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Just checked in on United at IAH to FRA and ARN through EWR. FRA to ARN on LH. Not a word from United about ongoing flight to ARN which is cancelled and notified to me by email an hour ago... Descending into FRA will feel like spiraling into a black hole not knowing what to expect...
Are Lufthansa already working on rebooking people, or do they do it one by one as people are lining up tomorrow? |
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 27513531)
What's with the November 21st deadline for rebooking in the waiver? It seems unreasonable.
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Sorry. Jet lag. I was reading it as "tickets must be reissued by...." although it's perfectly possible that someone purchased a ticket today and is unaware of the impending strike mess.
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Lufthansa puts special flight schedule into effect for tomorrow (LH press release)
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Well, my Cityline AMS-MUC was indeed cancelled. All European phone numbers for Lufthansa just carrying a message saying forget it. Luckily I could rebook online to Air Dolomiti. Was pleasantly surprised that worked and hope it stays uncancelled too.
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They're canceling about 30% of their flights, although usually the long hauls are preserved while short haul service that goes several times a day is most at risk, although of course the carrier needs to have pilots that are qualified on the right aircraft report to work to follow this plan. In a sense, it's easier when FAs strike as they're normally cross trained and qualified on every aircraft in the fleet.
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Originally Posted by gnargel
(Post 27514321)
Well, if they could confirm that your thinking is correct, that would be much appreciated. The flight to Frankfurt is followed by a rather important First class flight to Mumbai...
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Originally Posted by AlicorporateUK
(Post 27514918)
But I still fail to see why they should, unless operational reasons affecting your previously made arrangements dictate otherwise. The aircraft operating today's evening flight to IST is smoothly en-route and it is painfully clear that it will not be going anywhere tomorrow because of the strike, meaning that your flight on the 24th should leave as scheduled. LH doesn't really have to confirm or disclose such details, as long as your booking remains unaffected by the current events.
G In short: I know this strike was announced on quite short notice, but I still find it strange that calling them has been impossible (at least for me) for the past 9 hours.... |
Originally Posted by gnargel
(Post 27515115)
I still find it strange that calling them has been impossible (at least for me) for the past 9 hours....
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Does anyone have any idea if these strikes are likely to occur on a regular basis? If so, how often are they likely to occur? Just wondering what potential risk I am facing for two flights next week, Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30. I know that none of you are likely to be in possession of a crystal ball, but you surely have more experience than I do with LH.
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I'm fairly sure the strikes will be repeated but when, how often and for how long will not be predictable.
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I finally got through on the US phone line this morning after about 2 hours of wait time (got hung up on, had to call again). During that time, I was able to get the website to offer rebooking options. What the LH website was offering wasn't going to get my husband home in a timely fashion, but the phone agent was very helpful in acommodating him on the desired AC flight.
What a mess! Everytime we fly Lufthansa, we end up dealing with some sort of strike or "threat" of strike. Good luck to all of you still dealing with this. |
It looks like VC has announced that they are striking again for 24 hours on Thursday, the 24th.
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Originally Posted by gusd
(Post 27515787)
It looks like VC has announced that they are striking again for 24 hours on Thursday, the 24th.
Die Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) wird die Piloten bei Lufthansa auch für Donnerstag, den 24.11.2016 in der Zeit von 00:01 Uhr bis 23:59 Uhr zum Streik aufrufen. Nachdem schon am Mittwoch fast 900 Flüge seitens Lufthansa gestrichen wurden, sind auch diesmal wieder alle Lang- und Kurzstreckenverbindungen betroffen, die in dieser Zeit aus Deutschland abfliegen sollten. Am heutigen Dienstag haben sowohl das Arbeitsgericht Frankfurt als auch das Hessische Landesarbeitsgericht den Streik der VC für zulässig erklärt. Die VC fordert nach mehr als fünfeinhalb Jahren ohne Vergütungserhöhung eine durchschnittliche jährliche Anpassung der Gehälter um 3,66%. „Auch während der heutigen Gerichtsverfahren sahen sich die Vertreter der Arbeitgeberseite nicht in der Lage, verbesserte Angebote vorzulegen. Daher hat es das Lufthansa Management zu vertreten, dass die VC weitere Streikmaßnahmen durchführen wird.“ so Jörg Handwerg, Mitglied des VC-Vorstandes. Die VC bedauert die Auswirkungen auf die betroffenen Passagiere, Kabinenbesatzungen und Bodenmitarbeiter. Passagiere mögen sich hinsichtlich ihrer geplanten Flugverbindungen bitte direkt an Lufthansa wenden, da nicht alle Flüge bei den Konzerntöchtern bestreikt werden und nur das Unternehmen selbst sagen kann, welche Flüge durchgeführt werden. |
TV news is showing pilots in picket lines, I think starting shortly after midnight in Germany.
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