Getting non status pax on 388 upper deck y
Feb 9, 2019, 12:42 pm
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Getting non status pax on 388 upper deck y
Hi can anyone advice need to get a friend seated on upper deck 380 he's got no status can I add my ffp to his booking or do I need to call QR?
Any help appreciated
He's not ticketed yet
Any help appreciated
He's not ticketed yet
Feb 9, 2019, 1:53 pm
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Ask at the airport check-in. Unless he's a status passenger (usually) it's the only way.
I'd have thought adding your FFP number to his reservation wouldn't be possible (& against t's & c's), unless he was a family member.
I'd have thought adding your FFP number to his reservation wouldn't be possible (& against t's & c's), unless he was a family member.
Feb 10, 2019, 5:22 am
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Indeed, if you try adding your number to a booking that is not yours, 1) you won't give the person any benefit and 2) you could get in trouble. UD is usually reserved for status members for a reason and I doubt that if you call QR they would do it. As pointed out, airport check in may or may not sit him there if there is space left.
Feb 11, 2019, 3:25 pm
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Unless you friend is flying to/from LHR, the UD is very unlikely to be full with QR and Oneworld status members. So he should arrive very early for check-in and nicely ask for an UD seat before they are all gone.
Feb 11, 2019, 5:44 pm
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i normally fly alone what's the ethos for priority boarding if traveling with a non status?
Feb 13, 2019, 3:48 am
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Feb 13, 2019, 8:37 am
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Good to know. Let us know how you go with getting your buddy in. I've got an A380 flight coming up and might try to get the hubby (no status) on the UD
Feb 13, 2019, 1:29 pm
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Feb 13, 2019, 5:25 pm
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I've been in this position several times. No problem if on the same pnr, can be done online. On separate pnr's as has happened with my partner several times (me gold, him burgundy), they would only be able to accommodate this at check in (at London Heathrow), I tried at the QR desk at Heathrow about 2 weeks before-got nowhere. So it is possible if there is space at check in. Good luck! 
Feb 14, 2019, 1:43 am
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I've been in this position several times. No problem if on the same pnr, can be done online. On separate pnr's as has happened with my partner several times (me gold, him burgundy), they would only be able to accommodate this at check in (at London Heathrow), I tried at the QR desk at Heathrow about 2 weeks before-got nowhere. So it is possible if there is space at check in. Good luck!
If you're economy on the UD - do you get access to the bar?
Thanks guys!
Last edited by Tulene; Feb 14, 2019 at 2:03 am
Feb 14, 2019, 3:11 am
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LOL.Err, no, you won't get access to the bar as it's strictly for First & Business pax only. If you do try to enter you're likely to be removed very quickly, & none too politely, if the one time I've witnessed an attempt is anything to go by.
