Wadexis

Same here. Received the rescheduling/downgrading email for the second time. Exact same timings and fares as the first one. No clue about what is going on..

HouseBrand

I also got downgraded from F to C on the JFK-DFW-JFK legs, but no email or notification about that yet. Also never got any email or notification about limited lounge access or no chauffeur service.

How would you proceed? Contact or wait if anything comes up later? Bought the tickets via an OTA in Europe. Flights are in August.

Thanks!

roastpuff

Update: they just sent me another email regarding another schedule change.

My CMB-AUH flight (EY265) just got pushed back from 8:45PM to 9:55PM, resulting in an even later arrival at Abu Dhabi...

Well, at least this gives me more time to resolve check-in issues if they do crop up.

UVAhoo06

Just got ANOTHER email about schedule change. TGFlyerGirl said that EY was changing fare classes/codes during the first round of schedule changes. Can anyone shed light as to what they're now doing? The whole thing is just pretty shady. Are they trying to pack all the flyers on this fare into the same plane?

smachiz

They moved the departure of EY103 for me from 1:45AM to 2:10AM

Is anyone else flying a Sri Lankan Airlines codeshare to go CMB-AUH? Any bets on whether that will be a nightmare at CMB?

roastpuff

It's still showing me as in J(CMB-AUH)/F(AUH-JFK)/J(JFK-DFW on AA - down from F) on VirtuallyThere. Can't see the actual fare classes, I remember that you used to be able to do that on a site - was it Etihad's actual site?

defurax

I am also booked on the UL operated flight CMB-AUH. I think it is great actually, we can use the "Silk route" services for free and relax while they deal with the "NOGO/suspended" ticket : "For an easy passage through the airport formalities, all departing Business Class passengers travelling on SriLankan Airlines, can now use the “Silk Route” lounge free of charge, a facility that is managed by the airport operator, Airport and Aviation Services Ltd."
http://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/flyin...-us/departures

Richklhs

Are there plenty of signs making this "Silk route" easy to find for those of us who have never been to CMB?

Secondly, has there been a consensus on the best airline to credit these flights to?

Richklhs

Does EY have a schedule change rule we can invoke to make a change?

im.daniel

Expedia called up up about this and said that 70min isn't enough time to transit in AUH - and that the MCT is apparently 90min. They're going to liaise with EY to find possible alternatives and get back to me within 10 days.

legalalien

MCT is 75 min to EY103 and 80-90 min to all other US flights. The new CMB-AUH-JFK itinerary does not comply with MCT, so I wonder if I should proactively call or let EY figure that one out. Travel is in November, so no rush.

legalalien

Don't know if there is ever a consensus on FT, but I'm crediting to VA, since the miles are usable on VX in the US.

Dr. HFH

Do nothing about the downgrade. Nonstop AA service JFK-DFW is only one flight per day, #65. It's a two class 738. You'll be in the front cabin regardless of whether your ticket calls it J, C or F. (There's nothing fishy going on here. AA calls the front cabin of domestic flights F, but calls the same front cabin J/C on international flights with the same equipment. Just check out availability on any AA flight from mainland U.S. to the Caribbean, all of which is considered international by AA, regardless of the actual country. The front cabins are J/C. Perhaps they consider this a J/C ticket because it's part of an international itinerary. Regardless, it's a two cabin plane and you'll be upfront whether you're in J/C or F.) All other nonstop AA service NYC-DFW is on 738s out of LGA, nine flights per day. Nearby, AA has six nonstops per day EWR-DFW on the Mad Dogs.

Re chauffeur service and lounge access, if you haven't been notified that you're not getting it, what is there for you to do? Especially since reports so far seem to indicate that EY is providing these "ancillary services" as they're supposed to.

tycosiao

I was able to choose seats at the front of the 738 jfk-dfw but my Dfw-Ord is only allowing me to choose economy.

And they have not replied to me at all.

legalalien

The seat and service will be the same, but the amount of miles earned may - and likely will - differ.