F award availability
Jul 13, 2018, 7:13 pm
#1
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F award availability
I am debating achieving SEN staus this year. The entire point would be to book F tickets with SWISS. How is availability? I would book mostly, YUL/ORD/SIN/NRT routes, mostly one or two pax at a time. Also, I might book a trip for a group once, are 4 tickets on the same flight possible a few months in advance if the cabin is empty?
Also, can you book for others (i.e. book for a friend without me being on the flight)?
Thanks!
Also, can you book for others (i.e. book for a friend without me being on the flight)?
Thanks!
Jul 14, 2018, 12:36 am
#2
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I am debating achieving SEN staus this year. The entire point would be to book F tickets with SWISS. How is availability? I would book mostly, YUL/ORD/SIN/NRT routes, mostly one or two pax at a time. Also, I might book a trip for a group once, are 4 tickets on the same flight possible a few months in advance if the cabin is empty?
Also, can you book for others (i.e. book for a friend without me being on the flight)?
Thanks!
Also, can you book for others (i.e. book for a friend without me being on the flight)?
Thanks!
2 pax fine but 4 would be hard.
You need to travel.
Jul 14, 2018, 12:45 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,019
Availability really depends on the destination. LAX and SFO for example are very hard. Others like HKG are better when you have 3 or 4 days availability. 2 pax is doable, 4 likely extremely hard. Disadvantage: yo cannot book online, need to call. Also no waitlist for LX F awards.
Jul 14, 2018, 3:56 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Cologne
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Jul 14, 2018, 4:03 am
#5
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Jul 16, 2018, 3:13 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: ZRH / YUL
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YUL typically has very good F availabilty, but then again it's a short flight so it's not really needed. And I find that the carrier surcharges on M&M awards in C/F are just outrageous.
Jul 16, 2018, 7:54 am
#8
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Join Date: May 2016
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Posts: 489
I agree with that for sure. For now, J award tickets on Aeroplan are a great value with LX with the very low taxes. What's nice is that you can combine one with the other (one way award tickets). We will see what happens when Aeroplan crashes and burns in a few years.
Jul 18, 2018, 1:09 am
#9
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Switzerland
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Jul 18, 2018, 7:31 am
#10
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Am I correct ion assuming that if an upgrade is available (M&M upgrade from a paid business ticket) than an F award is also available?
Jul 19, 2018, 7:05 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN**, IHG Diamond Ambassador
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I do not think this is true. Having availability in booking class A is a good indicator for an C to F upgrade, but I experienced many times that there is no F award available even in cases where availability is F8A8. There are certain LX routes in particular days with a very high demand for paid F tickets and understandably LX is not releasing award seats (or upgrades) for these routes/days.