Originally Posted by
eightblack
Yes you do. But no one seems to be remotely interested in the fact that EK did not pull the 4 x 380's out of service because they wanted to. They pulled them out of service because an airworthiness directive was issued. So they complied.
There are still A380's flying between LHR and DXB, so if you really needed or wanted to be on one, then you would need to plan accordingly. It's hardly reasonable to expect EK to compensate you for this (IMHO).
And while we're at - lets get to the real crux of this matter. Ung1 knew exactly what he was buying when he ticketed. As a result of me flying the exact same itinerary a week before, he knew he would be up for an equipment swap (given that EK had already published their equipment schedule). Now he wants to remain ignorant of the advance knowledge he has and simply wave his arms and demand compensation. That it my book, is unrealistic and unwarranted.
Ok, firstly, my issue is not with the 380 being gone. I don't buy your argument that they could replace it with a 330, and as long as you're in F you're expected to be happy.
I'm not trying to fight my way to death for a 1000 miles here. I don't have the time or energy for that. But I've written to EK asking what they're willing to offer for the inconvenience they've put me through. Yes, I still get to my destination, but it's still an inconvenience.
I actually didn't know about this change till khalid26 posted about it yesterday. Previously, most routes that had been substituted were supposed to go back to 380 from 1 April. So telling me 10 days before I commence my trip is a little late.
Maybe EK will come back saying they'll let me make free changes to my booking, maybe they'll let me change destinations to one served by a 380, maybe they'll decide I'm too much of a pain and refuse to ever sell me a ticket again. We'll see what happens.