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by Ben Schlappig Guest December 30, 2015, 12:42 pm

System Wide Upgrade Rules

Anonymous Guest
December 30, 2015, 12:42 pm

I’m trying to book a flight to SFO for late March and I have some system wide upgrades that expire on 2/29, can I book the flight using the SWU’s before they expire even though they are expiring before the travel date? I’m guessing I can’t do that but I thought I would ask because I am losing Exec Platinum for 2016. Thank You
Gaurav Community Ambassador
December 31, 2015, 12:50 pm

Per this post by Ben, it seems like travel must be completed by the expiration. [URL]http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/05/19/how-to-use-american-airlines-systemwide-upgrades/[/URL]

However, per this old post on TPG ([URL]http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/extending-american-airlines-evip-systemwide-upgrades-past-february-28-2014/[/URL]), it seems like you might have a chance by calling in and seeing if the agent will apply them for you. Good luck!
Anonymous Guest
January 3, 2016, 3:57 am

The rules are different now than they were in 2014, so the TPG post is outdated 🙁

SWUs have to be consumed by date of expiration, unfortunately.

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