LO J vs. LX J
Jul 22, 2022, 1:32 pm
#1
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LO J vs. LX J
I did a boneheaded move. I had one of the fantastic 60K UA J awards offered earlier in the year. I had forgotten to put my cousin's wedding on my calendar. Now I need to cancel and rebook.
Route is TBS->IAD. I have a choice of WAW->EWR or GVA-EWR for the long-haul. In either case I have a 4-hour layover at WAW or GVA. Would fellow FTers recommend LO or LX for the long haul? (I am not familiar with either.)
Thanks!
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Route is TBS->IAD. I have a choice of WAW->EWR or GVA-EWR for the long-haul. In either case I have a 4-hour layover at WAW or GVA. Would fellow FTers recommend LO or LX for the long haul? (I am not familiar with either.)
Thanks!
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Jul 22, 2022, 1:51 pm
#2
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LO TATL flights are rarely canceled but almost always late (as LO has a policy of waiting for transit passengers). If they need to cancel something, I noticed it is YYZ and not US destinations. But even YYZ cancelations are very rare.
You can verify LX reliability on FR24, Flightaware and Flightstats.
Are there direct TBS-GVA flights? If you need to change en route in e.g. FRA and GVA, you need to take into account unbelievable mess at Western European airports. WAW is coping with challenges much better.
I would check flight the statistics and opinions about transit airports and then made a choice.
This summer what is important is to get to your destination - preferably on the same day as scheduled
The rest is not really important.
You can verify LX reliability on FR24, Flightaware and Flightstats.
Are there direct TBS-GVA flights? If you need to change en route in e.g. FRA and GVA, you need to take into account unbelievable mess at Western European airports. WAW is coping with challenges much better.
I would check flight the statistics and opinions about transit airports and then made a choice.
This summer what is important is to get to your destination - preferably on the same day as scheduled
The rest is not really important.
Jul 22, 2022, 2:42 pm
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LO TATL flights are rarely canceled but almost always late (as LO has a policy of waiting for transit passengers). If they need to cancel something, I noticed it is YYZ and not US destinations. But even YYZ cancelations are very rare.
You can verify LX reliability on FR24, Flightaware and Flightstats.
Are there direct TBS-GVA flights? If you need to change en route in e.g. FRA and GVA, you need to take into account unbelievable mess at Western European airports. WAW is coping with challenges much better.
I would check flight the statistics and opinions about transit airports and then made a choice.
This summer what is important is to get to your destination - preferably on the same day as scheduled The rest is not really important.
You can verify LX reliability on FR24, Flightaware and Flightstats.
Are there direct TBS-GVA flights? If you need to change en route in e.g. FRA and GVA, you need to take into account unbelievable mess at Western European airports. WAW is coping with challenges much better.
I would check flight the statistics and opinions about transit airports and then made a choice.
This summer what is important is to get to your destination - preferably on the same day as scheduled
The rest is not really important.I did not experienced or heard about it.
Jul 22, 2022, 3:25 pm
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Jul 22, 2022, 4:07 pm
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