hungarianhc

Hi there,

I'm looking to book an SFO-ZRH flight for September. I'm a 1K on United (Star Alliance Gold). I did a search for evoucher here, but I didn't find anything that laid out how the process works. Is there any process for using some type of certificate / voucher to upgrade international flights? Or is it just paid offers at the airport? Thanks!

red star

Being 1K does not help you. SWUs are useless on LX, both electronic and paper version. The only way to upgrade with vouchers is via M&M SEN/HON evoucher from booking class V or higher. You will need 2 of them oneway.

hungarianhc

I thought status might only help if there was a waitlist for upgrades using evouchers, maybe star alliance gold had something to do with it. So now I have some more questions...

- why do i need two of these one-way? Does it have to do with the region?

- how does one get these evouchers?

red star

1.
within a region: 1 eVoucher
between regions: 2

2.
becoming M&M SEN/HON
The vouchers can only be used by the SEN/HON itself or a companion on the same flight. There is a workaround but it is not reliable, a little tricky and against M&M T&Cs.

jjake

Hello - could you clarify the workaround? Is there any way to upgrade my partner's or parent's flight with my eVoucher if I don't fly?

alex0683de

My guess would be you could book a fully-refundable ticket in the cabin into which you want to upgrade your relative/friend/whatever, then upgrade their ticket to join you in that cabin and then, shortly before the flight, cancel your own ticket. It should work, but it is against M&M T&Cs and as such I would not recommend it.

manthos

I am MM SEN and have those two evouchers. How long are they valid for?
Can I still use them next year, even if I dont extend my status?

I'd like to use them to upgrade a C to F flight. Do I have to buy a specific C fare?
Finally, how do I use them? Over the phone?

Thanks for any info!

NewbieRunner

Any eVouchers you already have are valid until 1st July 2013. I don't think you need to retain your status to use your eVouchers.

You can upgrade from any normal Business fare

You have a number of options for redeeming your eVoucher:

- online directly when booking your upgrade award
- by phoning your Miles & More Service Team
- when checking in directly at the airport

http://www.miles-and-more.com/online...onomy=Homepage

manthos

NewbieRunner, thanks a lot, very informative

primetime23

And you can use the link below to redeem an eVoucher.... Sometimes flights show up as non-eligible blabla on the LH booking page. Why, I have no idea.

But this link should work:

https://muaenduser.staralliance.com/...WEB/upgrade.do

asimha

Just to add my 5 cents, the main difference between a miles upgrade and a voucher upgrade is that for intercontinental upgrades with a stop (for ex. GVA-ZRH-MIA) the upgrade only allows one leg to be upgraded whereas the miles upgrade allows both legs to be upgraded.

Traveling with my wife and child I was only able to upgrade the ZRH-MIA as I was using my wife's evouchers for her upgrade and miles for mine and my daughter's. No big deal but just important to note.

Sydfly

I remember a while ago we discussed here that evouchers could also be used on NZ. Is this still possible because I can't find anything regarding NZ on the LH website? If so, are ALL booking classes eligible for upgrades using evouchers because I remember that they allow upgrades on classes which cannot be upgraded using miles...

I also just tried online to upgrade my upcoming TG flight. The system asks you for the booking class but only gives C or D as an alternative. I thought with evouchers I should be able to also upgrade Z or J class? When I entered all my details and selected "C" class I was offered the price for the upgrade: 45k miles or 2 evouchers. I'm just wondering whether they would honour the upgrade if they see I'm booked in J class on TG although the system has asked me for booking reference etc, so it "should know" that I'm not booked in C or D class. Maybe just a glitch in the system and all is OK if I use evouchers even in lower booking classes.

red star

E vouchers can be used basically in the same way as milage upgrades. For TG upgrades are only possible in line with the *A upgrade rules: Therefore you need to be booked in D/C.

Sydfly

I always thought that you can upgrade booking classes with evouchers that cannot be upgraded with miles...is this only true for LH/LX flights that Z class can be upgraded then?

Anyone know about the rules for upgrading NZ flights from Y to C using evouchers?

red star

Upgrades from lower booking classes are only possible on M&M integrated airlines (though a view exemptions do exist eg on UA).
NZ Y to C is possible from U,O,B,Y.