Originally Posted by BlondeBomber

I cannot do any upgrades until at the gate -- that's true

class booked W with LH -- is equal to L class on AC, ie. less than H class so you will need a SSWU

I believe I have no chance of upgrading it, as I have no status with LH. Is that so?
- you might get lucky with a Star Gold operational upgrade--happened only once in all my LH flying but it can happen

If you had LH miles, you could "buy" an upgrade on FRA-CPT--I have done that.