SWISS Upgrade Bargain (Bid or email invite to upgrade)
Apr 21, 2016, 3:58 pm
#62
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ZRH/SFO
Programs: A3*G - AZ CFP- HH DIA
Posts: 3,666
There's no F-cl offered on flights within Europe...
https://www.swiss.com/switzerland/en/comfortpackage
https://www.swiss.com/switzerland/en/comfortpackage
Apr 21, 2016, 5:41 pm
#63
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: HKG • Ex SFO, NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP; Marriott Amb; Hyatt Globalist; Shangri-la Diamond; IHG SpireAmb; Hilton D; Accor G
Posts: 3,319
There's no F-cl offered on flights within Europe...
https://www.swiss.com/switzerland/en/comfortpackage
https://www.swiss.com/switzerland/en/comfortpackage
May 26, 2016, 11:21 am
#65
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,189
Jun 7, 2016, 12:27 pm
#66
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: LXFF
Posts: 495
Depends how many miles you have 
LX has some really nice fares out of YUL in C so it make sense to upgrade if you have a ton of miles. You save the 1k in taxes on the award ticket. Thats until then stop allowing upgrades from the bottom business classes.
LX has some really nice fares out of YUL in C so it make sense to upgrade if you have a ton of miles. You save the 1k in taxes on the award ticket. Thats until then stop allowing upgrades from the bottom business classes.
Jun 11, 2016, 8:04 am
#67
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Europe
Posts: 89
Does M&M status matter in bid consideration and acceptance?
Anyone know if the current Miles & More status matters in any way when they consider bids, so at least higher status members can get some preferential consideration rather than being totally on par with anyone flying them, say for the first time?
Can't be entirely about the bid value, right?
Can't be entirely about the bid value, right?
Jul 1, 2016, 6:22 am
#69
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,283
After one year of upgrade bargains using Plusgrade, LX today expanded the program to include upgrade bargains to First (BK:A). The bids can be placed for flights starting 13JUL2016.
https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/book%5Cs...-bargain-first
Also the current ticket needs to be issued in 724 ticket stock.
https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/book%5Cs...-bargain-first
SWISS Upgrade Bargain is currently available on all SWISS long-haul flights. In order to qualify for SWISS Upgrade Bargain, your ticket must be issued at least 132 hours before departure.
Local legal requirements prohibit bids from Brazil, India and Japan. SWISS Flights to and from Tel Aviv are excluded from upgrades into First class.
Local legal requirements prohibit bids from Brazil, India and Japan. SWISS Flights to and from Tel Aviv are excluded from upgrades into First class.
Jul 2, 2016, 9:31 am
#70
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN**, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 670
After one year of upgrade bargains using Plusgrade, LX today expanded the program to include upgrade bargains to First (BK:A). The bids can be placed for flights starting 13JUL2016.
https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/book%5Cs...-bargain-first
Also the current ticket needs to be issued in 724 ticket stock.
https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/book%5Cs...-bargain-first
Also the current ticket needs to be issued in 724 ticket stock.
At least for now, none of my C-bookings (ZRH-ORD, GVA-JFK and ZRH-JNB) until the end of the year (all 724 ticket stock) seems to offer this option in the Manage booking section. With the exception of the JNB flight, the other two show F6A6 on EF.
Jul 12, 2016, 12:54 pm
#71
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ZRH
Programs: LX SEN, HH Diamond, IHG, Melia Silver, AVIS, Sixt
Posts: 276
Did not notice the information here that F is also available on bidding now. Just surprisingly saw in my booking overview that I have the possibility to bid on one of my upcoming flight tickets for all segments.
Interestingly: It is a 4 segment ticket (all long hauls) and I can place a bid for each segment. In fact if I would place the minimum bid on the two shorter segments I would already pay more than the fare difference for the whole 4 segments. So to me it makes totally no sense. I would rather call my travel agent and just upsell the whole ticket.
Interestingly: It is a 4 segment ticket (all long hauls) and I can place a bid for each segment. In fact if I would place the minimum bid on the two shorter segments I would already pay more than the fare difference for the whole 4 segments. So to me it makes totally no sense. I would rather call my travel agent and just upsell the whole ticket.
Jul 12, 2016, 12:56 pm
#72
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ZRH
Programs: LX SEN, HH Diamond, IHG, Melia Silver, AVIS, Sixt
Posts: 276
One more remark: I had a friend who did bid on ZRH-JFK from Y to C and got the upgrade confirmed. Surprisingly it booked in D, which obviously gave him about 8 times the miles he was supposed from the cheapo Y tariff he had. So it seems the upgrade does not always book in P.
Jul 13, 2016, 7:37 am
#75
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, AA, SQ, UA, AC, WS, MR TIT
Posts: 8,664
who seems to be grabbing a high load of free award seats on LX F cabin in the past.I flown ZRH-ORD-ZRH route many times this year and shockingly there were one or in some cases two people occupying the F cabin only.