swu's
Mar 19, 2002 | 12:11 pm
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You'll be able to find lots of information about SWUs in the United forum. SWUs are gifted to UA's top travelers (those who travel in excess of 100,000 miles/year) annually when our credentials for the new year are received. I believe that USAir might use the same terminology as well; you can check that airline forum, too.
Mar 19, 2002 | 12:20 pm
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Some folks on Flyertalk do not realize this, but there are other airlines besides United ( 
), and some of those other airlines issue (or recently issued) "SWU" certificates, such as US and Delta.
), and some of those other airlines issue (or recently issued) "SWU" certificates, such as US and Delta.
Mar 19, 2002 | 12:22 pm
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Personally I consider SWU to be more of a generic term to also include AA VIPOW's which act like other airline's SWU's.
Mar 19, 2002 | 1:19 pm
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Also do not forget that you can also look up a great number of acronyms in the FlyerTalk Glossary