Miles and More App - Mileage Calculator
Oct 28, 2018, 1:52 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BRS (Bristol, UK)
Programs: LH SEN/*G
Posts: 1,267
Miles and More App - Mileage Calculator
I see that LH have retired the Meilenrechner (https://meilenrechner.de) for calculating miles earning and put a new calculator in the Miles and More app. The new calculator has to gather a lot of information to accurately work out earning.
As one app store reviewer put it...
App store review of Miles and More app
Having used it a couple of times, I'm seeing some inconsistences. Is anyone else noticing these?
Can't calculate miles on codeshares correctly
LH9729 BKK-BNE booked on an LH (220) ticket in V class. Actually operated as TG474, and LH/V cross books in to TG/K.
The app shows miles earning as 1,130 status miles - it's used the LH V class, applied that to TG, and decided it's 25% earning.
The correct calculation should be 2,260 - the LH V should be mapped to TG K, which is 50% earning.
Odd calculations for European short-haul flights
LX317 LHR-ZRH booked on an LH (220) ticket in K class. Senator status (so 25% miles bonus)
The app shows miles earning of 245 status miles.
The correct calculation should be about 156 status miles (125 for K + 25% bonus of 31 miles)
If I look at other Euro short-haul destinations (e.g. LHR-GVA, 241 miles - LHR-FRA, 223 miles) it looks like it's using the fixed miles as the base, but then using 25% of the *flown* miles for the bonus? Is this... new?
As I'm going to squeak SEN requal this year, not having trust in the calculator to be accurate is a bit unnerving.
As one app store reviewer put it...
App store review of Miles and More app
Having used it a couple of times, I'm seeing some inconsistences. Is anyone else noticing these?
Can't calculate miles on codeshares correctly
LH9729 BKK-BNE booked on an LH (220) ticket in V class. Actually operated as TG474, and LH/V cross books in to TG/K.
The app shows miles earning as 1,130 status miles - it's used the LH V class, applied that to TG, and decided it's 25% earning.
The correct calculation should be 2,260 - the LH V should be mapped to TG K, which is 50% earning.
Odd calculations for European short-haul flights
LX317 LHR-ZRH booked on an LH (220) ticket in K class. Senator status (so 25% miles bonus)
The app shows miles earning of 245 status miles.
The correct calculation should be about 156 status miles (125 for K + 25% bonus of 31 miles)
If I look at other Euro short-haul destinations (e.g. LHR-GVA, 241 miles - LHR-FRA, 223 miles) it looks like it's using the fixed miles as the base, but then using 25% of the *flown* miles for the bonus? Is this... new?
As I'm going to squeak SEN requal this year, not having trust in the calculator to be accurate is a bit unnerving.
Jan 28, 2019, 3:53 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: BA GGL, LH FTL
Posts: 3,581
Mileage Calculator
Hello there... I have a few upcoming LH/LX/TP flights and tried to get an idea of how many miles I will get for them.
Is there an easy way to calculate this? The mileage calculator is one of the clunkiest pieces of software I have come across yet - and especially for non LH issued tickets is a real pain.
Is there an easy cheat to figure out what I will get?
Is there an easy way to calculate this? The mileage calculator is one of the clunkiest pieces of software I have come across yet - and especially for non LH issued tickets is a real pain.
Is there an easy cheat to figure out what I will get?
Jan 28, 2019, 11:52 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: BA GGL, LH FTL
Posts: 3,581
Jan 29, 2019, 12:30 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,897
Hello there... I have a few upcoming LH/LX/TP flights and tried to get an idea of how many miles I will get for them.
Is there an easy way to calculate this? The mileage calculator is one of the clunkiest pieces of software I have come across yet - and especially for non LH issued tickets is a real pain.
Is there an easy cheat to figure out what I will get?
Is there an easy way to calculate this? The mileage calculator is one of the clunkiest pieces of software I have come across yet - and especially for non LH issued tickets is a real pain.
Is there an easy cheat to figure out what I will get?
However, particularly non LH issued tickets are pretty easy, as all you need is distance and booking class. LH issued tickets are where the trouble really starts ...
Jan 29, 2019, 1:10 am
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Stoke on Trent, UK (MAN ), BUE, BKK, DBV
Programs: LH HON***,UA,BA.EK Gold,AV.
Posts: 11,853
LH & M&M IT is junk .... period
Award miles resemble a lottery with more chance of winning on the latter
Feb 3, 2019, 2:48 am
#8
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Switzerland mostly
Programs: LX Sen, EK Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Sirius Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 357
This is really ridiculous, app is slow and buggy and takes ages to properly calculate miles ... I wonder who gave the green light for this ???
Feb 3, 2019, 3:41 pm
#10
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: BER
Programs: IB Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold, NH Titanium
Posts: 82
Just to add one more person frustrated with this damn app. To start with, a calculator is not necessary when you can see at the time of purchase or reviewing you booking, just like UA. But if something like this is necessary, it is not something I want to so only on my mobile. The reservation is also on my mobile, so the amount of times I need to change apps to get it right is crazy. And when something goes wrong, it is almost a given I have to start over.
Nov 30, 2021, 4:53 am
#12
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,392
Now the calculator is also available online: https://www.miles-and-more.com/de/en...alculator.html
Nov 30, 2021, 5:05 am
#13
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BRS (Bristol, UK)
Programs: LH SEN/*G
Posts: 1,267
Now the calculator is also available online: https://www.miles-and-more.com/de/en...alculator.html