LH - F award (upgrade) inventory - when to check back?
Jan 8, 2005, 12:18 am
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
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LH - F award (upgrade) inventory - when to check back?
Hi All:
I'm on LH mid-February flying LAX-FRA and I'm trying to use UA miles or SWU's to upgrade. I called to check availability and it's no-go. However, they are showing 10 seats available for sale. I also understand that upgrade inventory is the same as award inventory on LA (there is none also). Just curious if those that do this regularly know if there is a pattern to when LH releases more award/upgrade inventory? Two weeks out? 48 hours? I'd prefer to use miles to confirm it ahead of time as opposed to white knuckling it on a standby basis.
This flight is on the "old" style C seats, so I'd very much like to get into LH F if I can.
Thanks!
- T
I'm on LH mid-February flying LAX-FRA and I'm trying to use UA miles or SWU's to upgrade. I called to check availability and it's no-go. However, they are showing 10 seats available for sale. I also understand that upgrade inventory is the same as award inventory on LA (there is none also). Just curious if those that do this regularly know if there is a pattern to when LH releases more award/upgrade inventory? Two weeks out? 48 hours? I'd prefer to use miles to confirm it ahead of time as opposed to white knuckling it on a standby basis.
This flight is on the "old" style C seats, so I'd very much like to get into LH F if I can.
Thanks!
- T
Jan 8, 2005, 9:17 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: US-CP, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Gold
Posts: 125
Check back 5 days before departure. If've never had any problems with one pax on the PNR, only if 2-3 pax on one PNR. Then it helps to call the airline and split the PNR into separate ones.
I can't remember that I was not confirmed at least 4 days before departure on flights that had decent availibility.
I can't remember that I was not confirmed at least 4 days before departure on flights that had decent availibility.
Jan 8, 2005, 5:18 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: USA Philadelphia
Programs: LH SEN, BA Gold
Posts: 54
As a LH SEN they can put you on an upgrade waiting list (not so sure whether this works for UA as well). In my expereince they seem to free up space for upgrade one and two weeks prior to departure date. If the waiting list thing works you don't even need to phone up again.
Jan 9, 2005, 3:16 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: FRA
Programs: LH FTL, BA Blue, UA Corpse
Posts: 1,423
u/g waitlist
Originally Posted by bochaco
As a LH SEN they can put you on an upgrade waiting list (not so sure whether this works for UA as well). In my expereince they seem to free up space for upgrade one and two weeks prior to departure date. If the waiting list thing works you don't even need to phone up again.
Enjoy your flight,
fradoc