Did LH change its operational upgrade logic?
Oct 9, 2015, 2:00 pm
#1
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Did LH change its operational upgrade logic?
I (a HON) was travelling on a D-class ticket earlier this week. To my surprise, I was upgraded to First Class. Never happened to me ever since LH had changed its operational upgrade priorities from FF status to booking class.
Has LH changed its transactional upgrade logic back to the relationship model they used to have? Or was i just lucky.
Has LH changed its transactional upgrade logic back to the relationship model they used to have? Or was i just lucky.
Oct 10, 2015, 2:18 am
#5
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P.S.: The change from status to booking class as criterion for operational upgrades was my major reason to stop flying Lufthansa and give 90% of my business to Etihad and Emirates.
Oct 10, 2015, 5:27 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN**, IHG Diamond Ambassador
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Factoring in the ticket value would indeed be very good news for me as I mostly depart from GVA. This would also explain my rather unexpected Z to F op-up in July on FRA-ICN, as I guess my ticket (~4650 CHF) was probably more expensive than many D tickets departing from other countries.
Oct 10, 2015, 7:16 am
#7
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Oct 10, 2015, 10:09 am
#8
Join Date: Dec 2013
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CalFlyer, between Etihad and Emirates, which one would you rate high? I'm looking at both as viable options for 2016. I have also heard that both Etihad & Emirates are willing to do a status match. I fly mainly between India & NY (4-6 trips a year) mostly on Business, so I believe it is enough to get a *G equivalent on either of them.
Oct 10, 2015, 2:00 pm
#9
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I pretty much stopped flying LH early 2014, requalifying early for HON after a bit more than a year. My card is still valid 2015/2016, and then it is good bye for this HON-from-day-one-of-the-program.
Last edited by CalFlyer; Oct 10, 2015 at 2:12 pm
Oct 10, 2015, 2:08 pm
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CalFlyer, between Etihad and Emirates, which one would you rate high? I'm looking at both as viable options for 2016. I have also heard that both Etihad & Emirates are willing to do a status match. I fly mainly between India & NY (4-6 trips a year) mostly on Business, so I believe it is enough to get a *G equivalent on either of them.
My focus is on EK and EY because I regularly do business in the UAE itself. If I were consistently a connecting passenger (like it seems to be the case with you), then I would consider QR. Hamad airport Doha is brand new and great. Economy seats have considerably more seat pitch than EY's or EK's, and premium cabins deserve their name. Connecting on EK is a pain meanwhile since DXB airport has grown too big too fast.
Oct 10, 2015, 3:10 pm
#11
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Status is the main factor, but often a flight has umpteen SENs on board. The remaining stuff differentiates between the same status level.
Oct 11, 2015, 4:41 am
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Oct 11, 2015, 4:51 am
#13
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This was your main reason to leave LH? An anyway non-guaranteed perk?
Oct 11, 2015, 10:39 am
#14
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