Using SEN eVouchers on other *A carriers
May 2, 2009, 5:55 am
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Using SEN eVouchers on other *A carriers
I was just reading "The "How to upgrade on *A carriers" thread and noticed there seems to be some information missing regarding SEN eVouchers.
The thread says you can use them on the following carriers:
LH, OS, LO, UA
First, I wondered why LX is not on the list.
Then, I read about eVouchers on the M&M website, which says the following:
(see here)
I was quite surprised to see some of the airlines above... e.g. Singapore Airlines?!
Does anybody know what preconditions there are for using eVouchers on these carriers, e.g. are there any booking classes you need to book before you can upgrade with one?
The thread says you can use them on the following carriers:
LH, OS, LO, UA
First, I wondered why LX is not on the list.
Then, I read about eVouchers on the M&M website, which says the following:
What is an eVoucher?
An eVoucher is an electronic voucher for an upgrade. When combined with a full fare paid ticket, you can - fly one class higher on a continental route for one eVoucher - claim an upgrade on an intercontinental route for two eVouchers eVouchers are not transferable, but can be spent on accompanying persons. eVouchers have no time limit on them. They can be used with the following airlines:
- Adria Airways
- Air Dolomiti
- All Nippon Airlines
- Austrian Airlines Group*
- Croatia Airlines
- LOT Polish Airlines*
- Lufthansa*
- Lufthansa Regional
- Singapore Airlines
- SWISS
- United
* Can be booked online
An eVoucher is an electronic voucher for an upgrade. When combined with a full fare paid ticket, you can - fly one class higher on a continental route for one eVoucher - claim an upgrade on an intercontinental route for two eVouchers eVouchers are not transferable, but can be spent on accompanying persons. eVouchers have no time limit on them. They can be used with the following airlines:
- Adria Airways
- Air Dolomiti
- All Nippon Airlines
- Austrian Airlines Group*
- Croatia Airlines
- LOT Polish Airlines*
- Lufthansa*
- Lufthansa Regional
- Singapore Airlines
- SWISS
- United
* Can be booked online
I was quite surprised to see some of the airlines above... e.g. Singapore Airlines?!
Does anybody know what preconditions there are for using eVouchers on these carriers, e.g. are there any booking classes you need to book before you can upgrade with one?
May 2, 2009, 6:57 am
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I'm not aware of the booking class requirement, so I hope someone else knows, but this could not have been a long time policy (or I was incorrectly informed by the HON Service). This is because I was told that only miles could be used for my recent EWR-SIN trip, and my eVouchers could only be used on LH and LX only.
May 2, 2009, 10:19 am
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May 2, 2009, 11:19 am
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Did the itinerary touch the EU? In that case he is intitled to the quite hefty downgrade compensation from the EU passenger rights.
May 2, 2009, 12:09 pm
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AI is notorious for these kind of shenanigans !
May 2, 2009, 12:16 pm
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eVouchers are upgrade vouchers. EWR-SIN flight is one class C only. How can you upgrade on one class flights?
May 2, 2009, 1:01 pm
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May 2, 2009, 1:28 pm
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While it used to be 2 class, this was just a few weeks ago. That 2 class to 1 class transition happened last July (but good guess nevertheless) 
. My situation was actually EWR-FRA-SIN (I refer to my trips with the start and end, usually don't include stops).
. My situation was actually EWR-FRA-SIN (I refer to my trips with the start and end, usually don't include stops).
May 3, 2009, 4:36 am
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And he believed that crap? The one time in my life that I flew AI - which was in Biz fortunately - they tried to shove us back into Y with the very same argument - that everyone else paid for C and later that everyone else was full fare.
I was a young flyer then and did not not even contemplate to go back to Y. So all worked out fine. But I still hate AI with a vengeance.
May 3, 2009, 4:39 am
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Good for Biz->F upgrades. Coach to Biz only makes sense from carriers which have low bucket Bs such as SQ or OZ.