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-   -   Ok guess i missed this one 503 vs 590 (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-air-lines-skymiles/1641689-ok-guess-i-missed-one-503-vs-590-a.html)

MNAudiS4 Dec 31, 2014 11:10 pm
Ok guess i missed this one - SWU 503 vs 590
 
Sorry if this was posted before, i didn't find it with the search or see it. With the 503 SWU i could always extend past the expiration date of the cert. With the 590 SWU aka Global Upgrade Cert travel must be completed before expiration. I was over by 3 days by the expiration date and couldn't use a SWU 590 because it expired 3 days before.

MSPeconomist Jan 1, 2015 7:05 am
What are you talking about? From the thread title, I assumed that you had missed status for next year by a flight posting as 503 rather than 590 miles.

MNAudiS4 Jan 1, 2015 7:18 am
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 24082599)
What are you talking about? From the thread title, I assumed that you had missed status for next year by a flight posting as 503 rather than 590 miles.
Sorry i updated my original post a little i was talking in terms of the different of the two SWU certs they offer or now the Global Upgrade Certs 590 can't be extended past expiration date. Where the 503's could.

javabytes Jan 1, 2015 5:26 pm
Yeah, with the new upgrade certificates, travel must be completed before the certificate expires.

http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...tificates.html

2. Expiration Date: Certificate expires twelve months from date of issue; all travel must be complete prior to certificate expiration date. Certificate may not be extended, reissued or returned for credit under any circumstances.

MSPeconomist Jan 1, 2015 10:35 pm
It's not that the old SWUs could be extended but rather that their expiration date referred to the date of ticket reissue confirming the upgrade, which often in practice meant that the upgrade needed to clear before expiration. For the new GUCs/RUCs, you must fly the segments upgraded with the cert before it expires.

BTW, the old rules still apply to existing old SWUs, right?

bennos Jan 2, 2015 6:52 am
Originally Posted by MNAudiS4 (Post 24081604)
Sorry if this was posted before, i didn't find it with the search or see it. With the 503 SWU i could always extend past the expiration date of the cert. With the 590 SWU aka Global Upgrade Cert travel must be completed before expiration. I was over by 3 days by the expiration date and couldn't use a SWU 590 because it expired 3 days before.
This was noticed in the original thread discussing GUCs and a few times subsequently. Sorry you got burned by it :(


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