Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
As a data point, no special handling when I was travelling on an award ticket (LX F) ex PVG. Was told 'not on your fare'.
Really?
I always got it ex-PVG (and I am a US DM maximizer

), except one time when I booked LX189 the evening before. When I asked, they did not have enough time to plan it as I booked it at last minute.