Why are LH flights to Dubai always late?
Jun 15, 2023, 12:28 pm
#1
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Why are LH flights to Dubai always late?
A genuine question, on most days the flight is late or delayed, this is regardless of the flight departing from Z or B gates. Usually the flight can be late from anything from 45 mins to an hour and half. This morning it seems the aircraft changed from D-AIKS to D-AIKK around 10am yet the flight was still late out by an hour and a half.
Most other flights seem to depart on time, I am just wondering is it generally connecting passangers or a Frankfurt issue or just its boogey flight?
Most other flights seem to depart on time, I am just wondering is it generally connecting passangers or a Frankfurt issue or just its boogey flight?
Last edited by suley; Jun 15, 2023 at 3:55 pm
Jun 15, 2023, 2:36 pm
#3
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Definitely not a great track record: https://www.flightstats.com/v2/fligh...ing/LH/630/FRA
55% on time is pretty bad.
Jun 16, 2023, 4:55 am
#4
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Very simple answer:
The flight is the only flight to DXB from this station per day. That is why they wait for all connecting passengers. Whether it is from inner German flights or connecting from overseas.
So any delay on those connecting flights is affecting the takeoff time of that flight.
Another issue: People get lost in FRA. Changing terminals is a headache in FRA.
And if you are unlucky and have to go through security and/or passport control, is even worse.
Been on the FRA-DXB flight a lot. It was always the same announcement. „We are waiting for connecting passengers“
EK has it much easier… only very few connecting pax.
The flight is the only flight to DXB from this station per day. That is why they wait for all connecting passengers. Whether it is from inner German flights or connecting from overseas.
So any delay on those connecting flights is affecting the takeoff time of that flight.
Another issue: People get lost in FRA. Changing terminals is a headache in FRA.
And if you are unlucky and have to go through security and/or passport control, is even worse.
Been on the FRA-DXB flight a lot. It was always the same announcement. „We are waiting for connecting passengers“
EK has it much easier… only very few connecting pax.
Jun 16, 2023, 5:45 am
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Since DXB is usually the end of the trip for LH pax LH waits for connections. LH 630 is due to be in DXB at 22:35, but 631 only starts from DXB at 00:50 since FRA has a curfew that doesn't normally allow landing before 5:45am So any inbound delay is always made up.
EK does the same in DXB by the way, they also wait and EK43/45/47 is delayed by 15-30min each day. https://www.flightstats.com/v2/fligh...ting/EK/47/DXB
EK does the same in DXB by the way, they also wait and EK43/45/47 is delayed by 15-30min each day. https://www.flightstats.com/v2/fligh...ting/EK/47/DXB
Jun 16, 2023, 1:28 pm
#6
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Very simple answer:
The flight is the only flight to DXB from this station per day. That is why they wait for all connecting passengers. Whether it is from inner German flights or connecting from overseas.
So any delay on those connecting flights is affecting the takeoff time of that flight.
Another issue: People get lost in FRA. Changing terminals is a headache in FRA.
And if you are unlucky and have to go through security and/or passport control, is even worse.
Been on the FRA-DXB flight a lot. It was always the same announcement. „We are waiting for connecting passengers“
EK has it much easier… only very few connecting pax.
The flight is the only flight to DXB from this station per day. That is why they wait for all connecting passengers. Whether it is from inner German flights or connecting from overseas.
So any delay on those connecting flights is affecting the takeoff time of that flight.
Another issue: People get lost in FRA. Changing terminals is a headache in FRA.
And if you are unlucky and have to go through security and/or passport control, is even worse.
Been on the FRA-DXB flight a lot. It was always the same announcement. „We are waiting for connecting passengers“
EK has it much easier… only very few connecting pax.
Since DXB is usually the end of the trip for LH pax LH waits for connections. LH 630 is due to be in DXB at 22:35, but 631 only starts from DXB at 00:50 since FRA has a curfew that doesn't normally allow landing before 5:45am So any inbound delay is always made up.
EK does the same in DXB by the way, they also wait and EK43/45/47 is delayed by 15-30min each day. https://www.flightstats.com/v2/fligh...ting/EK/47/DXB
EK does the same in DXB by the way, they also wait and EK43/45/47 is delayed by 15-30min each day. https://www.flightstats.com/v2/fligh...ting/EK/47/DXB
Jun 16, 2023, 10:59 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 75
Very simple answer:
The flight is the only flight to DXB from this station per day. That is why they wait for all connecting passengers. Whether it is from inner German flights or connecting from overseas.
So any delay on those connecting flights is affecting the takeoff time of that flight.
Another issue: People get lost in FRA. Changing terminals is a headache in FRA.
And if you are unlucky and have to go through security and/or passport control, is even worse.
Been on the FRA-DXB flight a lot. It was always the same announcement. „We are waiting for connecting passengers“
EK has it much easier… only very few connecting pax.
The flight is the only flight to DXB from this station per day. That is why they wait for all connecting passengers. Whether it is from inner German flights or connecting from overseas.
So any delay on those connecting flights is affecting the takeoff time of that flight.
Another issue: People get lost in FRA. Changing terminals is a headache in FRA.
And if you are unlucky and have to go through security and/or passport control, is even worse.
Been on the FRA-DXB flight a lot. It was always the same announcement. „We are waiting for connecting passengers“
EK has it much easier… only very few connecting pax.
Flight history for Lufthansa flight LH760