Status miles for LH/SA Codeshare?
Aug 21, 2002 | 3:22 pm
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Status miles for LH/SA Codeshare?
I'm trying to get myself from IAD to JNB in late October (my quest further described here), and have a question for you experts.
If I fly FRA-JNB on SA metal, but with the LH flight number (LH2940), will I get status miles on UA for the flight, or are the status miles only limited to flights *actually* flown on LH metal (in this case)?
Danski
If I fly FRA-JNB on SA metal, but with the LH flight number (LH2940), will I get status miles on UA for the flight, or are the status miles only limited to flights *actually* flown on LH metal (in this case)?
Danski
Aug 22, 2002 | 1:30 pm
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As a follow up question (I think the answer is no - but it never hurts to ask), has anyone been able to upgrade from Y to C using the UA Mileage Plus Lufthansa upgrade award on the codeshare segment flown by SA?
Right now I am pondering taking the codeshare (flown by SA) FRA-JNB and returning on LH metal JNB-FRA, if I can use the upgrade award in both directions, that would probably clinch the deal for me.
Danski
Right now I am pondering taking the codeshare (flown by SA) FRA-JNB and returning on LH metal JNB-FRA, if I can use the upgrade award in both directions, that would probably clinch the deal for me.
Danski
Aug 23, 2002 | 2:03 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Danski:
As a follow up question (I think the answer is no - but it never hurts to ask), has anyone been able to upgrade from Y to C using the UA Mileage Plus Lufthansa upgrade award on the codeshare segment flown by SA?
Right now I am pondering taking the codeshare (flown by SA) FRA-JNB and returning on LH metal JNB-FRA, if I can use the upgrade award in both directions, that would probably clinch the deal for me.
Danski</font>
As a follow up question (I think the answer is no - but it never hurts to ask), has anyone been able to upgrade from Y to C using the UA Mileage Plus Lufthansa upgrade award on the codeshare segment flown by SA?
Right now I am pondering taking the codeshare (flown by SA) FRA-JNB and returning on LH metal JNB-FRA, if I can use the upgrade award in both directions, that would probably clinch the deal for me.
Danski</font>
In theory you may be able to use UA Mileage Plus Miles to upgrade a true LH flight, JNB-FRA in your example. However the fare class has to be Y (17,500 miles) or B/M (35,000 miles), and you need to get certificates from UA. You can of course upgrade this flight in any fare class with LH M&M miles and/or two complimentary upgrade certs (I'm pretty sure).