Question on upgrading United codeshare flight on LH Metal
Nov 24, 2007, 9:55 am
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Question on upgrading United codeshare flight on LH Metal
I have a ticket booked in C (FRA-BOM) on a UA codeshare operated by LH. Can I use LH miles or other LH upgrade instruments to upgrade this?
Thanks!
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Nov 24, 2007, 10:24 am
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codeshares cant be upgraded in advance, only on the day of the flight at the airport. but then its no problem to use miles or vouchers...
Nov 24, 2007, 11:07 am
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Look at the 'how to upgrade on *A carriers' in the *A forum by kiwi flyer. That will help you.
Plus there are a lot of year end LH SWUs issued by UA floating around in CC, which should get you a cheap upgrade
Plus there are a lot of year end LH SWUs issued by UA floating around in CC, which should get you a cheap upgrade
Nov 24, 2007, 11:54 pm
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Thank you!
Thank you 
. I guess it does no good having upgrade inventory available right now then!!
Excellent resource, thank you! I just posted a thread on CC .
. I guess it does no good having upgrade inventory available right now then!!.
Nov 25, 2007, 7:17 am
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Cheers.
Nov 25, 2007, 8:42 am
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Is the same true when it's a LH codeshare on UA metal? I'm flying MUC IAD in Z class and when I tried to upgrade using my evouchers, it said that the flight wasn't eligible for upgrade (which I don't understand either). The UA flight seems to be so empty that I'm wondering if they're going to cancel it? (12/27)
Cheers.
Cheers.
Nov 25, 2007, 9:01 am
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Kind of a tricky advice without testing, Isn't it?
I tried to upgrade on UA metal with a LH issued ticket recently - it did not work neither with UA MP nor with LH miles. So an SWU seems to be the only safe option - but must be a paper on LH!
I tried to upgrade on UA metal with a LH issued ticket recently - it did not work neither with UA MP nor with LH miles. So an SWU seems to be the only safe option - but must be a paper on LH!
Nov 25, 2007, 9:05 am
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Why is it safe? It's standby only as a normal LH flight as well, isn't it?
Nov 25, 2007, 12:34 pm
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As outlined by sentom et al. above: codeshares can only be upgraded on a standby basis but instrument accessible readily by the operating carrier. In the OP's case this is LH miles, LH eVouchers, and "SWU printed for use on Lufthansa". Probably also in that order of precedence btw.
So the SWU is the least safe way of the regular ways.
These is of course always the remote chance that you can do a cash upgrade or that an op-up might happen.
Nov 25, 2007, 12:46 pm
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Nov 25, 2007, 1:22 pm
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).If you ask for cheap upgrades at the airport, than the answer is no, with fee exceptions at some of the outstations. Have never seen it myself…
Nov 25, 2007, 7:58 pm
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...unless it is one of those on the spot upgrades for non status customers from the US, Totti mentioned. But since the OP is flying from FRA he only has the options outlined by weero.