Originally Posted by LonLH
They would indeed- and will try very hard to convince you to part with them until they get some poor such who will catch the bait
You can try to bargain in such case, at least as a SEN or HON. If you are lucky you may get an upgrade for half miles or just 1 eVoucher for a longhaul trip. It happened to me just once in 2002 on a LAX-FRA flight (in the lucky days, when F-upgrading on a transatlantic route was just for 35K). I asked her, if she would be okay with 25K and after a short phone call she was okay with this. But I assume, the lex Mayrhuber may not allow this anymore...