Help with upgrade strategy
Jul 25, 2011, 6:33 pm
#1
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Location: New York, NY
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Help with upgrade strategy
Doing a multi-city trip.
I'm CO Plat and UA 1K.
I purchased it on CO.com to get double miles on my Chase One Pass plus card and used my CO Plat #.
I have 4 CO 2010 SWUs which I never used yet. No UA Swu's or CRs.
I still have til tomorrow 5pm or so to cancel. Basically I want best odds of getting First or Biz on the longer portions.
I have the 4 SWUs on CO but would probably have to use miles on UA and I think I can't use them on codeshare, but not sure how the complimentary upgrades work.
Thanks for the help!
I'm CO Plat and UA 1K.
I purchased it on CO.com to get double miles on my Chase One Pass plus card and used my CO Plat #.
I have 4 CO 2010 SWUs which I never used yet. No UA Swu's or CRs.
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I still have til tomorrow 5pm or so to cancel. Basically I want best odds of getting First or Biz on the longer portions.
I have the 4 SWUs on CO but would probably have to use miles on UA and I think I can't use them on codeshare, but not sure how the complimentary upgrades work.
Thanks for the help!
Jul 25, 2011, 7:53 pm
#2
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I'll throw it out there - no int'l trips planned between now and EOY/Jan'12 or whenever they expire? SWUs are incredibly valuable for those.
I'd use your UA number on ORD-SFO on UA. 10am flight, not prime business time, bet you could get it complimentary. Codeshare shouldn't have any effect on UDU.
I'd use your UA number on ORD-SFO on UA. 10am flight, not prime business time, bet you could get it complimentary. Codeshare shouldn't have any effect on UDU.
Jul 26, 2011, 1:15 am
#3
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I have trip to Paris but used miles so SWU not relevant.
I'd use your UA number on ORD-SFO on UA. 10am flight, not prime business time, bet you could get it complimentary. Codeshare shouldn't have any effect on UDU.
Jul 26, 2011, 5:56 am
#4
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Yes, 1K better than CO Plat on UA. And yes, you can change it after the first flight. You have 6 days in-between which is perfect, as 1K window is 100 hours.
Jul 26, 2011, 12:46 pm
#5
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It might be worth calling to try and swap your mileage UG for the SWUs. Or , worst case, keep watching, and if you see the R space open up, cancel and re-UG with SWUs.
Yes, 1K better than CO Plat on UA. And yes, you can change it after the first flight. You have 6 days in-between which is perfect, as 1K window is 100 hours.
Yes, 1K better than CO Plat on UA. And yes, you can change it after the first flight. You have 6 days in-between which is perfect, as 1K window is 100 hours.