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Upgrades

Enjoy your flight even more with a BenefitUpgrade

Would you like to use your flight to prepare quietly for your business meeting, or just to relax? If so, you can turn your BenefitPoints into an upgrade and enjoy the space and comfort of a higher booking class.

Whether First, Business or Premium Economy Class – book your desired upgrade conveniently by phone at our Service Center Team or send us your desired flight data using the upgrade request form which you find further down on this page:

How many points do you need for your upgrade?
    • In the following tables you can find an overview of all flight routes and upgrade options.
    • Or use our points calculator for particular routes.
Upgrades can be booked on the following routes:
    • On all flights within Europe.
    • On intercontinental flights operated by Lufthansa, Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and SWISS.
Special conditions:
    • Domestic upgrades are only possible on connecting flights in combination with an upgrade on intercontinental flights.
    • An upgrade can only be booked with a confirmed reservation.
    • Upgrades for waiting list seats cannot be booked.
    • To find out which booking classes upgrades can be booked from, please consult the booking class overview.
    • BenefitUpgrades are not possible for group/tarifs.
    • For the time being, upgrades in LX intercontinental flights are only possible requesting also the upgrade of the connecting flight, if any.
Advance booking periods:
    • In the case of upgrades, an advance booking period of one working day (Mon. – Fri.).
    • Please note the opening times of the PartnerPlusBenefit Service Center.
Payment:
    • In the case of upgrades, each route segment is paid for separately with BenefitPoints – for an upgrade on an outbound and return flight double BenefitPoints apply.
Rebookings and cancellations:
    • You can rebook Benefit Upgrades once free of charge up to one working day (Mon. – Fri.) before departure.
    • For every further rebooking 60 USD or optionally 15.000 Benefit points will be charged.

    • Cancellation is possible for a fee of 60 USD or 15.000 Benefit points up to one working day (Mon. – Fri.) before departure.
    • Before the used Benefit points can be refunded, the ticket must be rebooked to the original booking class by the issuing travel agency.
    • In case of a later cancellation than one working day before departure, the spent Benefit points will be forfeited in full.

    • In the event of a rebooking or cancellation, the availability of the flight in the original booking class can no longer be guaranteed.

Enter your requested flight routing (country or city) here and click on „calculate“.
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Please find the approved booking classes for Upgrades per airline as well as routings excluded from upgrade bookings in the following table:
Booking classes overview
valid from 30.11.2023
Business Premium Economy Economy
Lufthansa
( LH ) 		C, D, J, P, Z E, G, N B, H, K, L, M, Q, S, T, U, V, W, Y
Air Canada
( AC ) 		E, O B, G, H, M, Q, U, V, W, Y
Air Dolomiti
( EN ) 		B, H, K, L, M, Q, S, T, U, V, W, Y
Austrian Airlines
( OS ) 		E, G, N B, H, K, L, M, Q, S, T, U, V, W, Y
Brussels Airlines
( SN ) 		E, G, N B, H, K, L, M, Q, S, T, U, V, W, Y
Swiss International Air Lines
( LX ) 		C, D, J, P, Z E, G, N B, H, K, L, M, Q, S, T, U, V, W, Y
This is how you find your booking class on your tickets
Upgrade overview

The points per routing and target region for your upgrade are shown in the following upgrade tables. The corresponding countries are shown on the right hand side after positioning the curser on the target regions:

Upgrades *
oneway,  valid from 01.07.2023
Germany Austria Belgium Switzerland
Europe
Middle East and Caucasus
North Africa and
Cape Verde
Middle- and
Southern Africa
Central America and Caribbean
USA East and
Canada East
USA West and
Canada West
South America
Central and South Asia
Far and South East Asia
Australia and
Oceania
Germany Austria Belgium Switzerland
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
-
-
8,000
-
-
-
16,000
-
56,000
24,000
42,000
18,000
32,000
14,000
26,000
12,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
94,000
42,000
76,000
34,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
90,000
38,000
68,000
30,000
100,000
46,000
82,000
36,000
76,000
32,000
54,000
22,000
94,000
42,000
76,000
34,000
-
-
-
-
Europe
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
-
-
16,000
-
-
-
16,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
90,000
38,000
68,000
30,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
94,000
42,000
76,000
34,000
-
-
-
-
Middle East and Caucasus
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
56,000
24,000
42,000
18,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
116,000
50,000
86,000
38,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
-
-
-
-
North Africa and
Cape Verde
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
32,000
14,000
26,000
12,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
90,000
40,000
72,000
32,000
-
-
-
-
Middle- and
Southern Africa
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100,000
46,000
82,000
36,000
-
-
-
-
Central America and Caribbean
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
94,000
42,000
76,000
34,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32,000
14,000
26,000
12,000
32,000
14,000
26,000
12,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
-
-
-
-
USA East and
Canada East
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
116,000
50,000
86,000
38,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
32,000
14,000
26,000
12,000
-
8,000
16,000
8,000
-
12,000
22,000
10,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
138,000
60,000
106,000
46,000
-
-
-
-
USA West and
Canada West
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
90,000
38,000
68,000
30,000
90,000
38,000
68,000
30,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32,000
14,000
26,000
12,000
-
12,000
22,000
10,000
-
8,000
16,000
8,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
116,000
50,000
86,000
38,000
124,000
54,000
96,000
42,000
South America
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
100,000
46,000
82,000
36,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
18,000
8,000
16,000
8,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Central and South Asia
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
76,000
32,000
54,000
22,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
76,000
32,000
54,000
22,000
-
-
-
-
Far and South East Asia
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
94,000
42,000
76,000
34,000
94,000
42,000
76,000
34,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
90,000
40,000
72,000
32,000
100,000
46,000
82,000
36,000
134,000
58,000
102,000
44,000
138,000
60,000
106,000
46,000
116,000
50,000
86,000
38,000
-
-
-
-
76,000
32,000
54,000
22,000
28,000
12,000
22,000
10,000
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
Australia and
Oceania
Business → First Class
Premium Economy → Business
Economy → Business
Economy → Premium Economy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
124,000
54,000
96,000
42,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
82,000
34,000
58,000
24,000
-
-
-
-
* This information is supplied without liability. Subject to change.
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