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iflyuaaa Dec 30, 2009 6:41 pm
Does e500 trick work with SWU?
 
So if I have an itinerary for a same day turn with less than 4 hour connection and I go SFO-SYD-LAX-SFO, for upgrade purposes, does SFO-SYD-LAX count as 1 SWU?

Miles Ahead Dec 30, 2009 7:22 pm
Nope. It will take 2.

as219 Dec 30, 2009 8:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Miles Ahead
Nope. It will take 2.
What he said.

JerseyJoe Dec 31, 2009 7:09 am
YMMV -- I recently did IND-IAD-LHR (morning flight that arrives late evening)
LHR-ORD-IND (next morning) and only one SWU was pulled from my account even though the overnight was greater than 4 hours. Probably just got lucky.^

why fly Dec 31, 2009 8:15 am
same here some times you get lucky and it just takes one

MatthewLAX Dec 31, 2009 9:18 am
The system should pull two, though I think it would be interesting to experiment with a LAX-SYD-SFO quick turn...

schley Dec 31, 2009 9:30 am
Originally Posted by JerseyJoe (Post 13085596)
YMMV -- I recently did IND-IAD-LHR (morning flight that arrives late evening)
LHR-ORD-IND (next morning) and only one SWU was pulled from my account even though the overnight was greater than 4 hours. Probably just got lucky.^
With a SWU you are given 12 hours for it to count as a connection, CR1's are 4 hours.

denverhockeyguy Dec 31, 2009 9:34 am
In theory it should, as long as you don't backtrack airports.

I did DEN-ORD-NRT-SIN-HKG-SFO-DEN with 1 SWU and 2 e-500s in Nov. The 1-SWU covered everything but the final SFO-DEN leg.


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