Originally Posted by
chitownflyer
Perhaps there is some consideration you may still get for GS so long as you are ticketing all itineraries on 016 stock even when flying LH whether ticketed as a code share or LH flight. I thin UA Mileage Plus is the best loyalty program among the big three US based major airlines.
There is not. 2 years in a row I had $60k+ PQD (so obviously all on 016 stock) but almost all on LH metal flying LAX-FRA/MUC. Never qualified for GS, even when asking for reconsideration. About as good of a litmus test as it gets.
As Greg mentioned alread, I don't regret it for a second. I was booking J and flying LH F as my GPUs cleared almost every time.