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Mar 15, 2011 | 4:24 am

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Originally Posted by cviviani

I have an UA ticket FCO-IAD-ASE/ASE-DEN-FRA-FCO. The return leg (DEN-FRA-FCO) is operated by LH, of which I am FTL with over 200,000 miles.

I called LH to upgrade the DEN-FRA but they tell me the booking class (L) is too low so I should call UA to see if it's possible to upgrade to V and then the upgrade would be possibile.

I called UA in Italy and they say a) I can't upgrade with miles because I am an LH FTL and b) I should contact my travel agent in the US to make a pay upgrade to V.

So I was wondering: is it possible in your knowledge to transfer miles from LH to Mileage plus, and then using the miles to upgrade?

Welcome to FT, cviviani!

Unfortunately it is not possible to transfer miles from LH/M&M to Mileage Plus. The only way to upgrade with M&M miles is what you have been told. First you'll have to pay to upgrade your L fare to V (or the lowest LH fare that allows upgrades with M&M miles) and to use your LH/M&M miles. Make sure that seats are available in C for upgrades before you pay to upgrade your L ticket.

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