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[PaulJennings]

I’ve been waiting for something comparable to the torrent of abuse that was poured on BA when a strike seemed likely.

Has anyone had flights cancelled and can report on how LH are dealing with the problem?

[RichardHarris1]

I’m booked to fly business class next Monday (first day of the strike) LCY-FRA-CPT and am awaiting their re-booking policy which will be announced tomorrow afternoon.

I understand in past strikes LH have been willing to re-book even on non-Star airlines. If so then I’ve lots of options from out of LHR, if not…I’ll be one unhappy passenger.

Fingers crossed…..

[Cedric_Statherby]

MichelAngelo – you are right, hardly any air-time given to the LH strike.

Perhaps a BA strike generates more hot air and angst because this is an english-language forum and most of the posters are therefore probably UK-based (not all, I know, but I suspect most).

It also perhaps shows that those posting probably use BA a lot more and even maybe because they still care about them.

[SimonRowberry]

Hello All,

I’ve just been to Warsaw on Swiss from BHX via Zurich in Business Class. Pretty chaotic already last night at ZRH – people using the same Airport hotel as myself last night had suffered LH flight cancellations (a person flying BHX – FRA – Stuttgart last night, and getting rerouted BHX-FRA-ZRH was one example), so it seems as if action may actually have started early.

Also, at BHX on Friday LH seemed to be in a bit of a state with delays and a FRA cancellation, if I recall correctly. I don’t know if that was weather-related, although all other flights were running fine by then.

A wry comment from the Swiss captain on the ZRH-BHX flight this morning (operated by Helvetic):

“I am sorry that the cabin temperature is not yet fully under control” (This was at 05.45 UK time) “but at least we are not on strike!”

I found this even more amusing, given who LX’s ultimate owners are….

I would add that ZRH seemed to be running fine this morning, with no noticeable knock-on from the LH action. Having said that, I was using the non-Schengen B pier, whereas LH would be using other parts of the airport, so perhaps I’m not the best judge of this.

Simon

PS Cedric – I’m not sure that our regular contributor Hess would totally agree with you!!!

[VintageKrug]

I have enjoyed hearing all about Mr & Mrs Rowberry’s weekend in Warsaw on Swiss via Zurich in Business Class.

I met Mollie Sugden on several occasions, you know.

[SimonRowberry]

Beaujolais Nouveau,

Yet more insensitivity off this Forum’s village idiot. Well done, BN.

1. Sorry I didn’t travel BA.

2. Glad you met Molly Sugden. It must’ve been nice for you to speak with someone who was on a higher intellectual plane.

Go back to pulling wings of butterflies and making racist comments, you sad person.

[SimonRowberry]

Oh yes, BN.

One further point – I was trying to help MichelAngelo by actually answering his query.

My, my. My comments about you elsewhere must really have hit home if I actually elicited a response from you. You usually go silent, having stirred things up.

Yes. You can be so cheap and tasteless. Just like Beaujolais Nouveau.

[Hess963]

Well said Simon !!

Don’t need more than that — otherwise that person needs really help !

[VintageKrug]

CNN reports the strike is suspended:

http://us.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/02/22/lufthansa.strike/index.html

[VintageKrug]

And Lufthansa services now, slowly, returning to normal:

http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/de/nonav/local?l=en&nodeid=1874371&cid=18002

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