Does e500 trick work with SWU?
Dec 30, 2009 | 6:41 pm
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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?
Dec 30, 2009 | 7:22 pm
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Nope. It will take 2.
Dec 30, 2009 | 8:45 pm
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What he said.
Originally Posted by Miles Ahead
Nope. It will take 2.
Dec 31, 2009 | 7:09 am
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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.^
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.^
Dec 31, 2009 | 8:15 am
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same here some times you get lucky and it just takes one
Dec 31, 2009 | 9:18 am
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The system should pull two, though I think it would be interesting to experiment with a LAX-SYD-SFO quick turn...
Dec 31, 2009 | 9:30 am
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With a SWU you are given 12 hours for it to count as a connection, CR1's are 4 hours.
Dec 31, 2009 | 9:34 am
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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.
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.