Originally Posted by
cricketer
FWIW I've booked a fully refundable fare on LH, albeit through BLR since they couldn't put me on FRA-DEL for some reason. This will be my backup if my SFO-DEL gets nixed and I don't get reasonably accommodated. The credit on UA isn't an issue, it will get used up at some point. Not ideal, and a more painful travel experience all told, but it will serve the purpose.
What reason were u given for not getting DEL? Because I was not given LH's MUC/FRA-BOM as alternatives and EF says there's plenty of seats even under a UA ticket per EF