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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 5:52 am
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SuperFlyBoy
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by SMK77
Lufthansa changed its policy for operational upgrades some time back:

Business Class was overbooked and your husband's colleague got the free upgrade because of the higher booking class: Lufthansa starts with the most expensive booking class (here: J) and upgrades any pax in that booking class first before upgrading the next expensive booking class (here: C). Only within the booking class HON has priority over SEN over the the rest of the crowd.
Way to blow off your elites to other carriers...

Forget loyalty altogether then!
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