LH F/C vs. LX F/C
Aug 28, 2014, 6:59 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: BAEC, M&L, Bonvoy
Posts: 1,339
Hey everyone,
Thanks so much for pitching in, I think you've all really helped to put things in perspective.
I think that we'll end up going with LX C. I just have one last questions:
What is the best way to upgrade these leg?
I don't have any M+M points, although I do have 100k AMEX MR and 70K Chase UR points. It looks like neither transfer to SWISS though, and I don't think I can upgrade through SIA since I'm not booking through them.
Does SWISS allow paid upgrades on the cheap? At the airport or before?
All suggestions are welcome.
Thanks guys!
Thanks so much for pitching in, I think you've all really helped to put things in perspective.
I think that we'll end up going with LX C. I just have one last questions:
What is the best way to upgrade these leg?
I don't have any M+M points, although I do have 100k AMEX MR and 70K Chase UR points. It looks like neither transfer to SWISS though, and I don't think I can upgrade through SIA since I'm not booking through them.
Does SWISS allow paid upgrades on the cheap? At the airport or before?
All suggestions are welcome.
Thanks guys!
Aug 28, 2014, 1:27 pm
#17
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 34
Anyone else confirm that C-->F upgrades at the time of checkin are $1500/pp?? That seems like an awful lot - it actually comes out to a higher over price as compared to just buying F outright!
Sep 1, 2014, 5:08 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: 1 MM Skymiles,Marriott GLD
Posts: 116
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to do a cost-benefit analysis here on a roundtrip flight for two, Boston - Florence (Italy). There is no non-stop, and we are amenable to the stop being in FRA/MUC/ZUR.
Unfortunately, we don't have the points required and so are considering paid tickets in either C or F, on either LH or LX.
The airlines price out about the same, 5000 for C and 7700 for F.
What is the consensus on F versus C for this price differential?
If you were choosing between the two airlines, considering in flight experience/lounges/etc, which would you choose?
Put another way, for the same price: LH F vs. LX F, and LH C vs LX C.
....with the second question being whether or not 2700/pp is worth the C -->F bump.
Thanks!
I'm trying to do a cost-benefit analysis here on a roundtrip flight for two, Boston - Florence (Italy). There is no non-stop, and we are amenable to the stop being in FRA/MUC/ZUR.
Unfortunately, we don't have the points required and so are considering paid tickets in either C or F, on either LH or LX.
The airlines price out about the same, 5000 for C and 7700 for F.
What is the consensus on F versus C for this price differential?
If you were choosing between the two airlines, considering in flight experience/lounges/etc, which would you choose?
Put another way, for the same price: LH F vs. LX F, and LH C vs LX C.
....with the second question being whether or not 2700/pp is worth the C -->F bump.
Thanks!
Sep 2, 2014, 3:06 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: ZRH
Programs: LX HON Circle
Posts: 3,253
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Got it!
Anyone else confirm that C-->F upgrades at the time of checkin are $1500/pp?? That seems like an awful lot - it actually comes out to a higher over price as compared to just buying F outright!
The offer was 1700 EUR the other day in HKG for a C to F cash upgrade. This was a "special promotion" they said.
Originally Posted by SilverKris
Anyone else confirm that C-->F upgrades at the time of checkin are $1500/pp?? That seems like an awful lot - it actually comes out to a higher over price as compared to just buying F outright!
Sep 2, 2014, 6:00 am
#22
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: QR - plat (OWE), AI - Maharajah (* gold), Bonvoy - plat, HH - gold, Shangri La - jade, Sixt - plat
Posts: 231
I inquired about a C to F upgrade at JFK (to ZRH), a few weeks back, and was quoted the difference between my fare and the available F fare, which was in excess of USD2,000. This was on an Edelwiese flight on LX metal, manned and operated by LX crew (felt like I was flying LX - not sure where Edelwiese comes into the picture) and ticketed by LH. No specials that day.
They did however have a Y to C upgrade promotion going on ...something like USD600-800.
They did however have a Y to C upgrade promotion going on ...something like USD600-800.
