Strike and 10 hr delay
Nov 7, 2019, 11:34 am
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At least for the 14 hour DXB-BOS haul, I had a vacant middle next to my middle. Poor man's Y+ FTW.
Nov 7, 2019, 11:55 am
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Sorry, I was not aware of the strike.LH also did not communicate.
The day before the flight, LH sent me “check in “ notification. Their site/ server was continuously down for a long time.
it is complicated. My return trip has already been booked with my wife and daughter joining me in Delhi later.
i have been to Frankfurt many times and I am fairly comfortable in staying in the airport for longer duration. I didn’t need visa as I am an American Citizen.
The whining was about middle seat, long connection, and lack of lounge access or meal voucher.
I could have written in the Omni/vent thread but since a specific airline was involved, I chose to write here.
The day before the flight, LH sent me “check in “ notification. Their site/ server was continuously down for a long time.
it is complicated. My return trip has already been booked with my wife and daughter joining me in Delhi later.
i have been to Frankfurt many times and I am fairly comfortable in staying in the airport for longer duration. I didn’t need visa as I am an American Citizen.
The whining was about middle seat, long connection, and lack of lounge access or meal voucher.
I could have written in the Omni/vent thread but since a specific airline was involved, I chose to write here.
Get a room and buy a meal. Save receipts and worry about reimbursement later.
Nov 7, 2019, 11:56 pm
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Just a word of caution. in IRROPS situations like this air carriers are not obliged to provide or reimburse a "day room" even for longer connections like 10-12 hours - this is not provided for under the applicable EU regulation.
Nov 8, 2019, 7:55 am
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Sorry, I was not aware of the strike.LH also did not communicate.
The day before the flight, LH sent me “check in “ notification. Their site/ server was continuously down for a long time.
it is complicated. My return trip has already been booked with my wife and daughter joining me in Delhi later.
i have been to Frankfurt many times and I am fairly comfortable in staying in the airport for longer duration. I didn’t need visa as I am an American Citizen.
The whining was about middle seat, long connection, and lack of lounge access or meal voucher.
I could have written in the Omni/vent thread but since a specific airline was involved, I chose to write here.
The day before the flight, LH sent me “check in “ notification. Their site/ server was continuously down for a long time.
it is complicated. My return trip has already been booked with my wife and daughter joining me in Delhi later.
i have been to Frankfurt many times and I am fairly comfortable in staying in the airport for longer duration. I didn’t need visa as I am an American Citizen.
The whining was about middle seat, long connection, and lack of lounge access or meal voucher.
I could have written in the Omni/vent thread but since a specific airline was involved, I chose to write here.
The strike was all over the news and over this forum, too. Why don't people check before leaving what going on along the route? When I travel to the US my first checks are storms, snow, fires and shootings. Going to India its floodings and riots in addition. It is not that difficult. It appears to be somehow naive to jump on a plane flying around the world not doing any research on what could happen. I am however amazed how well they dealt with the situation. Irops in the US or even worse in India are certainly not anyhow better.
Nov 8, 2019, 8:53 am
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The strike was all over the news and over this forum, too. Why don't people check before leaving what going on along the route? When I travel to the US my first checks are storms, snow, fires and shootings. Going to India its floodings and riots in addition. It is not that difficult. It appears to be somehow naive to jump on a plane flying around the world not doing any research on what could happen. I am however amazed how well they dealt with the situation. Irops in the US or even worse in India are certainly not anyhow better.
But Lufthansa have handled it terribly, leaving free of charge rebookings until the last minute, purely for their convenience & at passengers peril
Nov 8, 2019, 9:08 am
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The strike was all over the news and over this forum, too. Why don't people check before leaving what going on along the route? When I travel to the US my first checks are storms, snow, fires and shootings. Going to India its floodings and riots in addition. It is not that difficult. It appears to be somehow naive to jump on a plane flying around the world not doing any research on what could happen. I am however amazed how well they dealt with the situation. Irops in the US or even worse in India are certainly not anyhow better.
Nov 9, 2019, 7:05 am
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It's common sense and not a big deal. I confess to not fuss as much if I am on my own, but if I am travelling with my dear beloved I would not take any risks. I do the same for Germany (violent clashes and anti-semitism), Sweden (riots/bombings) and London for stabbings.
Nov 10, 2019, 9:34 am
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Well, if you had double back surgery and spend your days at the doctors office, and physiotherapy you would have missed the news. I watched CNN everyday and log into the forum everyday. Please do t criticize others.
up I’d?
i see the word stupid. Please understand that Lufthansa assured me that my flight was safe, transfer to AI would be easy, I would have seat preference that I had paid for, and would have day stay/meal voucher.
what happened at Frankfurt was another story. Service centers were clones, a mile long queue for vouchers, and AI was fully booked and wouldn’t consider change of seats.
well, if I am stupid, 26 years of education around the globe, 40 years of top academic scientist role, and a triple postgraduate degrees are a waste.
I hope that those who wrote I was stupid would get stranded in their next flight!
I am amazed that you still travel after all the restriction you imposed on travel. Fire, earthquake, flood, rain, poverty, accidents, bad food, Berger’s, political unrest, smog, cold weather, hot weather should have kept you i prisoner to your home. I pity you.
All over the forum? I understand that the strike was announced just a couple of days before flight. If you have info that contradicts, please share with us.
I Tried to contact LH- server didn’t work, phones were unanswered. You are a lawyer! Know your facts before you criticize others.
Completely agree it’s stupid if people travel half way around the world without checking all is ok beforehand, that’s only common sense.
But Lufthansa have handled it terribly, leaving free of charge rebookings until the last minute, purely for their convenience & at passengers peril
But Lufthansa have handled it terribly, leaving free of charge rebookings until the last minute, purely for their convenience & at passengers peril
i see the word stupid. Please understand that Lufthansa assured me that my flight was safe, transfer to AI would be easy, I would have seat preference that I had paid for, and would have day stay/meal voucher.
what happened at Frankfurt was another story. Service centers were clones, a mile long queue for vouchers, and AI was fully booked and wouldn’t consider change of seats.
well, if I am stupid, 26 years of education around the globe, 40 years of top academic scientist role, and a triple postgraduate degrees are a waste.
I hope that those who wrote I was stupid would get stranded in their next flight!
The strike was all over the news and over this forum, too. Why don't people check before leaving what going on along the route? When I travel to the US my first checks are storms, snow, fires and shootings. Going to India its floodings and riots in addition. It is not that difficult. It appears to be somehow naive to jump on a plane flying around the world not doing any research on what could happen. I am however amazed how well they dealt with the situation. Irops in the US or even worse in India are certainly not anyhow better.
The strike was all over the news and over this forum, too. Why don't people check before leaving what going on along the route? When I travel to the US my first checks are storms, snow, fires and shootings. Going to India its floodings and riots in addition. It is not that difficult. It appears to be somehow naive to jump on a plane flying around the world not doing any research on what could happen. I am however amazed how well they dealt with the situation. Irops in the US or even worse in India are certainly not anyhow better.
I Tried to contact LH- server didn’t work, phones were unanswered. You are a lawyer! Know your facts before you criticize others.
Last edited by oliver2002; Nov 11, 2019 at 2:03 am Reason: please use multiquote
Nov 11, 2019, 2:04 am
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Kids,
since this is devolving into a tit-for-tat at a level below flyertalk, lets close this conversation.
Regards Oliver2002
since this is devolving into a tit-for-tat at a level below flyertalk, lets close this conversation.
Regards Oliver2002