Always delayed: BOS-DUS
 

Why is BOS-DUS always delayed? It's 7:45 pm right now and we are still waiting to board. Not happy as it seems I will miss my ICE train connection in DUS. Fifty euro down the drain.

... just 2hrs delay ;) Welcome to Düsseldorf

its not a connection - its a seperate train ticket.
Moreover, you would have to calculate in some hours for changing to a train on a saver fare.

Assumedly you knew of the recurring issue yet you still booked...

because the weather has been bad for the past month...that said, most of the delays have been because of torrential rain in the afternoons... what time did the flight actually depart DUS today?

geesh you guys are tough! ;)

A DB counter agent once told me that it is possible to upgrade a saver ticket to the normal price by paying the fare difference, so the ticket is not totally lost. But you have to find an agent who is willing and competent enough to it. That you will certainly NOT find at Düsseldorf airport, that counter is dreadful and really sucks,,a disgrace to DB. But Duisburg or Düsseldorf main station would do it, I reckon.

Every Sparpreis Ticket can be used on a later train against payment of the fare difference plus a service fee of IIRC 15 Euro. This can also be done onboard long distance trains (ICE, EC, IC). And as it is a hassle for the conductor to do, many may be willing to let you ride with your existing ticket if you describe the circumstances (5 out of 5 for me so far...).

Well, a couple of them insisted I pay for a new ticket there and then. Guess it depends on who you get as a ticket controller, but I didn't know you could do it on the train.

I also wonder about the BOS-DUS delays. It must be selling well because I haven't been able to find a single miles ticket (for the dates I need).

I just purchased a Sparpreis Ticket last month. Refundable minus service charge up to and including day of departure. If purchased online you should be able to refund it online.

Flew this on the 28th. We boarded at about midnight, took off at 1:30AM. Absolutely no notification of the delay until I got the desk agent at check-in, then no notifications when it began to be delayed even more, and every time you asked them when we were boarding, the response was "Hopefully in 15 minutes" until we finally had a gate change around 11pm, and eventually took off at 130. Nothing at all besides a short apology on the plane.

The incoming flight that day was delayed by 5 hours. AB7472 scheduled arrival was 1520. Actual arrival was 2018. Of course AB would have known AB7473 was going to be delayed.