LH to close booking classes (except Y/G/J/F) on EU and select US routes till July 5
#31
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Airlines are paying the money back. And without the airlines you wouldn't be able to travel....
#32
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#34
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The system was closed last week on some routes inside Europe and to select US destinations. The block will be released today, the availability is coming back in the next 2-3 days.
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#37
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LH will miss out on the last minute travellers who decide to go for a long weekend on a city break or visit friends. However, I think they will miss out as well on those passengers who must travel as the cost is too much compared to other carriers, unless LH is the only option and they must absolutely fly.
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LH will miss out on the last minute travellers who decide to go for a long weekend on a city break or visit friends. However, I think they will miss out as well on those passengers who must travel as the cost is too much compared to other carriers, unless LH is the only option and they must absolutely fly.
Taking the train now... (which might not even be so much longer with all the hassle these days).
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#42
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As I found a verdict on one forum: if the seller of a service or product knows in advance that he cannot offer it, then it is a pure scam.
Airlines know very precisely how much staff is needed to serve x amount of passengers. Airports know the same.
All this in its nature excludes any extraordinary circumstance. And the whole mess in European aviation today is 100% the fault of the innocent greed of the airlines.
Consequently, no traveler needs to sympathize with them or try to understand them. On the contrary -- everyone should demand their compensations. So that airlines will no longer be tempted to sell significantly more tickets than they can actually serve passengers. And if they sell, it would cost them.
Airlines know very precisely how much staff is needed to serve x amount of passengers. Airports know the same.
All this in its nature excludes any extraordinary circumstance. And the whole mess in European aviation today is 100% the fault of the innocent greed of the airlines.
Consequently, no traveler needs to sympathize with them or try to understand them. On the contrary -- everyone should demand their compensations. So that airlines will no longer be tempted to sell significantly more tickets than they can actually serve passengers. And if they sell, it would cost them.