Lufthansa First Award seats availability [for *A and other partner FFPs]
Jul 6, 12, 1:08 am
#136
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Jul 6, 12, 5:58 am
#137
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Search included east/west-bound TATL as well as some asia routes in both directions as well. That said, the only segment that has been giving me trouble (i.e. didn't open up at the 15 day mark) is the westbound TATL flight I want to take.
Jul 6, 12, 5:58 am
#138
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Guys just a quick question - what's the easiest way to dump about 50 miles into an ANA account? Flowers, something like that? I can dump 1000 Amex points in there, but I'd hate to part with that many points just to open up the ANA tool....
Looks like if I wanna fuel up in a Japanese gas station, I'm in business, but I can't find much else. ^
Looks like if I wanna fuel up in a Japanese gas station, I'm in business, but I can't find much else. ^
Jul 29, 12, 11:10 am
#139
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Jul 29, 12, 11:43 am
#140
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If you are using UA miles for awards you will have to call UA MP or use their website to make a booking. People use the ANA site to search for awards because it is more reliable. UA is believed to show "phantom" availability especially in F from time to time.
Jul 29, 12, 6:59 pm
#141
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Does LH release seats more quickly/easily than LX? Which is better food/champagne/wine?
Jul 29, 12, 7:00 pm
#142
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I take it UA charges a $75 change fee to switch from C to F if F becomes available?
Jul 29, 12, 7:09 pm
#143
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Doesn't the UA website show all available *A seats? I am trying to get 2 award seats in F from MUC or ZRH to BOS on LH or LX for August 9th -- we're within two weeks and the flights have F8 and F7 availability for paid reservations...so, I am hoping they become rational and release some seats sometime soon.
Does LH release seats more quickly/easily than LX? Which is better food/champagne/wine?
Does LH release seats more quickly/easily than LX? Which is better food/champagne/wine?
LX hardly ever shows seats on UA.com, but then again they do not release nearly the inventory that LH normally would. I think part of it is the scale of LH flights from the US as compared to the relatively few flights that LX operates from the US
Jul 29, 12, 7:11 pm
#144
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Jul 29, 12, 7:25 pm
#145
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Phantom seats are the ones that show as being available on LH (or other carriers) when searching on UA.com but when you go to book the ticket, it comes back as not being available.
Everything that I've ever heard (from UA and MM reps) about phantom seats basically suggest that it's UA "assuming" or "predicting" what LH seats may become available. Many times, those seats eventually become open for booking but usually 7-10 days prior to a departure date.
There are extensive threads out there where the Phantom seats are discussed in more detail.
Everything that I've ever heard (from UA and MM reps) about phantom seats basically suggest that it's UA "assuming" or "predicting" what LH seats may become available. Many times, those seats eventually become open for booking but usually 7-10 days prior to a departure date.
There are extensive threads out there where the Phantom seats are discussed in more detail.
Jul 29, 12, 7:33 pm
#146
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Phantom seats are the ones that show as being available on LH (or other carriers) when searching on UA.com but when you go to book the ticket, it comes back as not being available.
Everything that I've ever heard (from UA and MM reps) about phantom seats basically suggest that it's UA "assuming" or "predicting" what LH seats may become available. Many times, those seats eventually become open for booking but usually 7-10 days prior to a departure date.
There are extensive threads out there where the Phantom seats are discussed in more detail.
Everything that I've ever heard (from UA and MM reps) about phantom seats basically suggest that it's UA "assuming" or "predicting" what LH seats may become available. Many times, those seats eventually become open for booking but usually 7-10 days prior to a departure date.
There are extensive threads out there where the Phantom seats are discussed in more detail.
Jul 29, 12, 7:38 pm
#147
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Jul 30, 12, 1:56 am
#148
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Depends on if you're changing from C to F for your whole trip or if you're just upgrading a C LH segment to F on an F award due to new availability. I booked an F award but could only get C for LH for obvious reasons but I asked the agent if I could call back when I'm T-21/T-14/T-whenever LH decides to release seats and get an F seat for no change fee and was assured yes that was the case.
Jul 30, 12, 2:56 am
#149
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Booking a F award in C and calling to change when LH opens F award inventory a few days/hours before is pretty common and was good practice for CO Plats ie UA 1ks today.
Aug 3, 12, 12:00 pm
#150
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Less than one week out and wide open flights in F on both LH (from both FRA and MUC) and LX (via ZRH), but no award space. Very frustrating.
