Consolidated "Lufthansa Upgrade With UA SWU Questions/Experiences" Thread [2010/11]
Mar 14, 2011, 4:38 pm
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Mar 14, 2011, 5:59 pm
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was the denial due to codeshare or fare class (as written earlier?)
Mar 14, 2011, 6:06 pm
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I've never had this problem. YMMV I guess.
Mar 14, 2011, 9:42 pm
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PEK - FRA on LH 721
Does anybody have any experience on this flight, on the A380?
I'm booked into C right now, with a SWU in hand.
What are the loads like on this route? Flying this coming Sunday, and wouldn't mind being pampered for the 8 or so hours after 2 weeks traveling through the backroads on China.
Cheers.
I'm booked into C right now, with a SWU in hand.
What are the loads like on this route? Flying this coming Sunday, and wouldn't mind being pampered for the 8 or so hours after 2 weeks traveling through the backroads on China.
Cheers.
Mar 15, 2011, 12:18 am
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Mar 15, 2011, 2:43 am
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But to be honest: I think that was a rather silly excuse. It is nowhere written that the booking must be made on LH stock. They simply didn't want to give me the upgrade (for whatever reason)
Mar 15, 2011, 4:27 am
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Checking in early will absolutely help your chances, if LH will allow it. I've had a 6 hour lay over in FRA once, and the LH staff accepted my SWU and BP (printed at home before I left the USA) and upgraded me on the spot.
As for checking in luggage after the initial check in, I've done that on an LHR to MUC flight on LH with no problem. Think it through: a pax tries to go through security, and the screener rejects the carry on (sharps, liquids, or too large). This happens all the time, all airports, all airlines. It's the law.
As for checking in luggage after the initial check in, I've done that on an LHR to MUC flight on LH with no problem. Think it through: a pax tries to go through security, and the screener rejects the carry on (sharps, liquids, or too large). This happens all the time, all airports, all airlines. It's the law.
Thanks for the advice! The flight was great!
Mar 15, 2011, 8:41 am
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Does LH allow upfares without the change fee. I got a W fare without realizing that it is not upgradeable on LH.
Mar 15, 2011, 10:38 am
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I asked the same question a couple of months ago and there were no replies. It would be really useful if someone has experience with this. After all it would be free cash (+swu) for LH...
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LH said because of the UA ticket (016). I was told that it would have been good if I had booked on a LH stock.
But to be honest: I think that was a rather silly excuse. It is nowhere written that the booking must be made on LH stock. They simply didn't want to give me the upgrade (for whatever reason)
But to be honest: I think that was a rather silly excuse. It is nowhere written that the booking must be made on LH stock. They simply didn't want to give me the upgrade (for whatever reason)
I called the 1K line to inquire about the whole mess,as it was a nonrefundable ticket and how I could make a change without a fee,since I had specified a specific class.
The agent was wonderful and waived the change fee and corrected the ticket. BUT she did say that it would not be upgradeable unless it was booked with LH flight #,not a UA one and code shares were definitely not upgradeable with the paper SWU.
Since this is my first experience doing this,I am not sure if this is correct or if the agent is mistaken
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Does anybody have any experience on this flight, on the A380?
I'm booked into C right now, with a SWU in hand.
What are the loads like on this route? Flying this coming Sunday, and wouldn't mind being pampered for the 8 or so hours after 2 weeks traveling through the backroads on China.
Cheers.
I'm booked into C right now, with a SWU in hand.
What are the loads like on this route? Flying this coming Sunday, and wouldn't mind being pampered for the 8 or so hours after 2 weeks traveling through the backroads on China.
Cheers.
on A 380 it worked from Z to the F cabin. At the check-in.