https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Eurowings, ITA Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Luxair and SWISS en Sun, 17 May 2026 19:25:55 GMT vBulletin 5 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217965-points-vs-qualifying-points.html Fri, 15 May 2026 11:35:02 GMT Hello,

Probably a very silly question but I can't find a convincing answer in the LH nor M&M website.

To qualify as Senator, for example, one needs "2,000 Points and 1,000 Qualifying Points". So far as I can see Qualifying points are earned within the LH group and (not qualifying) points with the rest of *A.

2 questions :

1) Do they really mean "and" or is it (a total of) 2000 points of which 1000 must be qualifying?
2) Assuming they really do mean "and" can you get there with 3000 Qualifying points?

TIA

Ken ]]> Hedgie66 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217965-points-vs-qualifying-points.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217934-new-topc-ff-status-code-bp.html Thu, 14 May 2026 20:02:44 GMT Anyone know what "TOPC" in lieu of LH*G SEN etc... means in the status section of the boarding pass? Would assume something along the lines of "Top Customer/Company", but it doesn't seem to increase the boarding group at all. Schengen flight too, so nothing related to docs I would presume. ]]> LX53 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217934-new-topc-ff-status-code-bp.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217882-no-buy-up-upgrade-option-award-x-itinerary-booked-ua-miles.html Wed, 13 May 2026 15:21:18 GMT Hi folks:

I'm traveling next month on an economy X award trip booked with UA miles. In the past, I've been able to see "buy up" upgrade pricing to both Premium Economy as well as to Business.

But this is no longer the case. The "upgrade" link is greyed out.

Has policy changed? Is this no longer possible to do on an award ticket? Or is it only now possible during or after check in? ]]> ualboston1k https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217882-no-buy-up-upgrade-option-award-x-itinerary-booked-ua-miles.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217792-austrian-zrh-vie-questions.html Tue, 12 May 2026 06:07:17 GMT Hello all, Question on a typical Austrian flight from ZRH-VIE (and perhaps back): 1) How many boarding groups are there? 4? more than 4? 2) If one is on group 4, but is FTL LH*S can board before group 4? when? Thanks in advance, RedRobin Hello all,
Question on a typical Austrian flight from ZRH-VIE (and perhaps back):

1) How many boarding groups are there? 4? more than 4?
2) If one is on group 4, but is FTL LH*S can board before group 4? when?

Thanks in advance,
RedRobin ]]> RedRobin https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217792-austrian-zrh-vie-questions.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217661-lufthansa-lounges-frankfurt-airport-ua-pass.html Sat, 09 May 2026 20:23:00 GMT I will have a three hour early morning layover at the Frankfurt airport. I am flying Lufthansa on the flights arriving and departing from Frankfurt. I have a couple of one-time United Club passes. Will I by able to use my United Club passes to... I will have a three hour early morning layover at the Frankfurt airport. I am flying Lufthansa on the flights arriving and departing from Frankfurt. I have a couple of one-time United Club passes. Will I by able to use my United Club passes to access the Lufthansa lounge through the Sky Alliance? ]]> carouselambra https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217661-lufthansa-lounges-frankfurt-airport-ua-pass.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217660-lufthansa-self-service-bag-drop-copenhagen-airport.html Sat, 09 May 2026 20:12:21 GMT We depart our cruise ship at ~8:00am and have a Lufthansa flight from Copenhagen to Frankfurt at 7:20pm. We would like to explore Copenhagen during the day without storing our luggage. We will check in for our flight the prior day using the app and... We depart our cruise ship at ~8:00am and have a Lufthansa flight from Copenhagen to Frankfurt at 7:20pm. We would like to explore Copenhagen during the day without storing our luggage. We will check in for our flight the prior day using the app and plan on our departure date going from the cruise ship terminal to the airport and attempt to check our bags at approximately 9:00am on our departure day (~10 hours before departure). The official Lufthansa statement is that you can check your bags up to 3 hours before departure. I have read some internet posts that some people have been successful with checking their bags prior to that by using the self-service kiosks. Has anyone had any experience with this situation?

If we cannot check our luggage early we plan to use the luggage lockers at the airport.
]]> carouselambra https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217660-lufthansa-self-service-bag-drop-copenhagen-airport.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217581-eurowings-canceled-flight.html Fri, 08 May 2026 07:18:03 GMT Eurowings canceled a flight from BER to JED and rebooked JED to CGN.
(I even can't get there)
I booked another ticket with Brussels Airlines. to get from BRU to BER and back.
I booked a hotel in Jeddah.
Because the cancelation, I can't use the ticket and hotel anymore.
Can I ask Eurowings to compensate ? ]]> BartD https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217581-eurowings-canceled-flight.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217535-economy-flex-lh-claims-some-charges-non-redundable.html Thu, 07 May 2026 11:09:35 GMT Purchased an economy flex tickets EU-TNR-EU. Ticket purchased in early March, for a flight on May 14. Upon purchase, it was made clear there were no penalties for refunds, and, based on the fare conditions displayed, everything seemed fully... Purchased an economy flex tickets EU-TNR-EU. Ticket purchased in early March, for a flight on May 14. Upon purchase, it was made clear there were no penalties for refunds, and, based on the fare conditions displayed, everything seemed fully refundable.

However, I'm trying to cancel now, and LH claims that carrier imposed charges are non-redundable.

Is that expected? Nowhere in the purchase process did it display any part of fare, charges or taxes were non-redundable. I tried mock purchasing the same ticket in the last couple of days, and I cannot find any indication that any portion is non-refundable...

I sent them a form earlier this week since I don't want to accept a deduction from my refund... But knowing LH customer service, I don't expect to hear back by the time the flight departs.

What are the opinions of the forum?
]]> smartytravel https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217535-economy-flex-lh-claims-some-charges-non-redundable.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217484-lufthansa-flight-change-email-but-nothing-changed.html Wed, 06 May 2026 08:54:22 GMT I received an email titled "Lufthansa Flight Change" that states only, "Your ticket is now updated and can be viewed online in your bookings." It says nothing more about what was updated.

This itinerary was changed following a cancellation two weeks ago, but I received an email at that time with the confirmed changes and new seat assignments. Segments and seats look OK as far as I can tell. If something else was updated, I can't tell what it was. But maybe I'm missing something? I don't recall ever receiving a random email about an update two weeks after changes were made. What should I be looking for? ]]> Fennario https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217484-lufthansa-flight-change-email-but-nothing-changed.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217483-adding-ff-booking-made-ta.html Wed, 06 May 2026 07:08:57 GMT I have booking made by company TA and my FF# has not been added. I tried to add it on my own via LH app, but if requires 4 digits code which is sent to the email address used for booking (so TA email). I hoped to be able to add the number during... I have booking made by company TA and my FF# has not been added. I tried to add it on my own via LH app, but if requires 4 digits code which is sent to the email address used for booking (so TA email). I hoped to be able to add the number during check in, but LH says no way, enter the code.
Any hints how to do it without asking TA to change email address or visiting check-in counter? And it is some new enhancement? I can't recall similar problem in the past. ]]> nieszprot https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217483-adding-ff-booking-made-ta.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217468-lh-refuses-eu261-claims-cityline-cancellations.html Tue, 05 May 2026 21:26:37 GMT Okay, so I had both my EU261 claims for Cityline cancellations less than 48hrs before departure refused, citing total nonsense like."circumstances beyond our control" and "flight LH475 from Montreal to Munich on April 24, 2026 experienced a delay, which led to a missed connection to flight LH1690 from Munich to Prague" (wrong, as LH1690 was cancelled in the first place; LH475 operated normally). Even my reply pointing these out was refused by a generic answer.

Now, I tried to look up soep.de, however this site seems to have changed and now has an unrelated contents, hence my question: is there an equivalent to what soep.de once was? Or which would be the organism to escalate the issue before handing it all over to Euclaim or the like? ]]> NightFly https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217468-lh-refuses-eu261-claims-cityline-cancellations.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217449-lh-now-recommends-forfeiting-your-refund-involuntary-cancellations.html Tue, 05 May 2026 12:50:05 GMT 🤡 Forfeit $1000 and we will give you 200 miles! Image:]]> If this is true -> 🤡

Forfeit $1000 and we will give you 200 miles!


]]> smartytravel https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217449-lh-now-recommends-forfeiting-your-refund-involuntary-cancellations.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217356-cat-loose-aboard-os-jfk-vie.html Sun, 03 May 2026 14:58:24 GMT A friend of mine took OS redeye from JFK earlier this week and she was woken up in the middle of the cruise by a cat that jumped on her lap. Few moments later a CC appeared saying 'sorry' and started to lift the cat. Cat held firm her with the claws and she ended up scratched on both legs. The crew never checked on her if she is OK or needs anything, like nothing has happened - sadly a typical example of OS crew behavior lately.
The most funny part is that she was really badly woken up by the cat and she thought it was just a dream until she saw the scratches later. ]]> shady https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217356-cat-loose-aboard-os-jfk-vie.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217276-awards-air-astana.html Fri, 01 May 2026 16:49:24 GMT Does anyone know how many miles are required for a FRA-NQZ/ALA redemption on KC? Also is YQ charged and can it be included in an award with other Star partners or at least LH? Eg LHR/DFW-FRA-NQZ. Is it possible to redeem within Central Asia and how... Does anyone know how many miles are required for a FRA-NQZ/ALA redemption on KC? Also is YQ charged and can it be included in an award with other Star partners or at least LH? Eg LHR/DFW-FRA-NQZ. Is it possible to redeem within Central Asia and how good is the award availability? ]]> UA Fan https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217276-awards-air-astana.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217270-scoot-sector-lh-ticket-pnr-question.html Fri, 01 May 2026 12:02:27 GMT I’ve got a ticket back from Singapore that sees me flying via bkk with the first leg in scoot premium economy before connection onto Swiss J class in Bangkok. do I need to get a separate PNR to allow online check in for the scoot sector? If so... I’ve got a ticket back from Singapore that sees me flying via bkk with the first leg in scoot premium economy before connection onto Swiss J class in Bangkok.

do I need to get a separate PNR to allow online check in for the scoot sector? If so where do I get this?

also am I correct in assuming no lounge access at Changi? that’s not a problem as it will be an early morning flight, I have a priority pass and there are worse airports to be waiting at… ]]> Swiss Tony https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-ita-other-partners-miles-more/2217270-scoot-sector-lh-ticket-pnr-question.html