Will ticketing through Chase UR affect SWU use/odds?
Mar 20, 2024, 4:27 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Will ticketing through Chase UR affect SWU use/odds?
I've got Chase Ultimate Rewards points galore; am thinking of using UR points to book me/spouse tickets USA-Europe. Does booking via Chase affect my ability to apply SWUs? If still allowed, does it lower odds of clearance? I can't see anything in other threads that ticketing this way would affect SWU use or odds of clearance, but I've never thought about this or seen it discussed, could easily be something I'm missing.
I know of the recent changes about earning loyalty points for tix purchased outside of AA, and assume that they would not earn LP.
I know of the recent changes about earning loyalty points for tix purchased outside of AA, and assume that they would not earn LP.
Mar 20, 2024, 5:14 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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I've got Chase Ultimate Rewards points galore; am thinking of using UR points to book me/spouse tickets USA-Europe. Does booking via Chase affect my ability to apply SWUs? If still allowed, does it lower odds of clearance? I can't see anything in other threads that ticketing this way would affect SWU use or odds of clearance, but I've never thought about this or seen it discussed, could easily be something I'm missing.
I know of the recent changes about earning loyalty points for tix purchased outside of AA, and assume that they would not earn LP.
I know of the recent changes about earning loyalty points for tix purchased outside of AA, and assume that they would not earn LP.
I’ve always earned LPs on tickets bought through Amex. That will probably not change with AA’s new NDC requirements for OTA’s, but it could I guess.
Last edited by CMTinPHL; Mar 20, 2024 at 5:16 pm Reason: Added info re: LPs
Apr 27, 2024, 10:44 am
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Join Date: Sep 1999
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Related a bit to this topic. How does booking through Chase (using UR's) impact the upgrade if only one seat opens, and there are two or more on the itinerary? With AA direct, I think they can split the itinerary. Is that the same for tix purchased using UR's through Chase travel?