eVoucher upgrade... or not?
Sep 23, 2012, 10:03 am
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eVoucher upgrade... or not?
My OH (SEN) went to great lengths to book a LH upgradeable ticket to visit the fam in JNB over XMas... I managed to get S (upgradeable according to the M&M website) on the outbound. He only really bought this ticket for the possibility of upgrading. So I used his 2 eVouchers to request an upgrade for him, and we got an e-mail saying that he has been waitlisted.
What is at this point the normal procedure? I have status on ST and OW, but except for the BD match that I had until things dissolved, I have little experience on *A. Are these things likely to clear for SENs? Are there blackout periods (particularly after Sep 1, which I understand is a universal day of mourning
) during which no awards/upgrades are available? Is the upgrade availability the same as the award availability?
Thanks
pianoamit
What is at this point the normal procedure? I have status on ST and OW, but except for the BD match that I had until things dissolved, I have little experience on *A. Are these things likely to clear for SENs? Are there blackout periods (particularly after Sep 1, which I understand is a universal day of mourning
) during which no awards/upgrades are available? Is the upgrade availability the same as the award availability?Thanks
pianoamit
Sep 23, 2012, 10:19 am
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My OH (SEN) went to great lengths to book a LH upgradeable ticket to visit the fam in JNB over XMas... I managed to get S (upgradeable according to the M&M website) on the outbound. He only really bought this ticket for the possibility of upgrading. So I used his 2 eVouchers to request an upgrade for him, and we got an e-mail saying that he has been waitlisted.
Sep 23, 2012, 10:26 am
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Sep 23, 2012, 10:53 am
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If you booked the ticket through Lufthansa you will get an e-mail when wait list clears. Ih ave waited between 3 months and 3 minutes (the last upgrade I requested from D to O on an A380 yesterday cleared within 3 minutes).
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Sep 23, 2012, 10:59 am
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Sep 23, 2012, 11:38 am
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I believe awards to JNB at Christmas are difficult to get.
Wasn't yours an upgrade from C>F rather than Y>C?
You may want to check this thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...y-updated.html
Once OLCI starts and seating is under airport control I believe all waitlist requests are cancelled and must be requested again if still not cleared.
I think waitlisting for awards for SEN is an unofficial perk (with the possible exception of A380 F) but it still seems to work from time to time. Y to C upgrades with eVouchers (or miles) seems to be one of the very few remaining published HON perks left. I have a TATL booking in S which I managed to upgrade with eVouchers to try out the new Business on 748i on flights which did not show any C award availability.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...y-updated.html
Once OLCI starts and seating is under airport control I believe all waitlist requests are cancelled and must be requested again if still not cleared.
I think waitlisting for awards for SEN is an unofficial perk (with the possible exception of A380 F) but it still seems to work from time to time. Y to C upgrades with eVouchers (or miles) seems to be one of the very few remaining published HON perks left. I have a TATL booking in S which I managed to upgrade with eVouchers to try out the new Business on 748i on flights which did not show any C award availability.