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Aug 1, 2014 | 5:28 am

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PLeblond

Formerly known as tireman77

Join Date: Dec 2013

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Originally Posted by OliverB

What if I wanted to fly Lufthansa F class to Europe on reward miles (or just pay for an upgrade with miles); is that possible?

How would the milage compare with UA for this purpose?

Quote:

Originally Posted by OliverB

Also, in the above scenario, if I purchased an upgradable fare through Aeroplan on Lufthansa with my credit card, would I later be able to upgrade to F with Aeroplan miles (when seats are released) or would I have to wait and use miles from the beginning and do it all in one-shot?

Aeroplan does not offer upgradable fares, nor can you use Aeroplan points to upgrade a purchased fare. You can purchase j or F flights with Aeroplan points, but at 50k, you might be a little short.

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