LH booking class P, Z upgreadable for miles and eVouchers
Nov 12, 2018, 4:57 am
#76
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But they did give my partner 2 ( who is not keen on LH )
Nov 12, 2018, 5:14 am
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Nov 12, 2018, 5:41 am
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Nov 12, 2018, 7:02 am
#79
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That‘s very unfortunate. Annoys me, too, that the LH eVouchers are really hard to use, as availability of upgrades is rather limited.
Nov 12, 2018, 7:03 am
#80
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I’ve had no trouble using my eVouchers, although I’ll admit that my travel plans are usually flexible and I can shift a day or two here and there to save money off a fare or find availability.
Nov 12, 2018, 8:16 am
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I usually seem to have to go somewhat out of my way to use them. At least not as easy as 1-2-3.
Nov 12, 2018, 8:44 am
#83
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Finally I can use the LH eVouchers as SEN. This used to be a nightmare because I my bookings never had the required booking class. Now I was able zu upgrade MUC-YVR in booking class P to O with miles and even change it later to eVouchers, when I requalified.
Nov 12, 2018, 3:35 pm
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Nov 12, 2018, 3:39 pm
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Sounds really good. When I last used eVouchers I still had to go the LX P to O route, as LH would not let me. I appreciate that it works now, but I am at the same time a bit worried about the availability of F awards, now that we are all able upgrade from P on LH while F seats are being reduced.
Nov 12, 2018, 5:01 pm
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Sounds really good. When I last used eVouchers I still had to go the LX P to O route, as LH would not let me. I appreciate that it works now, but I am at the same time a bit worried about the availability of F awards, now that we are all able upgrade from P on LH while F seats are being reduced.
F is very tight right now, whether you upgrade from P or J. On many routes F goes out full (saw the list of my flight this week and it was just A and F ... no O),
Nov 12, 2018, 11:57 pm
#87
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On many routes you have to be very flexible to get an award or upgrade into the F cabin. Even worse for companion awards. Requested an F award instead of the already booked J (companion) award to SFO weeks ago and it still has not cleared.
Nov 13, 2018, 2:29 am
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I've had a bit of luck redeeming for upgrades to LX F. In my view, the fact that only HON/SEN can book these seats means that availability is a bit better. I've had no trouble finding award availability in general, except for August when there was absolutely nothing between ZRH-SFO. I eventually booked ZRH-LAX, and then cancelled the ticket because I just bought the ticket with cash instead.