Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
The Q fare is fine for SWUs, but
- You cannot upgrade a codeshare until day of departure.
- This itinerary would take two SWUs - one paper for the LH flight and one electronic for the UA flights.
+1,
I have been told the same by the 1K line and the mileage plus support. There seems to be no other option but to try on the day of departure even for the UA metal flight.
In case someone has any other ideas, i would also be very interested.