Originally Posted by
uppereastff
Have you had any luck booking biz on LH, Austrian or Swiss using UA miles? Every time I look there is nothing available. What's the trick? I have a lot of miles but not interested in flying steerage to Europe. I find it much easier to book award flights in biz and first on AA or BA using award miles.
Yes, people book LH/OS/LX in C all the time, sometimes in F too (LH Group doesn't make F available before T-14 days, though). How are you performing the search? Are you only looking for nonstops out of SFO/LAX (those don't tend to have much award availability on LX/LH)?
BA F has surcharges that can be up to $1000 USD in F compared to *A F, but hey, if that's acceptable...
