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Feb 16, 2019, 6:13 pm
#4756
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
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Posts: 102,095
Its just a ...... airport in a terrible area with more tedious immigration routines and poor logistics around the place. I'm not saying ORD is great but it has a Hilton adjacent to the domestic terminals with a nice steakhouse so its a less terrible place to overnight. I do appreciate LAX most but it doesn't make sense unless my destination is either LAX or SFO for a lot of travel.
Most of my US travel (90%+) is West Coast or Mid-West so EWR is never a convenient location to transfer either, the reduced flight time to Europe is also inconvenient on the return.
Most of my US travel (90%+) is West Coast or Mid-West so EWR is never a convenient location to transfer either, the reduced flight time to Europe is also inconvenient on the return.
Feb 23, 2019, 1:39 pm
#4757
Join Date: May 2008
Location: ARN
Posts: 3,471
So, for those of you with experience retro claiming from Hertz:
I rented a car under a Hertz promo in October. It was supposed to give 5,000 miles, but I only got 500. After a few emails back and forth, Hertz admitted that they had made a mistake, and said that the additional 4,500 miles would be posted within 4-6 weeks. That's 7 weeks ago, but still no sign of the miles from Hertz.
So, who do I contact regarding this? Do I press it with Hertz, or do I contact EB directly?
I rented a car under a Hertz promo in October. It was supposed to give 5,000 miles, but I only got 500. After a few emails back and forth, Hertz admitted that they had made a mistake, and said that the additional 4,500 miles would be posted within 4-6 weeks. That's 7 weeks ago, but still no sign of the miles from Hertz.
So, who do I contact regarding this? Do I press it with Hertz, or do I contact EB directly?
Feb 25, 2019, 3:32 am
#4761
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,153
I've just had something weird happen with a mileage credit to eurobonus from an LX flight. The flight was JFK-ZRH in Business Z which usually gives 100% miles. I did, however, upgrade the flight with M&M miles to First. Now it did upgrade into A which is a mileage earning booking class normally, although I was under the impression that it'd earn miles based on the original fare class, but it did post as First class giving 200% miles. I am not complaining obviously, but I'd like to know if this is normal and if that could potentially also work on LH?
Imaging getting a p fare on LH and then upgrading into A, earning you 300% miles... There will be some further flights upcoming on LX and will try to route some over LH to test exactly that.
Maybe people in the LH board know more about this behaviour?
Imaging getting a p fare on LH and then upgrading into A, earning you 300% miles... There will be some further flights upcoming on LX and will try to route some over LH to test exactly that.
Maybe people in the LH board know more about this behaviour?
Feb 25, 2019, 4:02 am
#4763
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,153
Last edited by Nick Art; Feb 25, 2019 at 4:10 am
Feb 25, 2019, 5:45 am
#4764
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,187
Swiss always preferred to handle upgrades differently and when they were on their own axRes CRS they used to do this F upgrades into A because they couldn't do it any different way.
When they migrated to Altea in 2014 a few things changed but this vestigial practice remains. Lufthansa operates on the leagcy Amadeus rule that is also in the *A CITP system. (F Awards and upgrades to O).
When they migrated to Altea in 2014 a few things changed but this vestigial practice remains. Lufthansa operates on the leagcy Amadeus rule that is also in the *A CITP system. (F Awards and upgrades to O).
Feb 25, 2019, 6:15 am
#4765
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,153
so in contrary to lx, I guess that wont be possible on LH. On LX, however, this mileage earning feature might be the udual behavior when crediting to Eurobonus, which seems nice.
Feb 25, 2019, 7:37 am
#4766
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Koala Lemur
Programs: SK EBD LTG (*G)
Posts: 2,447
Is it hard to upgrade on LX using EB points? I am about to book an SK flight TATL and hope for an upgrade. I would like to upgrade mostly for comfort (not for food) but I also lack some points for re-qualification, so an SK bid is a confirmed route for me. Is it safe to also consider LX? (I recall that LH fares are very hard to upgrade, but have not experience with LX).
Feb 25, 2019, 7:40 am
#4767
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,153
Is it hard to upgrade on LX using EB points? I am about to book an SK flight TATL and hope for an upgrade. I would like to upgrade mostly for comfort (not for food) but I also lack some points for re-qualification, so an SK bid is a confirmed route for me. Is it safe to also consider LX? (I recall that LH fares are very hard to upgrade, but have not experience with LX).
Regarding using Eurobonus points for upgrading on LX from Y to C, it's very hard as only some of the top fare buckets (that usually are more expensive than C anyway) sre eligable for upgrades. From C to F only booking class D, C and J are eligable to upgrade using Eurobonus points. And I'm not sure you'd earn more miles in that case...
If those criteria are met I think it's possible to waitlist for an upgrade which at some point should pass.
I only really have experience with upgrading LX with M&M miles, which always worked fine.
Feb 25, 2019, 8:28 am
#4768
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Koala Lemur
Programs: SK EBD LTG (*G)
Posts: 2,447
Thanks. This was what I was asking. Sorry for lack of clarity. And your answer in short is: it does not make sense. (like for LH you need to have a super expensive ticket in the first place)