[PREM FARE GONE] SWISS Companion fares exUK in First & Biz ( from 999GBP per person)
Aug 17, 2018, 10:15 am
#61
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,763
Aug 17, 2018, 12:08 pm
#62
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: MSE
Programs: BA Silver, TK Elite, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 466
Is ITA Matrix usually good/accurate when it comes to finding these fares? ITA is showing plenty of availability from LHR to MAA in March but I can’t seem to find anything on LH’s own website.
Aug 17, 2018, 12:25 pm
#63
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: Mucci; BAEC GGL; (In memoriam: KLM Flying Dutchman Royal Wing & FB Platinum Elite)
Posts: 186
there seems to be no (or very limited) first availability on the way out from EDI only inbound- having to fly ex GLA to DEL and back to EDI to get first both ways
Aug 17, 2018, 3:18 pm
#64
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London | Sydney
Programs: LH HON, QF CL, SQ TPPS, AF Plat, VS Gold, VA Plat, EK Gold, HH Diamond, WoH Globalist, Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,528
In regards to the LH site giving errors or just refreshing, it’s terrible design, but if that happens it means that there’s no A Class (the required cheaper First Class fare class) available on those days.
If you have access to Expertflyer (or similar), I recommend searching for A Class availability and then trying to replicate that itinerary on LH.com
The problem is (as I stated above), there is very low A Class availability on these routes ex-LHR (there is much more available on the same long haul flights if you just search ex-Germany), which is why it’s hard to find a fare.
A travel agent can price it easily as long as there are two A Class seats available. J is the short-haul booking glass. A travel agent can also help price it with a layover, as long as the total time in ZRH/FRA/MUC is less than 24 hours. I did this today with a layover in ZRH.
A travel agent can also waitlist A Class for you, and if it clears it’ll price as the sale fare. Much higher chance of it clearing the higher your status with M&M (FTL, SEN or HON). There is no guarantee it’ll clear anytime soon though, obviously the more F Class seats (and also Business Cladd) available the higher the chance. I waitlist A Class regularly and I think I’ve only had one case where it didn’t clear, and they told me it wouldn’t as it looked like Business Class was going to be well oversold.
Good luck. If you can use this fare, it’s excellent, especially to the £2999 destinations.
If you have access to Expertflyer (or similar), I recommend searching for A Class availability and then trying to replicate that itinerary on LH.com
The problem is (as I stated above), there is very low A Class availability on these routes ex-LHR (there is much more available on the same long haul flights if you just search ex-Germany), which is why it’s hard to find a fare.
A travel agent can price it easily as long as there are two A Class seats available. J is the short-haul booking glass. A travel agent can also help price it with a layover, as long as the total time in ZRH/FRA/MUC is less than 24 hours. I did this today with a layover in ZRH.
A travel agent can also waitlist A Class for you, and if it clears it’ll price as the sale fare. Much higher chance of it clearing the higher your status with M&M (FTL, SEN or HON). There is no guarantee it’ll clear anytime soon though, obviously the more F Class seats (and also Business Cladd) available the higher the chance. I waitlist A Class regularly and I think I’ve only had one case where it didn’t clear, and they told me it wouldn’t as it looked like Business Class was going to be well oversold.
Good luck. If you can use this fare, it’s excellent, especially to the £2999 destinations.
Aug 17, 2018, 3:50 pm
#65
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 1,114
Thanks for this information. I presume it might be easier to call LH reservations to book, seeing as it's obviously not online only. That way I can easily do my outbound J Class European the day before the F flight. One thing to clarify though is what makes up the 24 hrs connecting time. Is it the actual connecting time between flights or is it the time between departure time of your first J European flight until the departure time of the next day F flight? I'm assuming it will be the former i. e. time between the arrival of the first flight and departure time of the F flight the next day? Thanks.
Last edited by northeastflyer; Aug 17, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Aug 17, 2018, 5:30 pm
#66
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 88
I'm very interested in picking up one or two of these to Hong Kong and/or Shanghai for next summer, if someone wants to go in with me. I can help us use Amex Plat Travel to book and split payment.
Shoot me a PM!
Dates I can work with that are available as of this moment are:
PVG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG May 11
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN May 31
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG June 8
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN Jun 28
HKG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG June 1
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN July 2
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG July 13
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN Aug 2
Shoot me a PM!
Dates I can work with that are available as of this moment are:
PVG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG May 11
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN May 31
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG June 8
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN Jun 28
HKG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG June 1
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN July 2
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG July 13
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN Aug 2
Aug 17, 2018, 8:19 pm
#68
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 310
In regards to the LH site giving errors or just refreshing, it’s terrible design, but if that happens it means that there’s no A Class (the required cheaper First Class fare class) available on those days.
If you have access to Expertflyer (or similar), I recommend searching for A Class availability and then trying to replicate that itinerary on LH.com
The problem is (as I stated above), there is very low A Class availability on these routes ex-LHR (there is much more available on the same long haul flights if you just search ex-Germany), which is why it’s hard to find a fare.
A travel agent can price it easily as long as there are two A Class seats available. J is the short-haul booking glass. A travel agent can also help price it with a layover, as long as the total time in ZRH/FRA/MUC is less than 24 hours. I did this today with a layover in ZRH.
A travel agent can also waitlist A Class for you, and if it clears it’ll price as the sale fare. Much higher chance of it clearing the higher your status with M&M (FTL, SEN or HON). There is no guarantee it’ll clear anytime soon though, obviously the more F Class seats (and also Business Cladd) available the higher the chance. I waitlist A Class regularly and I think I’ve only had one case where it didn’t clear, and they told me it wouldn’t as it looked like Business Class was going to be well oversold.
Good luck. If you can use this fare, it’s excellent, especially to the £2999 destinations.
If you have access to Expertflyer (or similar), I recommend searching for A Class availability and then trying to replicate that itinerary on LH.com
The problem is (as I stated above), there is very low A Class availability on these routes ex-LHR (there is much more available on the same long haul flights if you just search ex-Germany), which is why it’s hard to find a fare.
A travel agent can price it easily as long as there are two A Class seats available. J is the short-haul booking glass. A travel agent can also help price it with a layover, as long as the total time in ZRH/FRA/MUC is less than 24 hours. I did this today with a layover in ZRH.
A travel agent can also waitlist A Class for you, and if it clears it’ll price as the sale fare. Much higher chance of it clearing the higher your status with M&M (FTL, SEN or HON). There is no guarantee it’ll clear anytime soon though, obviously the more F Class seats (and also Business Cladd) available the higher the chance. I waitlist A Class regularly and I think I’ve only had one case where it didn’t clear, and they told me it wouldn’t as it looked like Business Class was going to be well oversold.
Good luck. If you can use this fare, it’s excellent, especially to the £2999 destinations.
How do you find a reputable travel agent to handle these types of specific bookings?
Aug 18, 2018, 4:06 am
#69
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London | Sydney
Programs: LH HON, QF CL, SQ TPPS, AF Plat, VS Gold, VA Plat, EK Gold, HH Diamond, WoH Globalist, Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,528
If you don’t have a credit card with travel services, maybe someone else on this forum can help recommending a travel agent? I know there are some German based ones which specialise in LH/LX.
Aug 18, 2018, 8:09 am
#70
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 310
Very welcome. I just use the travel services which come with my Amex card, so if you have an Amex try them. You often do need to feed them the information though.
If you don’t have a credit card with travel services, maybe someone else on this forum can help recommending a travel agent? I know there are some German based ones which specialise in LH/LX.
Aug 18, 2018, 12:05 pm
#71
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 1,114
Just so people know. I called LH twice today about these fares. The first person didn't know anything about them at all. I called again and the second person knew, but they say they can only be booked via LH.COM not over the phone, so there is no flexibility in choosing different connecting flights. Only what's shown online.
Aug 18, 2018, 12:29 pm
#72
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 433
Just so people know. I called LH twice today about these fares. The first person didn't know anything about them at all. I called again and the second person knew, but they say they can only be booked via LH.COM not over the phone, so there is no flexibility in choosing different connecting flights. Only what's shown online.
Aug 18, 2018, 12:35 pm
#73
Join Date: May 2013
Location: GVA, BSL, ZRH
Programs: A3*, HH, club carlson: all gold and bonvoy plat
Posts: 466
Just so people know. I called LH twice today about these fares. The first person didn't know anything about them at all. I called again and the second person knew, but they say they can only be booked via LH.COM not over the phone, so there is no flexibility in choosing different connecting flights. Only what's shown online.
Last edited by Artemio; Aug 18, 2018 at 1:17 pm Reason: *r
Aug 18, 2018, 5:27 pm
#75
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, Hilton
Posts: 159
I'm very interested in picking up one or two of these to Hong Kong and/or Shanghai for next summer, if someone wants to go in with me. I can help us use Amex Plat Travel to book and split payment.
Shoot me a PM!
Dates I can work with that are available as of this moment are:
PVG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG May 11
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN May 31
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG June 8
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN Jun 28
HKG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG June 1
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN July 2
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG July 13
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN Aug 2
Shoot me a PM!
Dates I can work with that are available as of this moment are:
PVG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG May 11
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN May 31
LHR/LCY/MAN - PVG June 8
PVG - LHR/LCY/MAN Jun 28
HKG:
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG June 1
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN July 2
LHR/LCY/MAN - HKG July 13
HKG - LHR/LCY/MAN Aug 2