TAP and Star Alliance Gold benefits when travelling on cheapest Economy ticket
Feb 23, 2017, 1:45 am
#47
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
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Had the luggage issue. Fare type DISCOUNT within Europe gets zero bags. However, unlike Lufthansa, TAP will give *G an extra bag, meaning you can take 1 bag.
Seating however is a PITA, even at OLCI if you want to change your seat they want to charge you. The whole plane becomes chargeable if you want to change from the crappy seat they assigned you. And once you change you seat the OLCI process won't give you a boarding pass until you pay with no possibility of cancelling the seat reservation. Stuck, and it sucks.
Seating however is a PITA, even at OLCI if you want to change your seat they want to charge you. The whole plane becomes chargeable if you want to change from the crappy seat they assigned you. And once you change you seat the OLCI process won't give you a boarding pass until you pay with no possibility of cancelling the seat reservation. Stuck, and it sucks.
Feb 23, 2017, 7:17 am
#48
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: YYZ
Programs: A3&O6 Gold,IC AMB & HH Diamond
Posts: 14,132
Had the luggage issue. Fare type DISCOUNT within Europe gets zero bags. However, unlike Lufthansa, TAP will give *G an extra bag, meaning you can take 1 bag.
Seating however is a PITA, even at OLCI if you want to change your seat they want to charge you. The whole plane becomes chargeable if you want to change from the crappy seat they assigned you. And once you change you seat the OLCI process won't give you a boarding pass until you pay with no possibility of cancelling the seat reservation. Stuck, and it sucks.
Seating however is a PITA, even at OLCI if you want to change your seat they want to charge you. The whole plane becomes chargeable if you want to change from the crappy seat they assigned you. And once you change you seat the OLCI process won't give you a boarding pass until you pay with no possibility of cancelling the seat reservation. Stuck, and it sucks.
Mar 12, 2017, 1:34 pm
#49
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 39000ft
Posts: 957
To come back about this issue; I kept checking KVS and noticed that at T-3h from departure, all seats were de-blocked and without charge, including the premium ones. That way I was able to get exit row seats on the first flight (new config, very nice) and comfort seats on the way back (old config).
That sounds cool(er then before).
Mar 12, 2017, 1:40 pm
#50
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: Delta Silver, HH Gold, Accor Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,341
Mar 13, 2017, 3:47 pm
#53
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
data point from my cheapest Economy ticket as *G, family of 4 paxs
MAD-LIS
Empty check-in counter, agent helped us nicely, got 1 free checked bag and even 2nd one as it was only carry-on/small size. Nice
Flight was quite empty so got few empty seats between us
LIS-BCN
1st time ever, *G refused my check-in as "company policy" only allows *G + 1 guest, how stupid. 4 agents sitting there doing nothing
I used the regular check-in lane and got helped (due to having kids) quickly, got my 1 free checked bag. Sadly 4 separate seats (despite 1 PNR and 2 small kids)
Flight was oversold and we got upgraded at the gate to Biz
MAD-LIS
Empty check-in counter, agent helped us nicely, got 1 free checked bag and even 2nd one as it was only carry-on/small size. Nice
Flight was quite empty so got few empty seats between us
LIS-BCN
1st time ever, *G refused my check-in as "company policy" only allows *G + 1 guest, how stupid. 4 agents sitting there doing nothing
I used the regular check-in lane and got helped (due to having kids) quickly, got my 1 free checked bag. Sadly 4 separate seats (despite 1 PNR and 2 small kids)
Flight was oversold and we got upgraded at the gate to Biz
Mar 14, 2017, 1:35 pm
#55
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: YYZ
Programs: A3&O6 Gold,IC AMB & HH Diamond
Posts: 14,132
data point from my cheapest Economy ticket as *G, family of 4 paxs
MAD-LIS
Empty check-in counter, agent helped us nicely, got 1 free checked bag and even 2nd one as it was only carry-on/small size. Nice
Flight was quite empty so got few empty seats between us
LIS-BCN
1st time ever, *G refused my check-in as "company policy" only allows *G + 1 guest, how stupid. 4 agents sitting there doing nothing
I used the regular check-in lane and got helped (due to having kids) quickly, got my 1 free checked bag. Sadly 4 separate seats (despite 1 PNR and 2 small kids)
Flight was oversold and we got upgraded at the gate to Biz
MAD-LIS
Empty check-in counter, agent helped us nicely, got 1 free checked bag and even 2nd one as it was only carry-on/small size. Nice
Flight was quite empty so got few empty seats between us
LIS-BCN
1st time ever, *G refused my check-in as "company policy" only allows *G + 1 guest, how stupid. 4 agents sitting there doing nothing
I used the regular check-in lane and got helped (due to having kids) quickly, got my 1 free checked bag. Sadly 4 separate seats (despite 1 PNR and 2 small kids)
Flight was oversold and we got upgraded at the gate to Biz
Good for you! ^^^
Mar 18, 2017, 12:31 am
#56
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: NZ Airpoints GE, Qantas Platinum, Accor Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 967
I made some cheap (very cheap) bookings for a trip around Europe in September including a couple of TP flights (BCN-LIS and LIS-BIO). The booking wouldn't recognize my Air NZ *G number (probably because it starts with a 0 - tried all sorts of permutations). Anyway, made the bookings and then went to 'manage my bookings' and inserted my number afterwards. It then allowed me to choose any seat in Y class. As the LIS-BIO is an ATR-72 (I fly on these weekly in NZ) the best seat is 17B/C, which it allowed me to choose (even Air NZ doesn't allow me this until T-48). I chose 6C for my BCN-LIS as anything forward of this was greyed out (assuming biz class).
Very happy with the price, process and seat choice.
Very happy with the price, process and seat choice.
Mar 18, 2017, 2:03 am
#57
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 39000ft
Posts: 957
That's weird! I remember doing the exact thing as you back in October/2016 for a trip, but this time it seems that doesn't work now (at least for me as A3 *G). I tried removing the FF and adding it again but nope!
The website is clear though. Seat selection is not a provision for *G. Something that TP confirmed to me via Twitter. They also told me that a random seat will be assigned during check-in which however can be changed (by paying)
The website is clear though. Seat selection is not a provision for *G. Something that TP confirmed to me via Twitter. They also told me that a random seat will be assigned during check-in which however can be changed (by paying)
Mar 22, 2017, 3:36 am
#58
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,188