[NEWBIE LOUNGE] Ask Your Lufthansa Group Questions Here [2011-15 edition]
Dec 28, 2015, 11:47 am
#5071
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Melbourne
Programs: LifeMiles, AA, SQ
Posts: 37
Guys, what's the trick to booking Lufthansa First Class Rewards? I understand they release tickets MAXIMUM 15 days in advance, and you have to be proactive looking (say UA website) - but if I'm looking to book FRA - HKG for instance, Frankfurt will be my transit stop for a few days while I hope to get availability - is that dumb or do spaces (March) generally open up if I have a week to kill?
Dec 29, 2015, 3:38 am
#5072
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Tampa
Programs: A3
Posts: 109
No US alliance airline has free bags on domestic coach tickets. European light fares are starting to match the US. Star silver doesn't get a free bag on UA any more. It's still a UA flight even when booked with LH miles so $25 per bag.
Last edited by realgoose; Dec 30, 2015 at 2:22 am
Dec 30, 2015, 7:07 am
#5073
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: DCAs in walking distance
Programs: UA Million miler
Posts: 384
Apologies in advance if this isn't the place to be. But I have an 8 hour layover in Frankfurt tomorrow with Star Alliance Gold status. Which lounge will have the best sleep/rest facilities? Thx..
Dec 30, 2015, 7:49 am
#5074
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,512
SEN lounges near Z50 (non-Schengen), B43 (non-Schengen), A50 (Schengen) all have areas with day beds. If you are arriving from/departing to Schengen, the Business Lounge above A25 (former F lounge) has the best sleeping facilities outside the First Class Lounges. However, 8 hours is a long time to spend in a lounge.
Dec 30, 2015, 10:27 am
#5075
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: DCAs in walking distance
Programs: UA Million miler
Posts: 384
Thanks so much, Newbie Runner! Exactly what I wanted to learn. Yes, an awkwardly long layover. But a shower, good nap, some wifi time, a couple of meals, etc I think it will fly by. Happy 2016!
Dec 30, 2015, 10:45 am
#5076
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 6,790
Don't forget to have a good German beer in the lounge to toast 2016. Also, check to see if they have any Leberkäse (a zesty baked meat loaf) on offer.
Dec 30, 2015, 11:23 am
#5077
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,512
Another lounge some people like is the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in B non-Schengen. Their showers may be better than the LH SEN lounge showers and they have reclining chairs with individual screens/headphones.
Dec 30, 2015, 3:32 pm
#5078
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,621
Dear Lurker, it appears to be difficult to research - or book - open jaw itineraries using the Miles & More website engine. If I type in, for example, DUS-BIO, then BIO-FRA, the whole itinerary defaults back to DUS-BIO, and BIO-DUS. Similar in reverse (i.e. FRA-BIO, then BIO-DUS). Any chance of any of your technicians taking a look at it? There's a couple of other minor issues, too, but they will probably get ironed out along with the open jaw thing.
Dec 30, 2015, 11:22 pm
#5079
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: BTS/VIE
Programs: LH MM**, HH Silver
Posts: 2,282
Dear Lurker, it appears to be difficult to research - or book - open jaw itineraries using the Miles & More website engine. If I type in, for example, DUS-BIO, then BIO-FRA, the whole itinerary defaults back to DUS-BIO, and BIO-DUS. Similar in reverse (i.e. FRA-BIO, then BIO-DUS). Any chance of any of your technicians taking a look at it? There's a couple of other minor issues, too, but they will probably get ironed out along with the open jaw thing.
Dec 31, 2015, 1:33 am
#5080
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,621
Yeah I really did, sorry about that . I seem to be doing that a lot lately..that's scary. Too many double dotted semiquavers (sixteenth notes) in my head!
So as not to waste the moderators' time I will rewrite the post in a more concise and clear way in the correct thread. Just since we're here in the Newbie thread, has anyone been experiencing similar issues? It used to be a major plus of the Miles & More website that I was able to book all sorts of itineraries, including double open jaws, and I regularly praised it to friends. It made some of the FlySmart itineraries in Europe a really great deal, despite the taxes which obviously were lower back then.
As an example, I remember booking Geneva-Istanbul (open jaw) Kiev-Edinburgh (open jaw at origin and destination), effectively two one way trips, which cost only 15,000 miles. No chance now, but I think if they fix the booking engine it will be possible again.
So as not to waste the moderators' time I will rewrite the post in a more concise and clear way in the correct thread. Just since we're here in the Newbie thread, has anyone been experiencing similar issues? It used to be a major plus of the Miles & More website that I was able to book all sorts of itineraries, including double open jaws, and I regularly praised it to friends. It made some of the FlySmart itineraries in Europe a really great deal, despite the taxes which obviously were lower back then.
As an example, I remember booking Geneva-Istanbul (open jaw) Kiev-Edinburgh (open jaw at origin and destination), effectively two one way trips, which cost only 15,000 miles. No chance now, but I think if they fix the booking engine it will be possible again.