Thanks for the clarification,
tezzer.
Originally Posted by
brunos
You booked a flight with a 1h05 connection in the evening. As a seasoned traveler you know that a delay can happen, especially in the evening when the (European) aircraft is more likely to have accumulated some delay during the day. I would say that you had a 50% chance of missing the connection at the time you decided to book the ticket.
That's probably right. A 1:05 connection in CDG is tight, especially TO a longhaul flight. (From longhaul to intra-EU it gets a bit easier though, but still risky in 1h).
Originally Posted by
brunos
I am not saying that it was a pleasant experience, but I believe that your expectations of more miles and more upgrade are a bit unreasonable.
I agree with the UG part. No UG should be normally be expected in such a case. (
Sidenote: I got an UG to WBC on NW because of a mechanical that resulted into an overnight in BOS, missing a connection in AMS resulting into a second overnight. But that's a bit extreme.)
As for the delay, I wonder if any compensation is due in accordance to EC261. Still, not exactly a bad outcome.
I think that all seasoned travelers know that IROPS do happen. It's usually unpleasant, but it happens. Even cars break down, have flat tires, etc. The key is to roll with the punches and in time you learn to seek the best possible outcome (i.e. get there as soon as and safely as possible, while limiting frustrating factors like queues and such). Of course, in time you also learn to avoid potentially bad outcomes by planning enough transfer time, etc.