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allochkag ([personal profile] allochkag) wrote2011-06-18 02:53 am
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since I can't even sleep anymore, I'll continue ...

My DH and I were sitting and monitoring United's website hoping to get rebooked by them at least. In the meantime, we called Lufthansa several times and were given the same BS answer about our tickets being an awards one - f..ing discrimination ....

United fixed their reservation system around 1am and were able to rebook us. Unfortunately, they had no choice but to look for award seats (since it was not a problem on their side) - we can consider ourselves lucky that they found 4 seats for Sunday flight, since usually these tickets are being booked a year in advance. Yes, this is exactly when we booked this trip - at the end of last summer

United rep's was pissed off at Lufthansa as well and told us that what they did was in violation of IATA rules and suggested that we call them again.

Guess what, after we called them again and they saw a note by United rep in our reservation, they eventually agreed to talk to us, but ... it was too late - they just did not have any seats left on any flights to Europe (we were willing to go to any place: Munich, Zurich etc )

Remember where I work, guys??? Travel industry, that's right! So I'll get to the bottom of this - I'll find these IATA rules and regulations and I'll file a complaint

No, it won't give me more time in Europe, but if I was given lemons - wait for the lemonade, world. Lufthansa will drown in it!!!!!!!!!!!

[identity profile] leah-tln.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ну, все правильно - надо жаловаться. Без официально поданной жалобы фиг они хоть как-то исправятся.

Оно, конечно, не особо спасет ваш отпуск, но, думаю, моральное удовлетворение ты получишь, это раз. А во-вторых, компенсацию тоже с них можно содрать.

[identity profile] allochkag.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
не хочу морального удовлетворения - хочу в отпуск .... :( Блин, как противно сидеть в Бостоне и представлять как бы ты мог сейчас гулять по Европе ....

[identity profile] leah-tln.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ну, тогда ничего не делай...

А я бы, все равно - пожаловалась бы... Что в Эстонии с этим почти швах, а пару-тройку таких делец я выиграла. Уже после отпуска. Не торопясь, с чувством, с толком, с растановкой. Моральное удовлетворение в Республике Эстония только через суд, но зато компенсации за доп. расходы плюс фирмы в "черный список" у меня через Деп. по защите потребителей по таким делам получились.

[identity profile] milaslj.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I am sooo sckets sorry to hear that you are still here. you did get tickets from united? For what day?

[identity profile] allochkag.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Sunday night :( Losing two days of our vacation :(

[identity profile] ilanka13.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ну вот твои два последних абзаца .. примерно об этом я и писала в предыдущем коментарии.
За тот моральный ущерб, который они причинили, они должны как то заплатить.
Свинство потрясающее.

[identity profile] ykats.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You can just accidentally remove LH from ITA/Google's database :)

[identity profile] allochkag.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish it was that easy :)

[identity profile] ykats.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure you can put together an appropriate SQL statement :)

[identity profile] ykats.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
How did this end? Have you found "these IATA rules and regulations"?

[identity profile] allochkag.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
no, we never had time, but I did write a letter to United and even though it was not technically their fault, we got a bunch of vouchers as usual :) Used some of them already ;)

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_milashka/ 2011-06-18 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
complain for sure!

and here I thought Lufthansa was one of the best airlines...