Flying FRA-BLR on full Y-fare. What are my op-up chances?
Jan 17, 2013, 4:02 pm
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If the flight is fully sold in business, aren't all the suggestions how to possibly get to business (either using star-upgrade or upsell) pointless?
Jan 17, 2013, 4:12 pm
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[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
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FRA Frankfurt Metro / Intl DE = FRA HHN [EDDF] BLR Bangalore Bengaluru Intl IN [VOBG] SUN 03 Feb 2013 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -------------------------------------------------------------- LH 754 FRA 13:00 BLR 02:00 74H F2 A1 J0 C0 D0 Z0 P0 Y9 B0 M0 U0 H0 G0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 E0 L0 K0
Jan 17, 2013, 5:02 pm
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Looks quite pointless unless there are plenty of no-shows:
[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.2/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
Code:
FRA Frankfurt Metro / Intl DE = FRA HHN [EDDF] BLR Bangalore Bengaluru Intl IN [VOBG] SUN 03 Feb 2013 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -------------------------------------------------------------- LH 754 FRA 13:00 BLR 02:00 74H F2 A1 J0 C0 D0 Z0 P0 Y9 B0 M0 U0 H0 G0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 E0 L0 K0
Thanks for all your responses.
Jan 18, 2013, 2:19 am
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Just an agree!
So if you have a "full" Y fare I would try to reroute or to upsell to a discounted business fare. IMHO and not wanting to offend anyone I think that the full Y fare has a really low value and should only be bought in emergency.
Means if you have a business appointment or need to go to a fair when everything else is sold out.
Would be fine if you could update this thread after the flight so we could see if it had worked.
Jan 18, 2013, 2:26 am
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If there is only Y9 open, that does not mean that they have 9 seats in economy left.
They are saying that for price of Y ticket, they are always willing to bump someone else from the flight. I think your upgrade chances are quite high... Please let us know how it ended up.
They are saying that for price of Y ticket, they are always willing to bump someone else from the flight. I think your upgrade chances are quite high... Please let us know how it ended up.
Jan 18, 2013, 8:02 am
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As stated in the headline this data is available at flightstats.com. The registration for that service is free. If you dont like that you can just ask here at FT or send a PM and I will look up. (Weekdays only).
So if you have a "full" Y fare I would try to reroute or to upsell to a discounted business fare. IMHO and not wanting to offend anyone I think that the full Y fare has a really low value and should only be bought in emergency.
Means if you have a business appointment or need to go to a fair when everything else is sold out.
Would be fine if you could update this thread after the flight so we could see if it had worked.
So if you have a "full" Y fare I would try to reroute or to upsell to a discounted business fare. IMHO and not wanting to offend anyone I think that the full Y fare has a really low value and should only be bought in emergency.
Means if you have a business appointment or need to go to a fair when everything else is sold out.
Would be fine if you could update this thread after the flight so we could see if it had worked.
Jan 18, 2013, 8:05 am
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If there is only Y9 open, that does not mean that they have 9 seats in economy left.
They are saying that for price of Y ticket, they are always willing to bump someone else from the flight. I think your upgrade chances are quite high... Please let us know how it ended up.
They are saying that for price of Y ticket, they are always willing to bump someone else from the flight. I think your upgrade chances are quite high... Please let us know how it ended up.
Jan 18, 2013, 8:40 am
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If I would be you I would recheck the Lufthansa website if there is any other offer for that route, may be a quote for discounted business class with one more stopover and a convenient flight time. As some other posters stated before the price difference between full Y und discounted Biz is not soo large.
In either case like others I would like to know the outcome.
Jan 18, 2013, 11:48 am
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So, I tried putting in an *A upgrade request. It says 'No upgrade available' and there is no way to get waitlisted. I will keep trying everyday, as people in C may bail or change plans.
Jan 18, 2013, 3:58 pm
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Jan 18, 2013, 5:33 pm
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If there is only Y9 open, that does not mean that they have 9 seats in economy left.
They are saying that for price of Y ticket, they are always willing to bump someone else from the flight. I think your upgrade chances are quite high... Please let us know how it ended up.
They are saying that for price of Y ticket, they are always willing to bump someone else from the flight. I think your upgrade chances are quite high... Please let us know how it ended up.