Longhaul cash upgrades to LH E/C/F [upto 6 weeks in advance]
Feb 19, 2024, 10:36 am
#392
Join Date: Feb 2024
Posts: 1
hi booked 27/03/24 BHX>FRA>BOM prem economy - Upgrade offer is:
- fixed £85/£487
- bid starts at €80/€435 (approx £68/£416)
The long haul plane is LH 756, a 747/400 - Are there any website listing loads or timeframes to keep an eye on it? Id love to go on the top deck
- fixed £85/£487
- bid starts at €80/€435 (approx £68/£416)
The long haul plane is LH 756, a 747/400 - Are there any website listing loads or timeframes to keep an eye on it? Id love to go on the top deck
Last edited by spenceps; Feb 19, 2024 at 10:54 am Reason: info
Feb 19, 2024, 12:42 pm
#393
Join Date: May 2018
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 1,661
With a month to go, expect the fixed price to only go up, perhaps the minimum bid as well.
Feb 25, 2024, 12:51 pm
#395
Join Date: Nov 2023
Posts: 11
I have a Eco basic plus ticket PVG - MUC in 2.5months, where im wait listed (2x persons) for a miles upgrade into business.
On the app there is now an offer to upgrade to PE for 200€ p.p., which seems cheap to me as it was 500€ before - Business would cost 1.170€, feels pricey.
Ideally my miles business upgrade would go through, but im worried that it wont, and then ill be stuck in economy and wishing I had taken this offer.
Should I take the offer?
And if I do upgrade into PE, can I still upgrade to business with miles or cash later on? Or would this be a not allowed double upgrade?
Thanks in advance!
On the app there is now an offer to upgrade to PE for 200€ p.p., which seems cheap to me as it was 500€ before - Business would cost 1.170€, feels pricey.
Ideally my miles business upgrade would go through, but im worried that it wont, and then ill be stuck in economy and wishing I had taken this offer.
Should I take the offer?
And if I do upgrade into PE, can I still upgrade to business with miles or cash later on? Or would this be a not allowed double upgrade?
Thanks in advance!
Feb 29, 2024, 2:59 am
#397
Join Date: Apr 2023
Location: LAX, LJU
Programs: LH SEN, UA PremSilver
Posts: 256
Just for clarity: are you saying that purchasing a cash upgrade in the app is the end of the road? For example, if someone buys revenue G and then uses the app for a cash upgrade to Business...there is no possible road to F at that point?
Feb 29, 2024, 4:01 am
#398
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,744
Yes, correct. The cash upgrade changes the booking class to the next available one in Business and accounts for the change using an EMD. At this point technically no further change is possible to the booking (for example using a evoucher). The only other option could be a seat change upgrade in the DCS at the airport.
Feb 29, 2024, 4:53 am
#399
Join Date: Apr 2023
Location: LAX, LJU
Programs: LH SEN, UA PremSilver
Posts: 256
Yes, correct. The cash upgrade changes the booking class to the next available one in Business and accounts for the change using an EMD. At this point technically no further change is possible to the booking (for example using a evoucher). The only other option could be a seat change upgrade in the DCS at the airport.
1) Purchased E --> bid upgrade accepted --> credited in M&M account as Z.
2) Purchased L --> fixed price upgrade --> credit in M&M account as P.
If the booking code changes along with the class, is it really an EMD that limits further upgrades?
Feb 29, 2024, 5:04 am
#400
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,744
The underlying ticket doesn't change, the system needs an EMD to account for the change. This is issued for bid/cash/evoucher upgrades. You can't have two EMDs.
Apr 8, 2024, 12:12 pm
#401
Join Date: Jul 2022
Programs: United MileagePlus
Posts: 338
I have a eco (X) ticket booked through United on LX 23, but can't find the fixed price cash upgrade option on the Swiss website when looking at the reservation. Will there be an opportunity to upgrade with cash at some point? I'm 4-5 weeks away.
Apr 12, 2024, 10:51 pm
#402
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: GVA / ALA
Programs: Miles & More SEN, ALL Platinum, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 87
Pretty nice upgrade offer yesterday imo.
I booked ALA-FRA-IAD-BNA in J and the return BNA-YYZ-FRA-ALA in PE for travel at the end of May. During the booking process, my return itinerary didn't show availability in J but as soon as I was booked, I was offered fixed price upgrades:
YYZ-FRA - 410 CHF
FRA-ALA (with a stop in NQZ) - 270 CHF
Didn't have to thing twice and bought them both!
I booked ALA-FRA-IAD-BNA in J and the return BNA-YYZ-FRA-ALA in PE for travel at the end of May. During the booking process, my return itinerary didn't show availability in J but as soon as I was booked, I was offered fixed price upgrades:
YYZ-FRA - 410 CHF
FRA-ALA (with a stop in NQZ) - 270 CHF
Didn't have to thing twice and bought them both!
Jun 14, 2024, 4:29 pm
#405
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Join Date: May 1998
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As an aside, I inquired at check-in 19 days ago about upgrading from Business to First, on the LAX-FRA 747-800. Price was $2,010. The CSR had to ask a supervisor for a price, and it was printed on a piece of paper alongside some other upgrade options, rather than being pulled from their computer system.