dxue2012

Newbie question:

I will be flying LH later this month with 6 segments in total, all in business (either J or D fare). This will be my first time flying LH and I am not a Miles & More member yet.

I was wondering what's the best way to capitalize on the high fare class and EQMs (it's a rare opportunity for me to fly in full-fare business!). In particular, I would appreciate suggestions as to where I should credit the miles, or if it's possible to complete a status challenge of some sort.

I am NYC-based, and have 50~100k points/miles in Chase, Amex, B6, and VX each. I fly transcon monthly (EWR/JFK-SEA), mostly in Y.

I am considering putting everything in UA, which would push me over 50K EQM, but unfortunately I don't have the EQDs for MP Gold. Is there a more efficient use of the miles?

Thanks!

JMM58

If I fly on a F SA award FRA - MUC - ORD and FRA - MUC is C since its doesn't have F, do I get FCL access in FRA?
TIA

JMM58

mistake

JMM58

I always prefer the UD its like flying on a private plane

malmostoso

Yes you do, in fact make sure you visit the FCT!

malmostoso

6 intra-EU segments at full fare would earn about 15k miles, which are not enough to earn any kind of status anywhere. If you really want to have status in *A you can try a match to TK (if you already have top tier status with another airline) and complete their challenge. Check the TK forum for details.

TOMFORD

I flew on UA (purchased economy, upgraded via RPU) three weeks ago, and my LH miles have yet to post... How long does it usually take? Also this is my first flight credited to LH, so I had to use my temporary LH number.

NewbieRunner

It took about a week last time I credited UA flights to Miles & More. Do you have a PIN to access your M&M account? If so I'd use the Mileage request link on M&M website to request the miles. However, a new M&M member with a temporary paper card is supposed to use the PDF form for a retroactive mileage credit. The form may be found here:

http://www.miles-and-more.com/mediap..._417873623.pdf

TOMFORD

Ahh yes then I better request it online. How long does it usually take for that to get processed?

NewbieRunner

I've only had to retro-claim miles once or twice but with the online form it only took a day or two.

raj_cl

Booking United Award travel: wanted to confirm checked baggage allowance for Lufthansa one-way flight Delhi-Frankfurt-DFW.

http://www.lufthansa.com/online/port...en&cid=1000267

While in most cases, only 1 checked bag is allowed, above url on Lufthansa website mentions an exception for Journeys starting in India and flying to the United States, Canada (4)

Two bags each weighing up to 23 kg are permitted free of charge on the following routes:

4= Applies only to routes via Europe. Applies to the whole journey regardless of stopovers.

Will appreciate any experiences to confirm if this is accurate that 2 checked bags will be allowed per passenger and Lufthansa baggage rules will be applied on the ticket?

Thanks.

dxue2012

Thanks for the tip on TK status challenge! I forgot to mention that 2 of the 6 segments are actually long-distance flights (PEK-MUC and FRA-SEA). The full itinerary should earn around 25k~30k miles.

I understand that 25k is not enough miles for *G, but I just hate to see $10K EQDs going to waste. If only I had booked this ticket on UA stock...

NewbieRunner

The link you provided appears to be broken but the following link should work.

http://www.lufthansa.com/online/port...l=en&cid=18002

I have no personal experience but the information provided is very clear. If you are flying in Economy you should be able to check two bags weighing up to 23 kg each.

Elchay

Hi, I booked a Lufthansa ticket using Aeroplan miles. How can I get the Lufthansa record locator?

TOMFORD

Miles posted today. I hope the retro-claimed miles won't affect the time it takes for LH to issue me a permanent account number / card.