Originally Posted by
supermasterphil
Does it really hurt LH that much (no luggage) to allow me on the earlier flight if it is wide open? I am even happy to wait at the gate and basically hop on a few minutes before they close the door?
My experience: it never works if you ask at checkin / at Ticket desk. But it works if you kindly ask at the gate, have a status, be patient and mostly last minute they let you on. But they can always claim that your ticket does not allow it, so the nicer you are and the better the day of the gate folks has been, the higher your chances are.