« Reply #97 on: November 04, 2013, 01:24:32 PM »
So you have to do nothing.
Just call at some point and change the ticket.
So I guess it may be possible, if UA uses the pricing scheme based on the date of the ticket, to book LH F months in advance for a mere change fee.
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PlatinumGuy --
Seems like
MV is incorrect 
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UA Insider had this to say about changes after February 1 to awards booked before February 1:
Our existing change process will apply. Changes to awards that require a change in date do not result in a change to the award price. Any other change will require an add/collect in miles and fees for changes or cancellations will still apply as per our existing policies.
Commenter elsie pounced on the comment and asked: “SO should i make a [Lufthansa First] reservation on JAN31 and then change it every two weeks until April when i actually want to fly?”
She’s asking because Lufthansa First Class space is only released to United 15 days in advance, so she can’t book April 2014 in January 2014.
I think it makes a lot of sense to try this, though it is risky.
If you don’t have status and make a change within 21 days of departure, it will cost you $100. Making four such changes would blow through $400. That still would be worth it to pay the old Lufthansa First Class price of 67.5k United miles one way instead of the new price of 110k miles.
But it’s risky.
Say you go to make the change and there is no Lufthansa First Class space on the route you want. Then you can either cancel for $200 and get your miles back or change to a different routing in which case you would be hit with the higher mileage price.
I’ll seriously consider this change-change-change option to get myself an early March flight in Lufthansa First Class for 67,500 miles + tax + change fees.
Seems he'd only have to change once, even after the original flight departs and MV is missing the boat.
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