HON Circle illusion for Premium Flyers: if you have a Lufthansa/Swiss reservation, you won't be treated with kid gloves
Over the past few hours, a great many TFC readers have reported to me that within their booking for a Lufthansa flight (or [...]
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Over the past few hours, a great many TFC readers have reported to me that within their booking for a Lufthansa (or Swiss) flight, when entering their Volare card information, the same messages that are reserved for HONs, i.e., passengers with the highest status In the Miles&More loyalty program.
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Unfortunately, however, this is a bug in the system Unless you are traveling in First Class.
Flying Lufthansa and taking advantage of Volare status
Miles&More loyalty program members, as with other programs can preview status-related benefits in the reservation section.
The situation is always the same, entering the reservation management brings up the services "included" in the ticket and for an obscure reason, if you enter the Volare Premium (or executive) card number, which I recall at the moment is recognized com Senator by the Miles&More program Benefits of HONs such as limousine and airport assistance emerge.
Here is where doubts arise to readers, and for a few hours there are even those who think of an unexpected mistake or upgrade.
Instead, the reality is what we have written about several times-that is, the Senator level is recognized and the service is what all Miles&More members have with this level, obviously prorated to the ticket held.
In conclusion
The merge between the two companies is not something that is accomplished in a few clicks, it is normal that at this "middle ground" stage there may be small glitches to the system. So no, you will not be treated as a HON if you are a Premium Volare, but it is already crazy lucky to be able to be equated with a Senator that is so much stuff.
