Questions tagged [lufthansa]
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe. Member of the Star Alliance.
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Lufthansa bus no-show
Has anyone experienced what happens when you book a Lufthansa flight with a stopover in Munich/Frankfurt, but the second leg is operated by LH Bus and you don’t show on that leg?
Will Lufthansa cancel ...
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2h10 layover at PMI on early June, arriving from MUC, leaving for ALC. Is that enough time for connection?
MUC (Munich) -> PMI (Palma de Mallorca) -> ALC (Alicante)
So I'm trying to shave some euros off the cost of a trip to Munich this early June, and one option I'm pondering is getting a late (and ...
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Lufthansa Rebooking through Munich/Frankfurt
My grandfather's flight, originally via Munich, Germany was canceled because of a Lufthansa strike at the German airports on Feb 7th starting at 4:00 am and ending on February 8th 7:11am. They've ...
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Does Lufthansa round up or round down luggage weight?
I have a bag that's about 23.5 kg. The allowance is 23 kg on Lufthansa, Bangalore to Munich.
Would I have to pay for excess baggage?
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Pecking order for lounge access: business class vs star alliance gold
I always assumed that business class travellers on an airline came above star alliance gold status members so far as lounge access policy was concerned.
But I was just reading Lufthansa's policy for ...
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Is 70 minutes enough to connect at Frankfurt?
In December I’m flying Manchester>Frankfurt>Holguin on a single ticket (Lufthansa connecting to Condor, booked direct with Condor). My inbound flight is scheduled to arrive in FRA at 08:50, the ...
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Short transit time in Frankfurt when traveling from UK to Austria
I am traveling from Glasgow, UK to Austria on a single ticket (Lufthansa) with a layover at Frankfurt airport. The plane lands and departs from Terminal 1. I have no checked luggage, only one carry-on ...
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Booked Lufthansa Flight + Train, where do I go for baggage reclaim?
I am a graduate Ph.D student. I am traveling to Germany for the first time. My travel itinerary is (booked through Lufthansa)
Delhi to Frankfurt (Flight)
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Schengen Visa and Flight Departure: Potential Issues to Consider
I am an Indian citzen, and have a Schengen visa that is valid from 28/09/2023. My flight departs from New Delhi on 28/09/2023 at 02:50 AM IST (that will be some time 27/09/2023 in Germany) and lands ...
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Transit at Munich Airport under 120 minutes. Is it enough? Or I will miss my flight? [duplicate]
I have a flight from Canada to Munich and Munich to Delhi (both Lufthansa). The layover is 120 minutes.
(1) Will this be enough?
(2) What should I expect when I will reach Munich?
(3) How long does ...
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Singapore onward travel requirement - bus ticket enough?
I am going to travel to Singapore from Budapest next month. The carrier is Lufthansa, with a layover in Munich. I have a hungarian passport (EU member), and as I intend to stay for many months in ...
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Sketchy offers from Lufthansa damaged luggage handler Dolfi1920
I filed a damaged luggage claim after a Lufthansa flight, and they redirected me to a sketchy-looking subcontractor called Dolfi1920.
After a couple of e-mails, the subcontractor informed me that I am ...
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Flight LH947 Frankfurt
Please can you tell me what time did LH947 arrive in Frankfurt from Manchester UK on Wednesday 8th March as I missed my connecting flight at the airport
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Passport control and Schengen visa doubt
My flight from Bangalore to Amsterdam via Frankfurt has been cancelled and I have been given an alternate flight:
Option 1: Take a different Swiss Air flight on the same day but via Zurich Airport.
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Travel from the US to Mumbai via Frankfurt on an expired H1B with a valid Canadian visitor visa
I am travelling from the US to India via Frankfurt (Germany) in a couple of weeks. My US H1B visa has expired (with an approved I-797), but I do have a valid Canadian visitor visa.
The German Mission ...
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is 40 minutes enough layover time at Munich airport for a connecting international flight leading outside Schengen region? [duplicate]
I have a flight from Munich to Delhi in few days and I will arrive at Terminal 2 of Munich airport (MUC) with Lufthansa. The layover at the airport (MUC) is only 40 minutes. My departure flight is ...
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Why did Lufthansa's UK passport control take issue with me? [closed]
I'm a EU national with UK settled status, flying from Munich to London Heathrow with Lufthansa. At the airport, Germany's own border control took no issues with me, checked my passport and waved me ...
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how to change Lufthansa seat assignment upon/after check-in when first flight is on United
I am flying LH from ORD to MUC. However, my first flight to ORD is on UA. I wonder how I can select seats when I check in on UA. I got checked in for the first segment, but I can not figure out what ...
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Flight compensation for denied boarding (due to overbooking) which resulted in a one-day delay
I would like some help/advice for the situation I am in.
Back in February I was on vacation in the Dominican Republic. I live in Germany and my flight connections were Berlin-Frankfurt-Punta Cana. The ...
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Will a Samsonite Laptop Backpack/Wh be considered a hand luggage on Lufthansa?
I have a flight with Lufthansa Airlines, a basic economy flight from Frankfurt to Montreal.
I ask if a bag of a type Samsonite Laptop Backpack/Wh is allowed on the plane, knowing that its dimensions ...
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Time between connecting flights in Norway
I'll be traveling from Frankfurt to Trondheim (Norway) in late August. I'll be taking a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Oslo and then a Norwegian flight from Oslo to Trondheim. The Lufthansa flight ...
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Condor - Lufthansa Flight Change and Visa Requirement
I plan to take a Condor flight in mid-August from Canada to Germany and change to Lufthansa at Frankfurt for my final destination in Turkey, without carrying checked-in luggage. I learned from the ...
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Baggage lost and airline unresponsive - whom else should I contact?
Slightly more than a week ago I had a flight with some co-workers from GRZ via FRA to BER. The flight from GRZ to FRA (with Air Dolomiti/EN) was delayed and we missed the connecting flight from FRA to ...
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Can I access to the business lounges during the layover?
I have a business class ticket for my flight with Lufthansa from Venice and I have a connecting flight from Frankfurt. Then my other flight is in Economy class with Sunexpress. Can I still access to ...
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How can I ask for compensation for Lufthansa delay in refunding me?
I cancelled my Lufthansa flight more than six month ago. They told me that I will be refund in at most 3 months. Now it is more than 6 months and I am not yet refunded. Can I sue Lufthansa for that? ...
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Skip train journey [duplicate]
I have a Luftansa return flight (Dubai-Munich).
First leg flight is Dubai-Frankfurt and then a train journey from Frankfurt-Munich.
Can I skip this train journey to Munich as I want to stay back in ...
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While checking in I find out Lufthansa cancelled my flight: any recourses?
I booked a ticket with Lufthansa (through their website) about a month ago. This was a roundtrip with the outbound trip consisting of 3 flights, and the return trip consisting of 3 flights. When I ...
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Is the pre-flight COVID test really strict on time?
Flying out of Porto Saturday at 11am to YUL via Munich on Lufthansa
The email I received says the antigen test:
Negative antigen test taken within 1 day before departure.
Can I take a test at around ...
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Messy airplane booking - what are my options?
I have a bit of a messy plane ticket booking. I am based in the UK.
In 2021 I booked a flight with Opodo to Costa Rica. The airline was/is Lufthansa.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in the UK at the time ...
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How can I understand the cost of rescheduling a Lufthansa flight?
I booked a flight through Gotogate and tried to rebook it on the phone with Lufthansa. As far as I can tell, it is not possible to rebook the flight through either the Gotogate or the Lufthansa ...
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Is it possible to walk from Dubai Terminal 1 arrivals to Dubai Terminal 1 departures? [closed]
I will be arriving in Dubai Terminal 1 with Lufthansa. I need to go catch an Indigo flight from Dubai Terminal 1 departures. Is it possible to walk from Dubai Terminal 1 arrivals to departures?
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Does Lufthansa count carry-on bags for transatlantic flights?
I plan on carrying a small suitcase as my hand-luggage on an upcoming economy flight.
If possible, I may want to also bring a backpack in addition to the suitcase.
Does Lufthansa actually check how ...
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Can I change the destination of the inbound flight of a round-trip ticket with Lufthansa?
I'd like to purchase a round-trip ticket from Budapest to Denver.
However, I might have to change the origin of the inbound (Denver => BP) ticket.
BP => Denver
Denver => BP (<= I'd ...
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Airline abbreviated infant's first name to single letter. Problem?
There are already a lot of questions on this site regarding ticket/passport name mismatches, but here is one with an extra twist:
We just booked a flight from Berlin to Boston (including return flight)...
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Hidden-city ticketing with Lufthansa Express Rail
I am about to buy a ticket from an Italian city to Frankfurt, and I just noticed that the ticket is much cheaper if I select Stuttgart as final destination.
The flight to Frankfurt is direct, whereas ...
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Why is Lufthansa cancelling flights to India?
Does anyone know why Lufthansa has cancelled flights to India up to 20th October?
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Need to find if an international flight 2 months ago was cancelled [duplicate]
My parents were scheduled on UA8784 from IAD to MUC on July, 24 2020 22:30 and were told it was cancelled due to covid several days beforehand. They were refunded. We were on the same flight but as ...
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Included baggage for long haul flight with Lufthansa
I'm searching on Skyscanner for a flight for Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Toronto (YYZ) for the dates 29 May 2021 - 19 June 2021.
This is the result's link.
I select the cheapest one:
Then I go to the page ...
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If my ticket allows me to take a maximum of 23 kg luggage, can I take two pieces with me whose total weight is less than 23 kg?
If my flight ticket type allows me to take with me a maximum of 23 kg luggage, can I take two luggage with me whose total weight is less than 23 kg on the back of the plane?
The airline is ...
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Argentina will cancell all flights until Sept. 1st. Will Trip.com and Lufthansa refund me automatically? What is the best course of action?
I have flying plans for August 11th to September 3rd (my partner is only staying 10 days), and bought tickets from Dublin to Buenos Aires with Lufthansa, through Trip.com. Today it was announced that ...
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How to find out if my flight will be cancelled?
I had booked a Lufthansa flight (well before the current crisis, in December 2019) from Germany to the US, bound to leave on April 19. How and when will I be able to find out if the flight will be ...
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Refunds if first leg of Airticket is cancelled - Lufthansa premium economy
I had booked a one way Premium Economy ticket with Lufthansa on the following itinerary for me and my daughter
31st March - Bangalore - Frankfurt - Vancouver - Saskatoon
I had booked a return ticket ...
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How does the US COVID-19 travel ban apply to the EU spouse of a US citizen? [closed]
I am a French citizen, legally married to a US citizen. I currently live in Germany while my husband lives in the US.
I was supposed to fly to the US on Sunday (March 15) on a Lufthansa flight from ...
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Coronavirus and flight cancellations in Europe
Major European airlines canceled many flights to Asia due to the coronavirus outbreak. Lufthansa announced that up to 25% of short-haul and medium-haul flights could be canceled as well. I was ...
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Coronavirus cancels connecting flight
My BF flies on Monday Athens-Zurich-Miami, with Swiss. He recently received an email saying that his flight details have changed, and he finds out that Lufthansa, ATH-ZRH operator, will most likely ...
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Lufthansa economic flex refund policy [duplicate]
I'm looking into buying a lufthansa economic flex ticket so if something happens and I am forced to cancel my trip under any circumstance, then I can get my money back (I'd cancel the entire trip, ...
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Connection time Dulles [duplicate]
We booked our flight through Expedia and are
traveling on 2 airlines, one PNR and no checked baggage.
Flight from Chicago on United arrives at 8:45 pm. Flight to Lisbon on
Lufthansa leaves at 10:20. ...
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Is a 40 minute layover time between flights at the Munich airport on two Lufthansa flights enough?
My family is leaving 5/21 from DTW in the United States to travel to Venice to board a cruise ship the afternoon of 5/23. We are considering booking a Lufthansa two stop flight from DTW to Munich ...
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Will Condor through-check baggage onto Lufthansa flights on separate tickets?
My next trip is with Lufthansa to Frankfurt, connecting to a Condor flight to Holguin, Cuba. My outbound journey involves an overnight layout in Frankfurt, while my return trip has a 3 hour connection ...
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Lufthansa 48h guarantee fare
I have a problem with Lufthansa. I have booked a flight with them using the 48h Fare guarantee.
The price of my trip was 889 eur total. Then, as I was still discussing with my wife the trip I have ...
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