FTers on the (cancelled A380) LH455 20 Dec?
Dec 21, 2012, 6:59 am
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Dec 21, 2012, 7:12 am
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I see that the A388 experienced heavy turbulence and had to be checked.... must have been quite some turbulence and probably an unpleasant experience for those on the flight.
And cancelling a flight in this period when almost all flights are quite full won't make the re-bookings any easier....
And cancelling a flight in this period when almost all flights are quite full won't make the re-bookings any easier....
Dec 21, 2012, 7:28 am
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Dec 21, 2012, 7:33 am
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Looking at some LH F award threads in other FT fora, people apparently fly from the US to Asia via FRA to maximise their LH F experience. 
Dec 21, 2012, 7:54 am
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Or do people use different Tickets for this?
Would love to fly via Asia to the US (West) myself....
Dec 21, 2012, 8:07 am
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Dec 21, 2012, 8:10 am
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Dec 21, 2012, 8:23 am
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US to Asia via Europe
North America -> North Asia -> South Asia -> Africa -> Europe -> North Asia -> North America
Probably no longer possible and in any case no more LH F awards using US miles.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:41 am
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I saw some Twitter posts last night and even a Youtube video. People weren't happy, that's for sure. I'm supposed to be on 455 today. The incoming 454 already has a scheduled delay of about 5 hours out of FRA. Not sure what's up with that. Flightaware says it's due to weathe delays at SFO, but I checked other flights coming from Europe and they should be on time.
Dec 21, 2012, 9:34 am
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Interesting reading on Twitter. At least four people tweeted about their experiences (en route to funeral in India, en route to wedding in Germany, etc.) and how they were treated. Some back-and-forth with LH PR team over Twitter. One person seems to have driven to LAX to catch next-day's LAX-FRA (leaves me wondering how come not booked onto a flight SFO-LAX).