Upgrades at CO
Nov 27, 2002 | 12:43 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 1998
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Upgrades at CO
Since I did not get any information on the new program yet:
How many miles do I need to upgrade a CO flight from europe to the US?
Does it include the domestic connection?
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Viele Grüße
Oliver
How many miles do I need to upgrade a CO flight from europe to the US?
Does it include the domestic connection?
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Viele Grüße
Oliver
Nov 29, 2002 | 11:56 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: EWR
Posts: 899
Upgrades to Business First are listed on this table:
http://www.continental.com/onepass/r...CFBD7E7544A29E
Its 10,000 miles each way for a full Y fare, otherwise 20,000 miles for others.
Keep in mind that you must either buy a HoKeY fare or pay the BendForward supplement to be eligible to upgrade to BizFirst. For details see here: http://www.nonepass.com
If you are lucky enough to get a BizFirst upgrade from Europe to US, normally the domestic connections ARE included in the upgrade miles. BUT in some cases, CO agents have been known to state that this is NOT guaranteed.
If I had a choice, I would go fly on NW WBC instead and avoid the headache.
http://www.continental.com/onepass/r...CFBD7E7544A29E
Its 10,000 miles each way for a full Y fare, otherwise 20,000 miles for others.
Keep in mind that you must either buy a HoKeY fare or pay the BendForward supplement to be eligible to upgrade to BizFirst. For details see here: http://www.nonepass.com
If you are lucky enough to get a BizFirst upgrade from Europe to US, normally the domestic connections ARE included in the upgrade miles. BUT in some cases, CO agents have been known to state that this is NOT guaranteed.
If I had a choice, I would go fly on NW WBC instead and avoid the headache.
Nov 30, 2002 | 10:54 am
#5
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Just got my KL guide. You can upgrade ANY CO fare with KL miles that is why I like KL miles better than CO miles, CO rules suk! 
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Viele Grüße
Oliver
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Viele Grüße
Oliver
Dec 1, 2002 | 7:50 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: South Coast, UK
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But, and the big one...had anybody actually been able to redeem their FD Miles for either a freebie ticket or an upgrade. I'm particularly interested in upgrading to the US, but somebody told me that, 'out of Gatwick ? You must be joking'
Dec 2, 2002 | 7:28 am
#7
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Location: London, UK and Southern France
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on a tangent, but related: just been told by the FD helpdesk that you cannot upgrade CO-coded flights operated on VS aircraft (eg: LHR-EWR).
Interesting, given that you can do it with OnePass miles and that the CO-VS arrangement is not an ordinary codeshare but a hardblock (and a range of specific seats on VS aircraft are allocated exclusively to CO as if it were a co aircraft).
Interesting, given that you can do it with OnePass miles and that the CO-VS arrangement is not an ordinary codeshare but a hardblock (and a range of specific seats on VS aircraft are allocated exclusively to CO as if it were a co aircraft).
Jan 30, 2003 | 3:12 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Warwickshire, UK
Posts: 47
I got the same message from the FD Helldesk regarding CO codeshares - they are definitely not available.
I have had an upgrade request in the system since July 2003 to upgrade my party travelling this weekend BHX - EWR - MIA. KL lost my request at least four times and CO rejected the request three times. It was eventually rejected because it was submitted too early. I have resubmitted the request repeatedly with the same response.
ITN.NET shows availability in all classes for my flights yet CO will not release the upgrades.
So much for the alliance.
I have had an upgrade request in the system since July 2003 to upgrade my party travelling this weekend BHX - EWR - MIA. KL lost my request at least four times and CO rejected the request three times. It was eventually rejected because it was submitted too early. I have resubmitted the request repeatedly with the same response.
ITN.NET shows availability in all classes for my flights yet CO will not release the upgrades.
So much for the alliance.