Choosing seats on award flights? (on TAP)
Apr 21, 2012, 5:10 am
#1
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Choosing seats on award flights? (on TAP)
Apologies, searching this forum I haven't figured the answer to this question out 
Just booked my first, last and only redemption with Diamond Club via the ICC on a couple of TAP flights to Brazil.
Is there any way for me to choose the seats? at this point? Can I do that on Lufthansa's site for TAP flights (As yet I'm not registered). My mum bought a ticket for the same flight on opodo, so it'd be nice to sit together
Just booked my first, last and only redemption with Diamond Club via the ICC on a couple of TAP flights to Brazil.
Is there any way for me to choose the seats? at this point? Can I do that on Lufthansa's site for TAP flights (As yet I'm not registered). My mum bought a ticket for the same flight on opodo, so it'd be nice to sit together
Apr 21, 2012, 1:32 pm
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Open lufthansa.co.uk (whatever!)
Simply click on the "login/my bookings" button to the right of the yellow banner.
The third button down will be "last name/booking code": go for this
and enter your (guess what?) last name and booking code.
Apr 21, 2012, 1:49 pm
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Choosing seats on award flights? (on TAP)
Seems that post 19/4 you cannot get the reservation to show on LH. At least for mine that has no LH metal on it, I just get an error.
Apr 21, 2012, 2:10 pm
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Lufthansa now appear to be blocking bmi-made bookings here; a redemption I booked a couple of weeks ago that was fine in LH MMB last week is now not loading. (It's fine on checkmytrip.)
Apr 22, 2012, 3:40 am
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I ask because the external approach works unfailingly and repeatedly for me. And it's not often I get smiled upon by Lufthansa!
Indeed, all four of the rather complicated, multi-carrier, but completely lufthansa-free reservations I made yesterday show up, and I can make/change seat reservations. And the reservations include two TP sectors.
This method also opens reservations NOT in my name, something the internal "my bookings" option will not allow.
Apr 22, 2012, 4:59 am
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Are you doing this internally i.e, through "my bookings" while you are logged on to lufthansa.com, or externally through the menu revealed by clicking on the "log in/my booking button" (but without logging on).
I ask because the external approach works unfailingly and repeatedly for me. And it's not often I get smiled upon by Lufthansa!
Indeed, all four of the rather complicated, multi-carrier, but completely lufthansa-free reservations I made yesterday show up, and I can make/change seat reservations. And the reservations include two TP sectors.
This method also opens reservations NOT in my name, something the internal "my bookings" option will not allow.
I ask because the external approach works unfailingly and repeatedly for me. And it's not often I get smiled upon by Lufthansa!
Indeed, all four of the rather complicated, multi-carrier, but completely lufthansa-free reservations I made yesterday show up, and I can make/change seat reservations. And the reservations include two TP sectors.
This method also opens reservations NOT in my name, something the internal "my bookings" option will not allow.
"The system is unable to retrieve this trip, please contact your TravelSupport Desk if further details are needed. Contact information can befound by clicking the 'Contact' link above. (141 [284])"
Apr 22, 2012, 6:10 am
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I just tried entering a nonsense reservation and got the following:
"Unfortunately we could not find a reservation under the booking code you entered. Please check or correct your entries and, if necessary, try again or contact our Service Center. (8104 - 1929)"
My legit (TG, TK, TP) redemption reservations still work fine:
OK - I must be somehow blessed by the LH-gods!