Arrive in FRA in F, use FCT for next flight on a separate ticket?
Aug 25, 2022, 5:55 am
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Arrive in FRA in F, use FCT for next flight on a separate ticket?
Aug 25, 2022, 7:01 am
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Aug 25, 2022, 9:01 am
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Aug 25, 2022, 9:21 am
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Hmm... But even before the pandemic I definitely remember arriving in F and continuing in European C a few hours later, all on LH metal... There was no problem at all about exiting, taking a walk past the taxi drivers and entering FCT. Did the rules change?
Aug 25, 2022, 11:19 am
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No, the rules were FCT was for F & HON departures only, FCLA & FCLB were for F transit pax, they relaxed the rules due to the Pandemic situation, of course the PA’s could be lenient, however not nice to be denied access …. HON would never have had an issue since they would have a departing flight ex FRA anyway
Aug 25, 2022, 1:28 pm
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No, the rules were FCT was for F & HON departures only, FCLA & FCLB were for F transit pax, they relaxed the rules due to the Pandemic situation, of course the PA’s could be lenient, however not nice to be denied access …. HON would never have had an issue since they would have a departing flight ex FRA anyway
Aug 25, 2022, 4:45 pm
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I never had an issue pre-covid going to the FCT after arriving on LH F and connecting on LH J on the same ticket. Not even a hint of “this isn’t quite by the rules but we’ll let you in” which makes me think it was consistent with the rules. Now, I remember people posting having issues (or potential issues) if the two flights were on separate tickets.
Aug 25, 2022, 5:28 pm
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No issues here either pre-COVID. In fact, didn't LH actually confirm 5-6 years ago, and it was posted here, that this is officially within the rules?
Aug 26, 2022, 2:06 am
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Using the FCT to depart FRA on LH/LX/OS in any cabin class after arriving in LH/LX F that day is perfectly within the specified rules. Agents checking/receiving you in to the FCT can see where you are coming from. If its on separate tickets or if you got upgraded to F at the gate they will politely ask you for your inbound F BP.
Aug 26, 2022, 6:59 am
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As I thought... In the past (pre-pandemic) I never had any hesitation or doubt from LH staff at the FCT entrance, never any “Really you should be in FCL” or “We’ll let you in this time but in future please go to FCL”. I always understood the entry rules for FCT and FCL to be the same in that respect.
Aug 27, 2022, 2:00 am
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Using the FCT to depart FRA on LH/LX/OS in any cabin class after arriving in LH/LX F that day is perfectly within the specified rules. Agents checking/receiving you in to the FCT can see where you are coming from. If its on separate tickets or if you got upgraded to F at the gate they will politely ask you for your inbound F BP.
Edit: found the footnote that changed the rules in 2017:
"Gäste, die zu ihrem First Class Flug einen Anschlussflug nutzen, haben Zugang zu den First Class Einrichtungen, sofern die First Class Reise durchgängig gebucht wurde. "
Form then on, the use of the FCT was limited to pax with a connection on LHG metal on the same ticket as the F-arrival
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Last edited by worldclubber; Aug 27, 2022 at 2:18 am
Aug 27, 2022, 2:58 am
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Didn't the published rules pre-Covid say that you can only use the FCT if your short-haul connection after the long-haul arrival in F is on the same ticket? Pretty sure that was the case. Don't know whether it was really enforced, never tried.
Edit: found the footnote that changed the rules in 2017:
"Gäste, die zu ihrem First Class Flug einen Anschlussflug nutzen, haben Zugang zu den First Class Einrichtungen, sofern die First Class Reise durchgängig gebucht wurde. "
Form then on, the use of the FCT was limited to pax with a connection on LHG metal on the same ticket as the F-arrival
.
Edit: found the footnote that changed the rules in 2017:
"Gäste, die zu ihrem First Class Flug einen Anschlussflug nutzen, haben Zugang zu den First Class Einrichtungen, sofern die First Class Reise durchgängig gebucht wurde. "
Form then on, the use of the FCT was limited to pax with a connection on LHG metal on the same ticket as the F-arrival
.
Aug 27, 2022, 6:36 am
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Aug 27, 2022, 9:18 am
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Well the reasoning behind that as explained to me was inbound F pax who were booked on Life Miles awards & then booked el cheapo intra EU separate. tickets & the FCT & transfer to the aircraft has cost implications.