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[bznt]

They aren't. No one transfers into Lifemiles but from time to time you can purchase miles from them for 1.5 cents.

Thank you.

So what are my options with amex transfer  partners to save on YQ to fly on Lufthansa metal ?

[benjie1305]

Thank you.

So what are my options with amex transfer  partners to save on YQ to fly on Lufthansa metal ?

There is no way. AC and SQ both charge YQ.

[D93]

So what are my options with amex transfer  partners to save on YQ to fly on Lufthansa metal ?

None

[shwarmabob]

I don't see XN or X class under Available Classes in expertflyer on a UA ewr-hkg flight. Isn't it supposed to show XN0 and X0 if no seats are available? where should I look?

[D93]

I don't see XN or X class under Available Classes in expertflyer on a UA ewr-hkg flight. Isn't it supposed to show XN0 and X0 if no seats are available? where should I look?

United.com and activate expert mode

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Has LH cut back on F awards to partner airlines? Very few options within a couple weeks out, especially NYC-FRA route. Even flights that show F7-8 and A7-8 are showing !

[AJK]

Has LH cut back on F awards to partner airlines?

No.

[leaf]

No.

So why are there so few awards avaliable? Even on flights where the entire F cabin is available for sale it is showing . I remember seeing a lot more F seats available in the past on JFK - FRA. 

[AJK]

I see no less than 6 days in the next 2 weeks with flights showing 2+ F awards NYC-FRA.

[benjie1305]

I see no less than 6 days in the next 2 weeks with flights showing 2+ F awards NYC-FRA.

JFK or EWR?

[AJK]

JFK or EWR?

UAIYF

[benjie1305]

UAIYF

Not sure if they actually are anyone's friend. 

[leaf]

I see no less than 6 days in the next 2 weeks with flights showing 2+ F awards NYC-FRA.

Question is not if they have eliminated, rather if they have cut back and whether there is a rhyme or reason to which flights they release F on.
Currently on UA.com there are 0 F (essentially O) seats on LH metal on all dates from JFK-FRA. I have been checking daily so it's not like they have been grabbed.
From EWR there are seats on the following days but ONLY on LH403 each time.
3/8 - O1
3/9 - O2
3/10 -
3/11 -
3/12 - O2
3/13 -
3/14 - O1
3/15 - O2
3/16 - O3
3/17 -
3/18 -
3/19 -
3/20 -
3/21 - O2
3/22 - O2
So have they cut back on JFK-FRA and the other EWR-FRA flights?

[shauly]

3/10 -

That hilarious. Just saying.

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Question is not if they have eliminated, rather if they have cut back and whether there is a rhyme or reason to which flights they release F on.
Currently on UA.com there are 0 F (essentially O) seats on LH metal on all dates from JFK-FRA. I have been checking daily so it's not like they have been grabbed.
From EWR there are seats on the following days but ONLY on LH403 each time.
3/8 - O1
3/9 - O2
3/10 -
3/11 -
3/12 - O2
3/13 -
3/14 - O1
3/15 - O2
3/16 - O3
3/17 -
3/18 -
3/19 -
3/20 -
3/21 - O2
3/22 - O2
So have they cut back on JFK-FRA and the other EWR-FRA flights?

Also, FRA-NYC same story - only LH402 has any O seats at all.
No O seats FRA-JFK.
Has anybody recently booked LH JFK-FRA or FRA-JFK in F using a partner's miles?

[leaf]

That hilarious. Just saying.

If you are referring to the emoticon it's apparently autogenerated...
It's O and then 0, meaning O class and 0 seats.

[shauly]

If you are referring to the emoticon it's apparently autogenerated...
It's O and then 0, meaning O class and 0 seats.

Yeah, I know. Still funny.

I'm also watching for LH F space, so we're in the same boat.

[AJK]

Question is not if they have eliminated, rather if they have cut back and whether there is a rhyme or reason to which flights they release F on.
Currently on UA.com there are 0 F (essentially O) seats on LH metal on all dates from JFK-FRA. I have been checking daily so it's not like they have been grabbed.
From EWR there are seats on the following days but ONLY on LH403 each time.
3/8 - O1
3/9 - O2
3/10 - O 0
3/11 - O 0
3/12 - O2
3/13 - O 0
3/14 - O1
3/15 - O2
3/16 - O3
3/17 - O 0
3/18 - O 0
3/19 - O 0
3/20 - O 0
3/21 - O2
3/22 - O2
So have they cut back on JFK-FRA and the other EWR-FRA flights?

I for one think that is pretty great availability, notwithstanding you can't find the JFK flight you're hoping for.

[D93]

JFK was always harder to come by than EWR. Nothing new.

[leaf]

JFK was always harder to come by than EWR. Nothing new.

Has it typically been 0 F seats from JFK on all dates (15 days out)?
That's what it's been for the last few weeks.  I recall seeing reasonable sporadic JFK availability in the past and was just wondering if anything had changed.