Originally Posted by The Tsar

Indirectly related question re upgrades. I currently live in Central Asia, book here with LH for flights to FRA connecting to AC for FRA- YUL. I am Elite. When I phone AC ahead to get on the waitlist for UG I am told that since my booking is with LH (even though a major part of the trip is on AC) they cannot list me, and tell me 'to try on check-in' which I do and it occasionally works. Same thing coming back, even in Canada they wont waitlist me because my original booking was with LH. Any way around this? I always try to get to the check-in early to improve my chances but basically this means if you are AC Elite but living in a place without an AC office or flights, you are disrciminated against. Help anyone.