Upgradeing Intern'l Codeshare flight - goofed
Feb 15, 2011 | 8:28 am
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Upgradeing Intern'l Codeshare flight - goofed
I book most of my flights on co.com, since we seem to be “encouraged” to do so. Booking CLE-GRU, mostly codeshares on United came up. So did CLE-ORD-GRU.
Now I find out that if you book a CO codeshare on ANY Star Alliance flight, including United, you cannot use CO miles to upgrade. Did two calls to CO to ask about this. Oh well, lesson learned (maybe). I guess on previous *Alliance flights, I did book with the other airline directly.
OK, maybe I read the above in FlyerTalk somewhere, but it did not register. Any comments (other than “read the darn rules before booking …")? At least, the seat is E+.
Now I find out that if you book a CO codeshare on ANY Star Alliance flight, including United, you cannot use CO miles to upgrade. Did two calls to CO to ask about this. Oh well, lesson learned (maybe). I guess on previous *Alliance flights, I did book with the other airline directly.
OK, maybe I read the above in FlyerTalk somewhere, but it did not register. Any comments (other than “read the darn rules before booking …")? At least, the seat is E+.
Feb 15, 2011 | 9:55 am
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Yeah us regulars here at FT hate code shares! If you want to upgrade they make it difficult if not impossible.
Feb 15, 2011 | 12:09 pm
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I love code shares when they enable fuel dumps and cheaper flights. They do not always suck. :-:
I love code shares when they enable fuel dumps and cheaper flights. They do not always suck. :-:
Feb 15, 2011 | 12:19 pm
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Yea, I just got into a rhythm of always booking via co.com. It was not difficult to check for upgrades on Alliance partners, and look at the Terms & Conditions, which has the dreaded "Codeshare flights not eligible" message.
And so it goes ...
So, is it confirmed that I have no recourse? (can't believe that I'm still looking for a loophole ...).
And so it goes ...
So, is it confirmed that I have no recourse? (can't believe that I'm still looking for a loophole ...).
Feb 15, 2011 | 12:27 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Yea, I just got into a rhythm of always booking via co.com. It was not difficult to check for upgrades on Alliance partners, and look at the Terms & Conditions, which has the dreaded "Codeshare flights not eligible" message.
And so it goes ...
So, is it confirmed that I have no recourse? (can't believe that I'm still looking for a loophole ...).
And so it goes ...
So, is it confirmed that I have no recourse? (can't believe that I'm still looking for a loophole ...).