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blueman2 Mar 5, 2009 12:16 pm
Using SWU on flight segments of different Class
 
I am looking at a flight SFO-IAD in M and IAD-AMS in D. Can I apply a SWU to this entire trip and move into business for SFO-IAD and first for IAD-AMS? I have never tried to upgrade a trip that has different classes of service for segments.

SEA1K4EVR Mar 5, 2009 12:19 pm
Is it on the same PNR? If yes, I don't see why this would be an issue.

ua_to_ord Mar 5, 2009 1:10 pm
I don't have any anecdotal experience with such a situation, but I am inclined to believe that United's IT could not handle using a single SWU on such a combination.

mahasamatman Mar 5, 2009 1:11 pm
Originally Posted by ua_to_ord (Post 11366681)
I am inclined to believe that United's IT could not handle using a single SWU on such a combination.
I didn't even think they could handle one PNR with two different classes of service!

6rugrats Mar 5, 2009 1:16 pm
Here is our experience. On a recent ORD-IAD-LHR trip, Mr. R used a SWU and was placed in F for the ORD-IAD leg and in C for the IAD-LHR leg.

Of course, there was no C class in the ORD-IAD leg.

Is that what you are asking about?

sdflyer1976 Mar 5, 2009 1:29 pm
Originally Posted by 6rugrats (Post 11366712)
Here is our experience. On a recent ORD-IAD-LHR trip, Mr. R used a SWU and was placed in F for the ORD-IAD leg and in C for the IAD-LHR leg.

Of course, there was no C class in the ORD-IAD leg.

Is that what you are asking about?
I believe the OP is asking if one leg1 is in Y and leg2 is in C, can an SWU be used to upgrade leg1 to C and leg2 to F

or something like that.

blueman2 Mar 5, 2009 2:08 pm
Originally Posted by sdflyer1976 (Post 11366777)
I believe the OP is asking if one leg1 is in Y and leg2 is in C, can an SWU be used to upgrade leg1 to C and leg2 to F

or something like that.

Yup, this is the situation. I am going to have my agent go ahead and ticket, then I will report back. Since it is refundable (M and D fares), if there is a big problem I can find another routing.

channa Mar 5, 2009 2:13 pm
Originally Posted by blueman2 (Post 11367040)
Yup, this is the situation. I am going to have my agent go ahead and ticket, then I will report back. Since it is refundable (M and D fares), if there is a big problem I can find another routing.
How much more is it to book it all in D? If you did that you'd remove the fare split (SFO-IAD + IAD-AMS), so it may only be marginally more. But you'd have to check.

BenjaminNYC Mar 5, 2009 2:13 pm
Originally Posted by 6rugrats (Post 11366712)
Here is our experience. On a recent ORD-IAD-LHR trip, Mr. R used a SWU and was placed in F for the ORD-IAD leg and in C for the IAD-LHR leg.

Of course, there was no C class in the ORD-IAD leg.

Is that what you are asking about?
That's not at all what the OP is asking.

Originally Posted by channa (Post 11367067)
How much more is it to book it all in D? If you did that you'd remove the fare split (SFO-IAD + IAD-AMS), so it may only be marginally more. But you'd have to check.
Or even less....


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