Beginning today, Lufthansa will increase the amount of codeshare flights that are operated by United. Codesharing by its definition allows for 2 airlines to streamline the reservation process by allowing a smoother way for airlines to book their passengers on flights operated by a ‘codeshare partner’. Currently there are dozens of codeshare flights operated by Lufthansa and United for each other and this list acts as an update.
I’ve been keeping a list of codeshare flight numbers available on my site so that passengers who use Lufthansa’s ‘Blue Legends’ app can readily receive credit for checking in on a flight operated by United which has a Lufthansa codeshare flight number associated with it.
Here are the new routes that will have codeshare flight numbers. I’ll be receiving the actual list of codeshare flight numbers from LH by Monday or Tuesday and will update my ‘Blue Legends’ page to reflected these additions.
Chicago – Albuquerque
Chicago – Aspen
Chicago – Greenville
Chicago – Hunstville
Chicago – Jackson Hole
Chicago – Jackson MS
Denver – Austin
Denver – El Paso
Denver – Eugene
Denver – Fresno
Denver – Grand Junction
Denver – Kona
Denver – Lincoln
Denver – Monterey
Denver – Omaha
Denver – Palm Springs
Denver – Santa Barbara
Houston – Dallas/Ft. Worth
Houston – Killeen
Houston – Little Rock
Houston – Memphis
Houston – Munich
Houston – Ontario
Houston – Orange County
Houston – Valparaiso
Los Angeles – Fresno
Los Angeles – Kona
Los Angeles – Monterey
Los Angeles – Phoenix
Los Angeles – Tucson
Newark – Des Moines
Newark – Grand Rapids
Newark – Hartford
Newark – Honolulu
Newark – Madison
Newark – Milwaukee
Newark – Omaha
San Francisco – Kona
San Francisco – Orange County
Washington Dulles – Albany NY
Washington Dulles – Buffalo
Washington Dulles – Cleveland
Washington Dulles – Colorado Springs
Washington Dulles – Columbus OH
Washington Dulles – Cincinnati
Washington Dulles – Dallas/Ft. Worth
Washington Dulles – Greensboro
Washington Dulles – Greenville
Washington Dulles – Indianapolis
I have 50k miles on United and 55k miles on Lufthansa.I need to know if I can combine them to fly from Richmond,Va to BLR , India
No, unfortunately you cannot combine them into one ticket, but depending on class of travel, etc, you could use united to book one segment, and the LH miles to book another. For example, you could use 42,500 United miles to fly economy from the US to India and then use 50,000 Miles and more miles for a one-way ticket back from India to the states. Hope this helps.
Thank you so much. My friend suggested I could use United miles from Richmond,Va to Dulles or Liberty etc and then fly Lufthansa from a USA city to India using / buying extra miles. I will keep your suggestion in mind as I plan to go to BLR in April-May of 2016 as my brother will be 87 and will be celebrating his 60 th wedding anniversary. He helped my medical school tuition ! Sincerely, Dr K
It would be an absolute waste of miles to spend 20 or 25,000 miles (roundtrip) between your home and a gateway city, especially when you can fly to DEL from Richmond for the 42000 miles. Also, you can’t buy miles for your Lufthansa account. They don’t sell miles like United does. You could apply for the Chase Sapphire card and get 35000-50000 points that you can convert to United miles and perhaps even fly business class from here to India. Lufthansa also has a credit card that usually gives a 35000 mile bonus. If you get the Lufthansa card, and with your existing miles you would have 85,000 miles. You only need 92,500 miles with Lufthansa for a One Way Business Class ticket from India back to Richmond. You might be closer to a nice business class trip than you think!