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Travel Waiver: German Industrial Action FRA/MUC Strike 6-8 March 2024
Mar 4, 2024, 9:17 am
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Travel Waiver: German Industrial Action FRA/MUC Strike 6-8 March 2024
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If your flight is affected, here are your options:- You can reschedule your trip and we’ll waive change fees and fare differences. But, your new flight must be a United flight departing between March 4, 2024 and March 13, 2024. Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked.
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Mar 4, 2024, 9:45 am
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Mar 4, 2024, 9:48 am
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Mar 4, 2024, 9:59 am
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Mar 4, 2024, 10:14 am
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United isn't offering a free change for ZRH. They want almost $2-3,000pp. Changing to UA operated flights to MUC shows as $0, but this doesn't accomplish anything as their flights will be impacted by the ground staff strike in the same way my direct flight on LH will be. I checked Flightaware for IAD-MUC and EWR-MUC, which were both canceled during the last two strikes.
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Germany trains are going on strike Thursday at 2am for 35 hours.
Not sure if Swiss trains will be running to Munich?
German train drivers' union announces renewed strike (yahoo.com)
Not sure if Swiss trains will be running to Munich?
German train drivers' union announces renewed strike (yahoo.com)
Mar 4, 2024, 11:16 am
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While not sure UA would change the destination to ZRH (at this time), self service on the app is not necessarily the best way to check that. You are not rerouting but changing destinations -- that needs a call .
However as mentioned, if MUC is your destination and since the airport is NOT closing, I would not make any changes (unless UA cancels and then a number of new options will become available - such as the ZRH for free).
I might avoid connecting in MUC but not travel to MUC. Sometimes being over pro-active is not the right approach.
However as mentioned, if MUC is your destination and since the airport is NOT closing, I would not make any changes (unless UA cancels and then a number of new options will become available - such as the ZRH for free).
I might avoid connecting in MUC but not travel to MUC. Sometimes being over pro-active is not the right approach.
Mar 4, 2024, 11:48 am
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While not sure UA would change the destination to ZRH (at this time), self service on the app is not necessarily the best way to check that. You are not rerouting but changing destinations -- that needs a call .
However as mentioned, if MUC is your destination and since the airport is NOT closing, I would not make any changes (unless UA cancels and then a number of new options will become available - such as the ZRH for free).
I might avoid connecting in MUC but not travel to MUC. Sometimes being over pro-active is not the right approach.
However as mentioned, if MUC is your destination and since the airport is NOT closing, I would not make any changes (unless UA cancels and then a number of new options will become available - such as the ZRH for free).
I might avoid connecting in MUC but not travel to MUC. Sometimes being over pro-active is not the right approach.
Mar 4, 2024, 12:14 pm
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The last time this happened to me I was on a SEA-DEN-MUC UA flight. I called to see if I could fly SEA-ORD-ZRH on UA, and take the train to MUC on my own dime. No dice, said UA, you have to leave earlier or later and land in MUC, which is ridiculous. I offer to become one less passenger they have to rebook if my original flight is cancelled, and they say no. Unbelievable.
Mar 4, 2024, 2:29 pm
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Has anyone heard for sure if UA operated flights are impacted by this? I can't get an answer out of customer service and want to confirm before changing my LH operated flight (codeshare w/UA) and basically giving up EU261 protection.
IAD-MUC flew daily through the last strike Feb 18 https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...108/history/80
ORD-MUC was canceled that day https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...009Z/KORD/EDDM
DEN-MUC flew https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL182/history
One of the two IAD-FRA flights was canceled https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...315Z/KIAD/EDDF
Looks like EWR-MUC didn't start (on the current flight number at least) until Feb 15th.
Air Canada from YYZ was canceled (also has LH as handling agent) https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...040Z/CYYZ/EDDM
IAD-MUC flew daily through the last strike Feb 18 https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...108/history/80
ORD-MUC was canceled that day https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...009Z/KORD/EDDM
DEN-MUC flew https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL182/history
One of the two IAD-FRA flights was canceled https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...315Z/KIAD/EDDF
Looks like EWR-MUC didn't start (on the current flight number at least) until Feb 15th.
Air Canada from YYZ was canceled (also has LH as handling agent) https://www.flightaware.com/live/fli...040Z/CYYZ/EDDM
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