Availability tool for swiss-award-bookingclasses ?
Aug 3, 2005, 10:12 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Berlin
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Availability tool for swiss-award-bookingclasses ?
Where i can search the availability of award-bookingclasses for SWISS-flights ? By the way, which class is for upgrade Y-C (U?) ?
my problem:
if i go to the stc-website, there comes only the "CA" .. but i don´t know, if there ony 1 oder more free seats
I would like to book 2 upgrades (second for my wife) online and then comes the fear, that i get the first upgrade, but not the second
my problem:
if i go to the stc-website, there comes only the "CA" .. but i don´t know, if there ony 1 oder more free seats
I would like to book 2 upgrades (second for my wife) online and then comes the fear, that i get the first upgrade, but not the second
Aug 3, 2005, 12:01 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: CH, D, USA
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I believe U is the booking class for awards. (Still) the same as on all oneworld airlines.
You can search on expertflyer.com (but paid service) or KVNs availibility tool (see mileage run forums and do a search).
PM your flight info and I can search expertflyer for you.
You can search on expertflyer.com (but paid service) or KVNs availibility tool (see mileage run forums and do a search).
PM your flight info and I can search expertflyer for you.
Aug 4, 2005, 12:16 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Thurgau, Switzerland
Posts: 195
As an STC member, you can sign in and start making an online award booking for any number of seats. This always works, even if you don’t have enough miles. No actual booking will take place unless you enter passenger names and a credit card number. So you can repeat this procedure as often as you want for different flights / different number of seats.
Aug 11, 2005, 8:07 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 124
SWISSmiss if I had your direct line - that would be an option to phone and ask more in person ! :/) But usually it's allways easier to use online tools and get info fast within a few seconds rather than calling (even paying for the call) and then listening to the tape and push 1 and then sorry we have a heavy call load but you can choose to speak to an english speaking rep etc etc etc - löl -
Aug 13, 2005, 11:05 am
#6
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i have now expertflyer.com, but there is no bookingclass "U" :-((
the flights, i searched have the following classes:
F3 A0 J9
C9 D9 I9
Y 9 B9 H9 K9......
whch is the class for upgrade eco - to biz ??
Thanks !
the flights, i searched have the following classes:
F3 A0 J9
C9 D9 I9
Y 9 B9 H9 K9......
whch is the class for upgrade eco - to biz ??
Thanks !
Aug 13, 2005, 11:15 am
#7
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ZRH, Switzerland
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@jotxl: Why don't you follow yak's advice? This works.
I have no experience with "expertflyer", but it seems like it comes to a point when it should show all classes, because U is really the class you need for an upgrade or free ticket in business.
(It also doesn't seem to show Z, which is what you'd need for First award/upgarde.)
I have no experience with "expertflyer", but it seems like it comes to a point when it should show all classes, because U is really the class you need for an upgrade or free ticket in business.
(It also doesn't seem to show Z, which is what you'd need for First award/upgarde.)
Last edited by LoungeLizzard; Aug 14, 2005 at 12:43 pm
Aug 14, 2005, 9:45 am
#8
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if i sign in at STC i can go to booking. Then i can make a online booking for a biz-award flight. Correct. But the bookingmachine says, i have not enough miles for the award. And this is only a full award flight, not an upgrade.
and if i go to the link upgrade, the bookingmachine shows me first my online booked flights. But i don´t have yet an actual booking for the wished flights.
Thats my prob :-)
and if i go to the link upgrade, the bookingmachine shows me first my online booked flights. But i don´t have yet an actual booking for the wished flights.
Thats my prob :-)
Aug 14, 2005, 12:41 pm
#9
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@jotxl: I don't think that there's a problem.
Award and upgrade use the same booking class. That means if you go via the award booking screen, select the number of passengers and you get an availability in business, there are seats for the upgrade as well.
You can even increase the number of passengers to find out how many award/upgrade seats are available.
Award and upgrade use the same booking class. That means if you go via the award booking screen, select the number of passengers and you get an availability in business, there are seats for the upgrade as well.
You can even increase the number of passengers to find out how many award/upgrade seats are available.
Aug 16, 2005, 11:29 pm
#10
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: AA EXP, Starwood Plat
Posts: 305
Does expert flyer give availablity for Swiss award tickets (Z-U-T)? Thanks.
Originally Posted by f4free
I believe U is the booking class for awards. (Still) the same as on all oneworld airlines.
You can search on expertflyer.com (but paid service) or KVNs availibility tool (see mileage run forums and do a search).
PM your flight info and I can search expertflyer for you.
You can search on expertflyer.com (but paid service) or KVNs availibility tool (see mileage run forums and do a search).
PM your flight info and I can search expertflyer for you.
Aug 18, 2005, 12:13 pm
#11
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i have tried expertflyer with booking class "U". No results for swiss-longhaul to jnb. An answer from expertflyer-support: no award classes for swiss !
i remember, that also my travelagency (specialised for flights !!) can´t find the "U" class. It is hidden !
the only possibility is yak´s advise with the award-bokking tool of stc-website !
i remember, that also my travelagency (specialised for flights !!) can´t find the "U" class. It is hidden !
the only possibility is yak´s advise with the award-bokking tool of stc-website !
Aug 18, 2005, 2:32 pm
#12
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Originally Posted by jotxl
i have tried expertflyer with booking class "U". No results for swiss-longhaul to jnb. An answer from expertflyer-support: no award classes for swiss !
i remember, that also my travelagency (specialised for flights !!) can´t find the "U" class. It is hidden !
the only possibility is yak´s advise with the award-bokking tool of stc-website !
i remember, that also my travelagency (specialised for flights !!) can´t find the "U" class. It is hidden !
the only possibility is yak´s advise with the award-bokking tool of stc-website !
CHris
Sep 9, 2005, 2:38 pm
#13
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by f0zzyNUE
btw, swiss is currently in the progress to adopt LH booking classes... this means in the near future booking class for swiss award tickets will be the same booking class as for LH. (e.g. from sept 2 swiss booking class R will become T, U will become R, S -> U, W -> E, G -> S, K -> G and O-> W for europe, K for interncontinental)
CHris
CHris
do you know if this has happened already?
If yes, could you please list the new award classes for F/C/Y?
Thank you!
Sep 11, 2005, 9:18 pm
#14
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LH's award classes for FCY are O,I,X. But these are also hidden by LH from general access in principle, so don't get your hopes up.