Originally Posted by
Gynob001
Yes, Frankfurt
Lufthansa informed me that they had “rebooked” my Frankfurt to Delhi flight.
only at the airport, I noticed that it was by Air India, middle seat, 11 hr connection.
Lufthansa agent(s) informed me that AI would give me an Aisle seat, I would be given food or lounge access at Frankfurt, and they would transfer if other flights become available.
None of these materialized.
Thank you for the clarification. Often1 summarized pretty good your rights and options. You might even have a chance to claim a compensation under EC 261/2004. While in general a strike is one of the extraordinary circumstances in which airlines do not need to pay they are forced to prove in every single claim that the strike cause was not part of the regular business operations. There are several cases where airlines had to pay compensations in case of a strike. Definitely keep all the receipts so that you can claim a reimbursement.