Upgrades on *A Partners
Mar 19, 2001 | 2:50 pm
#1
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Upgrades on *A Partners
I have looked at the Thai web site and the Star Alliance web site and could not answer this probably simple question.
May I use Mileage Plus miles to upgrade a Thai flight from LAX to BKK? Can you point me to some web site that will tell me what class I must book economy in to upgrade to business? Thanks.
May I use Mileage Plus miles to upgrade a Thai flight from LAX to BKK? Can you point me to some web site that will tell me what class I must book economy in to upgrade to business? Thanks.
Mar 19, 2001 | 2:55 pm
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The only Star Alliance partners that I know allow upgrades on each other's flights are LH and UA (and there are rules and restrictions that you should know about).
I doubt that there is a way to upgrade a TG flight with another Star carrier's points or I am sure we would have heard about it by now.
I doubt that there is a way to upgrade a TG flight with another Star carrier's points or I am sure we would have heard about it by now.
Mar 19, 2001 | 3:03 pm
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check out http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum82/HTML/000142.html
and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/005455.html
[This message has been edited by BlondeBomber (edited 03-19-2001).]
and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/005455.html
[This message has been edited by BlondeBomber (edited 03-19-2001).]
Mar 19, 2001 | 4:14 pm
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in late 1998 there was a one time promotion for top-tier frequent fliers of all Star-carriers (6 carriers at that time only) giving them 'good at check-in-only' one-class/any-fare-upgrades good on any other Starcarrier (except the own one), they were very time limited (2 months?).
Flying TG it never hurts to ask how much a one-way-upgrade costs in $ (from ZRH to BKK TG offered during the whole last year, a one-way/one-class-confirmable upgrade good on any paid fare for only US$ 99!), that upgrade could only be purchased at TG's-downtown office in Zrich in person.
Flying TG it never hurts to ask how much a one-way-upgrade costs in $ (from ZRH to BKK TG offered during the whole last year, a one-way/one-class-confirmable upgrade good on any paid fare for only US$ 99!), that upgrade could only be purchased at TG's-downtown office in Zrich in person.