Glom From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2803 posts, RR: 10 Posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 8465 times:
My Dad said he heard that the A380 has been pulled from under us this coming Friday. But I checked our booking and it is still listed as an A380.
More concerning is that if they simply haven't updated their booking system yet, what is this going to do to our seat assignments? I'm going to spit tacks if I don't get my window seat!
330lover From Belgium, joined Jul 2008, 505 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 8378 times:
Quoting Glom (Thread starter): I'm going to spit tacks if I don't get my window seat!
You can try to complain. But as my 12 years airoprt experience has learned me, a seat assignment is never 100% confirmed. Any equipment change can result in a seat change, and you can't do anything about it.
You bought a ticket, so accepted a transportation contract from point A to point B. Not a single part of the contract guarantees you a certain seat.
Anyhow, I hope you get your seat as requested, but do not count on any compensation if you don't get it.
Hint: try to check in online. Normally, flights are open for online check-in +/- 23 hours before departure. If you check-in at the opeing of the flight, you could still have a lot of choice of available seats.
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airbazar From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 6890 posts, RR: 7 Reply 2, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 8267 times:
Just something to keep in mind. By the looks of things, the germans are looking very good at the WC. if they win it, you can bet a LH A380 will be picking up the team in S.Africa. So most likely, whatever route the A380 is scheduled to fly on that day (or day before), will suffer an equipment change.
yodobashi From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2007, 214 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 6669 times:
Quoting 330lover (Reply 1): You can try to complain. But as my 12 years airoprt experience has learned me, a seat assignment is never 100% confirmed. Any equipment change can result in a seat change, and you can't do anything about it.
It's defo worth a try; I booked a trip to the US and travel next month, one of the legs was a B753 when I booked then got switched to a B738. I rang DL, chatted with the nice lady, explained I was an airplane geek and she switched my flight to the earlier one which is now a B753! Connections work better for me as a result too!
Give it a go, it won't hurt .... good luck!
EDIT: BTW, just checked Amadeus, LH710 FRA - NRT on July 9th still showing A388 on there ....
[Edited 2010-07-04 00:28:22]
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Glom From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2803 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 4416 times:
When I booked it it was done as a 744 so I have little ground even if I did want to not be English about it.
Sounds like it might be okay but will have to wait and see.
On a general point though, LH and other A380 operators have made a big deal about offering this aircraft and they have even gone as far as to advertise flights specifically for it. This then really does limit they're ability to downgrade as casually as they might do on other flights because they were offering the aircraft as part of the product not just a seat in general.
fn1001 From Moldova, joined Sep 2008, 213 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 4029 times:
Quoting airbazar (Reply 2): Just something to keep in mind. By the looks of things, the germans are looking very good at the WC. if they win it, you can bet a LH A380 will be picking up the team in S.Africa. So most likely, whatever route the A380 is scheduled to fly on that day (or day before), will suffer an equipment change.
Shouldn't that job be done by the second A380 for Lufthansa before entering into regular service?
TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3845 times:
Quoting airbazar (Reply 2): By the looks of things, the germans are looking very good at the WC. if they win it, you can bet a LH A380 will be picking up the team in S.Africa.
It has definetly something to do with the german soccer team. If they will loose against Spain on Wednesday, they still have to play the small final on Saturday.
If they beat Spain, they play the Sunday final with a late evening departure from JNB.
The captain of the inaugural flight to JNB, Mr. Jürgen Raps, said shortly before landing, that LH would really like to pick them up in JNB with that plane (source: a spiegel article)
I don't know the LH A380 flightplan. But maybe a NRT-flight on Friday would not be back in FRA in order to make it on to JNB for Sunday.
Doesn't matter if we make the final or not. The world cup was already very successful for us.
daumueller From Germany, joined Nov 2003, 677 posts, RR: 7 Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 3706 times:
Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 7): I don't know the LH A380 flightplan. But maybe a NRT-flight on Friday would not be back in FRA in order to make it on to JNB for Sunday.
that would be doable for sunday but not for the less favored option saturday (which will be decided on wednesday ).
Burkhard From Germany, joined Nov 2006, 4249 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 3679 times:
Ask LH for a fee voucher. If, and bookmakers give it a 50% chance now, the cup comes to FRA, this will be an advertisement for LH and Airbus worth an A380. D-AIMB isn't ready by then?
Lufthansa411 From Germany, joined Jan 2008, 691 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3567 times:
Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 7): Doesn't matter if we make the final or not. The world cup was already very successful for us.
And it will be even more so when the cup is sitting on the LH A380 back to FRA . Joking aside though, the general consensus here is that it indeed has been a very successful world cup for us, and I think LH will try to capitalise on that even if we play on Saturday by pulling out all the stops to make sure the A380 is the aircraft that brings "Jogis Jungs" back home from a successful appearance.
Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 7): I don't know the LH A380 flightplan. But maybe a NRT-flight on Friday would not be back in FRA in order to make it on to JNB for Sunday.
I think scheduling wise it would work out either way, as at this point I think they return home Sunday night whether they are in the final or not. I am not sure whether that leaves enough "wiggle room" for LH to be happy though. If something happens and the plane is stuck in NRT or FRA for whatever reason, there may not be enough time to get things in proper order before the plane is scheduled to fly to South Africa.
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airbazar From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 6890 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3489 times:
Quoting fn1001 (Reply 6): Shouldn't that job be done by the second A380 for Lufthansa before entering into regular service?
If available, then yes, I'd expect them to do that but since it hasn't been delivered yet and the flight home is in less than a week I'm not seing that happening.
Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 7): Doesn't matter if we make the final or not. The world cup was already very successful for us.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10481 posts, RR: 20 Reply 13, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 3456 times:
Quoting Lufthansa411 (Reply 11): Joking aside though, the general consensus here is that it indeed has been a very successful world cup for us, and I think LH will try to capitalise on that even if we play on Saturday by pulling out all the stops to make sure the A380 is the aircraft that brings "Jogis Jungs" back home from a successful appearance.
Also it seems Frau Merkel has been keeping the Luftwaffe VVIP fleet busy too.
fn1001 From Moldova, joined Sep 2008, 213 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3177 times:
Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 7): I don't know the LH A380 flightplan. But maybe a NRT-flight on Friday would not be back in FRA in order to make it on to JNB for Sunday.
The D-AIMA is schedulled to fly every tuesday, friday and sunday from FRA to NRT. Here is the schedule:
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40 Reply 19, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3082 times:
Quoting fn1001 (Reply 18): The second one will perform some sightseeing tours from MUC on july 28:
tailfin From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2637 times:
If LH replaces the A380 for a B744 on that day and you really want to fly A380 then call Lufthansa and see if they will re-schedule you at no charge if that fits in with your travel plans. LH might be willing to do this as the ground staff will probably be facing a big overbooking headache in Frankfurt Airport if they 'downgrade' to a smaller aircraft at such notice.
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40 Reply 22, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2612 times:
Quoting fn1001 (Reply 20): But, do you know the chief of the LH office in Nice?
Certainly! Although this is a one day only flights and it seems that I might not be able to be away that day.
99 Euros ex-MUC for a center/aisle Economy seat is reasonable and the money goes to charity.
Not a window seat (sold 199 Euros) but I flew over the Alps heaps of times that I wouldn't feel it necessary to have a window seat.
It seems that they will only start selling the Economy seats on the 7th of July so that's tomorrow.
First and Business are already out for e-sale.
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 6191 posts, RR: 79 Reply 23, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2564 times:
Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 19): How can we book the sightseeing tours from MUC? I want to go!
Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 22): It seems that they will only start selling the Economy seats on the 7th of July so that's tomorrow.
First and Business are already out for e-sale.
Y Class was already sold out completely yesterday in the late afternoon. J Class seats (aisle and window) are still available, just like aisle F Class seats.
Btw - D-AIMB will be officially named "München" on that day and it seems the first sightseeing flight (LH380) will be the plane's first ever flight with passengers.
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