/31/2021, I can always think about canceling and reallocating.
Apr 19, 2021, 12:28 pm
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With June approaching, I went ahead and put my two 7/31/21-expiring SWUs onto a PHL-DFW-HKG roundtrip for March 2022. I was pleasantly surprised at the wide availability of C-upgrade space that coincides with the $443 roundtrip Main Cabin fare. Used a trip credit for the ticket, so it seems like a reasonable hedge. If SWUs get extended before 7/31/2021, I can always think about canceling and reallocating.
Apr 19, 2021, 12:39 pm
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If none of that is possible then I imagine the whole route will get scrapped or pushed back and we'll have to see what if anything can be done to use the ticket/SWUs at that time, but it's all a very low risk I'm willing to take.
Apr 20, 2021, 10:42 pm
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With June approaching, I went ahead and put my two 7/31/21-expiring SWUs onto a PHL-DFW-HKG roundtrip for March 2022. I was pleasantly surprised at the wide availability of C-upgrade space that coincides with the $443 roundtrip Main Cabin fare. Used a trip credit for the ticket, so it seems like a reasonable hedge. If SWUs get extended before 7/31/2021, I can always think about canceling and reallocating.
Apr 20, 2021, 10:50 pm
#28
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I am now seeing $700 fares from PHL and CLT. Example: https://www.google.com/travel/flight...FE0Rm5ESnBRUT0
Regardless, I don't think those fares ever existed on just DFW-HKG-DFW... the discount comes with a connection. Sometimes positioning to AUS/GGG/OKC etc can do the trick but that doesn't appear to be enough for this one.
Apr 20, 2021, 11:00 pm
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Wow, the $400 fares are gone. Crazy! They have been around for a month or so, maybe they will come back. I booked PHL-DFW-HKG on 3/3 and HKG-DFW-PHL on 3/8.
I am now seeing $700 fares from PHL and CLT. Example: https://www.google.com/travel/flight...FE0Rm5ESnBRUT0
Regardless, I don't think those fares ever existed on just DFW-HKG-DFW... the discount comes with a connection. Sometimes positioning to AUS/GGG/OKC etc can do the trick but that doesn't appear to be enough for this one.
I am now seeing $700 fares from PHL and CLT. Example: https://www.google.com/travel/flight...FE0Rm5ESnBRUT0
Regardless, I don't think those fares ever existed on just DFW-HKG-DFW... the discount comes with a connection. Sometimes positioning to AUS/GGG/OKC etc can do the trick but that doesn't appear to be enough for this one.
There must be some DFW- flight to Asia in March I can redeem a SWU at a good fare no?
Apr 21, 2021, 12:01 am
#30
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If you can position to Killeen, here's ICN with confirmable SWUs at $800rt in late Feb: https://www.google.com/travel/flight...JJRRIGCAEQABgA