Swiss not releasing any seats in F with *miles
Apr 1, 2012, 3:24 pm
#106
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SFO-ZRH in C?
Apr 1, 2012, 3:53 pm
#107
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Too bad it's not for me, I'd love to be going.
May 20, 2012, 10:00 am
#108
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LX still releases C awards very close in time to departure. A friend just scored 3 C awards released two days before the flight. I was trying to find him C seats on UA's 744 flight from SFO-FRA (he was already ticketed on the evening 777 flight but was nervous about playing roulette with the new configuration) and then incredibly 3 C seats opened up on SFO-ZRH. So it is possible.
May 20, 2012, 10:29 am
#110
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I think it depends very much on the route (and time of year). TATL routes are usually more difficult to get.
I had no problem booking ZRH-NRT using bmi miles but could not get an F award from ORD or anywhere on the east coast. I eventually decided to burn M&M miles.
I had no problem booking ZRH-NRT using bmi miles but could not get an F award from ORD or anywhere on the east coast. I eventually decided to burn M&M miles.
May 20, 2012, 10:49 am
#111
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I think it depends very much on the route (and time of year). TATL routes are usually more difficult to get.
I had no problem booking ZRH-NRT using bmi miles but could not get an F award from ORD or anywhere on the east coast. I eventually decided to burn M&M miles.
I had no problem booking ZRH-NRT using bmi miles but could not get an F award from ORD or anywhere on the east coast. I eventually decided to burn M&M miles.
May 20, 2012, 11:55 am
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May 20, 2012, 12:02 pm
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May 20, 2012, 12:31 pm
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I tried so many variations I might have done, but I had to book about a month before departure and my date was not flexible. Initially I tried to book LH F from ORD to either DUS or FRA but it turned out UA and AC were showing phantom availability in F.
May 20, 2012, 12:42 pm
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May 20, 2012, 1:21 pm
#117
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The only airline that flies ZRH-SIN is SQ.
Edit: didn't refresh and didn't see the post above, sorry...
May 20, 2012, 2:08 pm
#118
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What's worrying is there have been occasional reports of UA members seemingly booking LH F awards online that M&M members cannot see (or before they manage to find them!).
May 20, 2012, 10:03 pm
#119
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Wow! Perhaps LH should let UA run their revenue management so no F cabin will fly with fewer than 8 pax.
What's worrying is there have been occasional reports of UA members seemingly booking LH F awards online that M&M members cannot see (or before they manage to find them!).
What's worrying is there have been occasional reports of UA members seemingly booking LH F awards online that M&M members cannot see (or before they manage to find them!).
I've found literally 20 LH F seats on ua.com and they were ALL phantom.
I really want to try the FCT in FRA :-:
May 21, 2012, 1:08 am
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I'm trying to move from C to F for a flight from ORD to FRA on 30 May, and its show F availability on LH431, however when I called UA, I spoke to a service director who explained that its not phantom inventory per se, but rather UA making an assumption of what LH SHOULD make available. HUH? If thats the case, you wonder if UA is just makin' stuff up!
My theory is that UA/AC, but not NH, are accessing M&M space, not regular Starnet space. Odd...