How many EB points when upgrading with cash?
Apr 12, 2008, 12:04 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ARN
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How many EB points when upgrading with cash?
If you do a cash upgrade at the airport when travelling on SK from the USA to Scandinavia, do you get EB points for your original booking class (e.g. W =25%) or do you get points for the class you upgrade to such as Y (150%) or C (200%)?
Apr 13, 2008, 3:01 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: OSLO
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According to my experience and what i have been told by Eurobonus Customer service, you will recive points for the class flown not boked, as long as you upgrade for cash.
Apr 13, 2008, 4:28 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: ARN / BRU
Programs: EBG (*G), QR Gold
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My experience says "class booked". Whatever field in the system that is used to judge points earned does not appear to be modified by an upgrade (be it points or cash).
I have done a retro reg with a cash upgraded ticket, I sent the boarding pass which had the upgraded class on it, The reply I got was please provide a receipt showing the booked class.
As a footnote, I had the same experience with TG paid upgrade. Sent it in retro as nothing posted, and they asked me for the original booking class. In the end I got points for original booking class (and in this case TG actually told me I should get points for the upgraded class.)
I have done a retro reg with a cash upgraded ticket, I sent the boarding pass which had the upgraded class on it, The reply I got was please provide a receipt showing the booked class.
As a footnote, I had the same experience with TG paid upgrade. Sent it in retro as nothing posted, and they asked me for the original booking class. In the end I got points for original booking class (and in this case TG actually told me I should get points for the upgraded class.)
Apr 13, 2008, 7:43 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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I've done a few upgrades from M -> C with cash at EWR/BKK (with SK) and with TG at BKK. I've always recieved points for the class booked, not C.
Apr 14, 2008, 6:03 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ARN
Posts: 2,321
The Boarding Pass shows the class of service, not the booking class. Exception is the new style Boarding passes printed at ARN and CPH which shows both.
Apr 14, 2008, 6:41 am
#9
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: ARN / BRU
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which was why they asked for more details. obviously the system said I was in "m" and my boarding pass said "c".
Apr 22, 2008, 2:28 pm
#10
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Norway
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I see from your posts that you can upgrade for cash from US and BKK.
I asked them about upgrading for cash from CPH to BKK the other day and they looked at me as if I came from Mars. Both in the lounge and at the gate. Anybody know?
It is a nice option if you can do this when short of points.
I asked them about upgrading for cash from CPH to BKK the other day and they looked at me as if I came from Mars. Both in the lounge and at the gate. Anybody know?
It is a nice option if you can do this when short of points.
Apr 22, 2008, 2:33 pm
#11
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: ARN / BRU
Programs: EBG (*G), QR Gold
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I see from your posts that you can upgrade for cash from US and BKK.
I asked them about upgrading for cash from CPH to BKK the other day and they looked at me as if I came from Mars. Both in the lounge and at the gate. Anybody know?
It is a nice option if you can do this when short of points.
I asked them about upgrading for cash from CPH to BKK the other day and they looked at me as if I came from Mars. Both in the lounge and at the gate. Anybody know?
It is a nice option if you can do this when short of points.
Apr 22, 2008, 4:39 pm
#12
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 7,323
Apr 23, 2008, 7:28 am
#14
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: BER
Posts: 107
I recently did a cash upgrade (M to C) on SK from BKK to CPH, crediting the flight to Miles&More. Although LH automatically only credited eco miles, I sent in the boarding pass and the handwritten upgrade "invoice" to M&M and got C miles without any problems. Same for a cash u/g on TG (FRA-BKK).
Apr 23, 2008, 7:30 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Slightly OT, but may still be interesting:
I recently did a cash upgrade (M to C) on SK from BKK to CPH, crediting the flight to Miles&More. Although LH automatically only credited eco miles, I sent in the boarding pass and the handwritten upgrade "invoice" to M&M and got C miles without any problems. Same for a cash u/g on TG (FRA-BKK).
I recently did a cash upgrade (M to C) on SK from BKK to CPH, crediting the flight to Miles&More. Although LH automatically only credited eco miles, I sent in the boarding pass and the handwritten upgrade "invoice" to M&M and got C miles without any problems. Same for a cash u/g on TG (FRA-BKK).
Usually when paying with cash/points it is just a service class, which is upgraded and not the fare class.
Most likely M&M wasn't too careful and you got lucky.
