SWU question - JFK-SFO-HKG
Mar 12, 2006, 12:46 pm
#1
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SWU question - JFK-SFO-HKG
I've got a 645am JFK-SFO and the noon flight SFO-HKG on Wednesday (March 15). I'm waitlisted for the SFO-HKG upgrade as a 1P, using a gifted SWU. It looks pretty good with C9D9, and a whole bunch of empty seats on the seatmap.
Just a quick question - what would you do with the JFK-SFO flight? If it hasn't cleared by the time I get to JFK.... do I ride coach, or take business? Do these SWU's usually clear any earlier?
Thanks for your help - I'm an AA customer switching over, and this is the first big flight/upgrade attempt.
Just a quick question - what would you do with the JFK-SFO flight? If it hasn't cleared by the time I get to JFK.... do I ride coach, or take business? Do these SWU's usually clear any earlier?
Thanks for your help - I'm an AA customer switching over, and this is the first big flight/upgrade attempt.
Mar 12, 2006, 1:58 pm
#2
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Originally Posted by rajvar
I've got a 645am JFK-SFO and the noon flight SFO-HKG on Wednesday (March 15). I'm waitlisted for the SFO-HKG upgrade as a 1P, using a gifted SWU. It looks pretty good with C9D9, and a whole bunch of empty seats on the seatmap.
Just a quick question - what would you do with the JFK-SFO flight? If it hasn't cleared by the time I get to JFK.... do I ride coach, or take business? Do these SWU's usually clear any earlier?
Thanks for your help - I'm an AA customer switching over, and this is the first big flight/upgrade attempt.
Just a quick question - what would you do with the JFK-SFO flight? If it hasn't cleared by the time I get to JFK.... do I ride coach, or take business? Do these SWU's usually clear any earlier?
Thanks for your help - I'm an AA customer switching over, and this is the first big flight/upgrade attempt.
Mar 12, 2006, 3:10 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Originally Posted by rajvar
I've got a 645am JFK-SFO and the noon flight SFO-HKG on Wednesday (March 15). I'm waitlisted for the SFO-HKG upgrade as a 1P, using a gifted SWU. It looks pretty good with C9D9, and a whole bunch of empty seats on the seatmap.
Just a quick question - what would you do with the JFK-SFO flight? If it hasn't cleared by the time I get to JFK.... do I ride coach, or take business? Do these SWU's usually clear any earlier?
Thanks for your help - I'm an AA customer switching over, and this is the first big flight/upgrade attempt.
Just a quick question - what would you do with the JFK-SFO flight? If it hasn't cleared by the time I get to JFK.... do I ride coach, or take business? Do these SWU's usually clear any earlier?
Thanks for your help - I'm an AA customer switching over, and this is the first big flight/upgrade attempt.
Mar 12, 2006, 3:50 pm
#4
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I have never failed to get my upgrade SFO-HKG. I have been waitlisted many times, but it has always eventually come through - of course I am 1K and that will have some impact. If you keep checking the award inventory for your flight and it continues to show seat availability, up through the time you leave for JFK, you may be alright. I would not burn an swu on the PS flight unless the SFO-HKG had not cleared by the time of checkin at JFK.
Mar 12, 2006, 5:22 pm
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I'll try checking the award availability... I'm looking up 'O' fares on ExpertFlyer, but it's not pulling anything up? Am I doing something wrongly or is there just no availability?
How far in advance do these things usually clear if waitlisted? I unfortunately only got on the list a week and a few days ago (~2 weeks before flight)... The rest of the fares show F3 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q5 V1 W0 S0 T0 K0 L0 G0 P3 A3 Z9 E0 U0.
Thanks for your quick replies!
How far in advance do these things usually clear if waitlisted? I unfortunately only got on the list a week and a few days ago (~2 weeks before flight)... The rest of the fares show F3 C9 D9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q5 V1 W0 S0 T0 K0 L0 G0 P3 A3 Z9 E0 U0.
Thanks for your quick replies!
Mar 12, 2006, 5:24 pm
#6
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My wife and I are on that same flight from SFO-HKG on March 15th and our upgrade came through about two weeks ago. The return flight is HKG-NRT-SFO and the upgrade for it has not come through. According to the 1K desk it may not come through until the day of the flight.
Mar 12, 2006, 5:29 pm
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Originally Posted by rajvar
I'll try checking the award availability... I'm looking up 'O' fares on ExpertFlyer, but it's not pulling anything up?
Mar 12, 2006, 5:32 pm
#8
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Originally Posted by rajvar
I'll try checking the award availability... I'm looking up 'O' fares on ExpertFlyer, but it's not pulling anything up? Am I doing something wrongly or is there just no availability?
Mar 12, 2006, 5:36 pm
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Alright... Thanks. So doing a search on united for the award availability shows R0 X2 O0 I0 N2. The I is expected... as I don't have my upgrade. But should the O0 be disconcerting?
As I posted above, it's C9D9... and there seems to be some 38 free seats on the ExpertFlyer seatmap (though I know that's not comprehensive).
As I posted above, it's C9D9... and there seems to be some 38 free seats on the ExpertFlyer seatmap (though I know that's not comprehensive).