CeBIT DO anyone?
 

When in chat with my new chat buddy Uli we thought it would be nice to see if any FT members will be at CeBIT in Hannover? (March 13-20, www.cebit.de)

It might be nice to have a little meet and greet there...

Anyone?

Unfortunately, off to SAN that particular weekend... otherwise I would have been there.

yep - ill be there - no doubt get drunk and lose my trousers again

scottc, i have booked flights on saturday for march 14, 15 and 18 (18 still waitlisted), have not booked the heli yet but will do when i return from asia.

i suggest a lunchtime meeting as i am flying home to FRA every night ...

i hope many of you are on the morning and evening flights into/out of hannover! will have my flyertalk badge with me for sure ... wear yours!

I have not decided so far. But will probably take the ICE to Hannover, as the flight actually takes much longer.

I will be definately there and it doesn´t matter when because school finishes at March 15th and it´s just a 50 minute drive from my house to Hannover....

Tim

Anybody tried the SEN booking guanrantee to get domestic seats to Hannover during the Cebit ?

peter,

yes, i did. acutally i think the guarantee is not for intra-german flight, as long as LH did not change their policy. anyway, i was able to reserver last week for three days. i just booked the most overbooked flights (the one arriving HAN before 9 and leaving HAN after 6:30) from/to FRA. Was waitlisted at the travel agency, after calling SEN service I received my confirmation immediately. Neither travel agency nor SEN service ever doubted I could get on this flight.
As of now some A320 services are upgraded to A300 -- and I am sure 90% of the PAX will be SENs http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
I have tried to book flights to CeBIT two weeks ago for a friend from Taiwan and the leg FRA-HAN was just not available; waitlist closed. Anyway, use your SEN card and I am sure you will be fine.
BTW, ScottC also told me about the 75 Euro heli service from the airport to the show which I just booked for all three days and which seems to buy me some more valuable time on the show.

Back to the topic: No more of you going to CeBIT? I am there Friday, Saturday and Tuesday -- would be happy to be part of some FT lunch! Or anyone on those flights?

The guanrantee is officially not for doemstic flights, but I saw it work on FRA-TXL too :-)

It worked for me on several occasions
on intra german flights.

Not yet decided what day I will be at cebit.

Scott, why dont you just set a meeting date and see who is coming? Otherwise we wont get to a conclusion ...

I will be there Friday, Saturday and Thursday and use the morning and evening flights to FRA as well as the Meravo Heli Services.

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Any news yet?

Tim

The ICE actually takes 2.5 h from Frankfurt HBF directly to the cebit train station.
No need for a helicopter http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif
I will be there tomorrow/thursday
anybody there for a meeting?

Will be there on Monday.

i won't be there this time, although i'm "paying" for some people to be there this year http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif i may go next year though http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Hi everybody,

there is a gurantee for domestic fligts, but
only for the C or D Booking Class

greetings

senatorservice


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have been there today and it was empty! at least less people than last year.

by the way, i disagree that you do not need a helicopter. of course you need one, heli flying is a big fun and whenever it is cheaper than a taxi and can go on company expense, do not think twice!

by the way, with the heli tranfer service, no fair entrance ticket needed, as they do not check people who arrive from above ...

Thanks I saw it too, booking guantaree is for
48 hours for business class anywhere, 72h for economy (officially) only international, but then for any applicable fare base.

Do not worry about booking guarantee and CeBIT. On my flights on Friday and Saturday from FRA to HAJ and back I always had at least one empty seat next to me. Also all waitlisted and stand-by passengers were taken.