Longhaul cash upgrades to LH E/C/F [upto 6 weeks in advance]
Dec 30, 2019, 10:17 am
#91
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Madrid
Programs: IB+ Emerald (Platino), M&M Senator (Gold), Meliá Rewards Platino, NH Platinum
Posts: 436
"Myoffer" bidding when accepted by LH also changes the booking code letter (e.g. from Q to E or N to Z)?
My bid offer for MUC-DEL-FRA from "Q/M, respectively" to P.E. is 205-650 USD (mid-January). Which is the minimal amount which should be accepted? Thanks
My bid offer for MUC-DEL-FRA from "Q/M, respectively" to P.E. is 205-650 USD (mid-January). Which is the minimal amount which should be accepted? Thanks
Dec 30, 2019, 11:56 am
#92
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,152
Both myoffer and cash upgrade in advance give you a new booking class, but they changed the logic, its the next lowest open booking class that is open at the time of upgrade. The airport upgrade doesn't change anything and you are just reseated against the fee.
Jan 14, 2020, 5:23 am
#94
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 155
FRA-JFK $630 from Premium Economy N
Fixed price upgrade of US$630 from Premium Economy (N) class to Business on FRA-JFK, two months before flight. Any experience as to whether this amount is likely to go up or down and how it compares with the Plusgrade myOffer minimum bid? The cheapest business fare is $955 more.
Jan 14, 2020, 7:23 am
#95
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between DM464 and DM463 on the NAPSA26 RNAV TRANS in EDDM
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Posts: 1,731
Fixed price upgrade of US$630 from Premium Economy (N) class to Business on FRA-JFK, two months before flight. Any experience as to whether this amount is likely to go up or down and how it compares with the Plusgrade myOffer minimum bid? The cheapest business fare is $955 more.
Jan 14, 2020, 2:29 pm
#96
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: A3*G,BA Silver
Posts: 2,010
Fixed price upgrade of US$630 from Premium Economy (N) class to Business on FRA-JFK, two months before flight. Any experience as to whether this amount is likely to go up or down and how it compares with the Plusgrade myOffer minimum bid? The cheapest business fare is $955 more.
Jan 14, 2020, 2:33 pm
#97
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between DM464 and DM463 on the NAPSA26 RNAV TRANS in EDDM
Programs: this and that
Posts: 1,731
That strategy can work for you unless you are either "hub captive" or starting your trip from Germany.
Jan 20, 2020, 1:39 pm
#98
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: 1 thousand
Posts: 2,112
PHL-FRA recently, for PE->J: started seeing offers around 620. As the flight came closer, that creeped up to 800, then 1200. Fare differential would've been around 1000 (but I was connecting beyond FRA, so the J-fare would've also given me short-haul J, which the cash offer wouldn't).
Jan 29, 2020, 6:44 pm
#99
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: United Premier Platinum
Posts: 638
Does LH make cash upgrade offers for 016 tickets
I'm very new to LH but have an upcoming itinerary with them (US to ADD via FRA). The ticket is issued by UA (016 stock) with UA flight numbers.
Would LH offer upgrade purchase options for this kind of ticket either online or at the airport? Would calling UA to switch from UA codes to LH codes change the ability to receive an upgrade offer?
Would LH offer upgrade purchase options for this kind of ticket either online or at the airport? Would calling UA to switch from UA codes to LH codes change the ability to receive an upgrade offer?
Jan 29, 2020, 10:05 pm
#100
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,752
I have been offered and bought the fixed price upgrade offers (€300 from 'K' economy class to Premium Economy) when booked on a UA 016 ticket last week. I don't think I was offered the bidding option, though I didn't look so hard for it.
Jan 30, 2020, 2:50 pm
#101
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: A3*G,BA Silver
Posts: 2,010
I'm very new to LH but have an upcoming itinerary with them (US to ADD via FRA). The ticket is issued by UA (016 stock) with UA flight numbers.
Would LH offer upgrade purchase options for this kind of ticket either online or at the airport? Would calling UA to switch from UA codes to LH codes change the ability to receive an upgrade offer?
Would LH offer upgrade purchase options for this kind of ticket either online or at the airport? Would calling UA to switch from UA codes to LH codes change the ability to receive an upgrade offer?
Feb 1, 2020, 9:35 am
#102
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: United Premier Platinum
Posts: 638
By the way, are the offers I’m seeing now (~25 days out) likely to remain stable until departure, or does LH do dynamic upgrade pricing?
Feb 1, 2020, 2:59 pm
#104
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: A3*G,BA Silver
Posts: 2,010
The fixed price is dynamic. The bidding is not as far as I know. Also apart from gate upgrades you can buy an upgrade from Y to PE during the flight but the price is usually not competitive ( I think on my flight to Mexico City the price was something 350 euros).
Sep 16, 2020, 6:37 am
#105
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,152
My next booking is 59 days away and the cash upgrade option showed on LH.com today. My ticket is booked in E for ~2000€ DEL-MSY-BOM with stopover in MUC both ways.
DEL-MUC: 31125 Rs (~404€)
MUC-FRA: 7997 Rs (~102€)
FRA-IAH: 93364 (~1210€)
IAD-MUC: 102245 (~1325€)
MUC-BOM: 84471 (~1095€)
DEL-MUC: 31125 Rs (~404€)
MUC-FRA: 7997 Rs (~102€)
FRA-IAH: 93364 (~1210€)
IAD-MUC: 102245 (~1325€)
MUC-BOM: 84471 (~1095€)
MUC-FRA: 1780 (21€) (Y to P)
FRA-BOM: 21660 (248€) (E to P)
Still planning to burn an evoucher for the longhaul segment and the 20 min flight doesn't need an upgrade that diminishes my mileage earnings
