Lufthansa left behind ALL our bags…

Allow me to be succinct for once, after my post earlier:

  • My dad and I were flying from Frankfurt to Salzburg on a Lufthansa flight operated by Austrian
  • After we taxied to the runway the flight was canceled due to a technical issue (the captain must be on Twitter, because he canceled it in 140 characters or less)
  • Everyone got rebooked on a flight over four hours later from Frankfurt to Salzburg, which was swapped from an Austrian Fokker 100 to a Lufthansa Airbus A321
  • Lufthansa left everyone’s bags behind from the earlier flight (even though they had over four hours to load them)
  • There was exactly one agent working the lost baggage desk in Salzburg
  • Dad — smartly — checked all of his clothes

More tomorrow, including about our supposed hostage situation, me requesting clarification on EU compensation in the Lufthansa First Class Lounge and getting laughed at (though I ultimately won them over), the seven rubber ducks I managed to pick up, and my dad just being himself.

Lufthansa4

At least no one can argue I didn’t have all my ducks in a row…

Stay tuned!

Conversations (20)
The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered.
Comment as a member

Membership is free and takes no more information than commenting as a guest. Earn status points for good contributions, and see fewer ads as your status grows.

Type your response here.

If you'd like to participate in the discussion, please adhere to our commenting guidelines. Anyone can comment, and your email address will not be published. Register to save your unique username and earn special OMAAT reputation perks!

  1. Loading comments…
Recent Comments
The latest from the OMAAT community.

The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered.

Jorge Guest

Wow, LH screwed big time. Your Mastercard, Amex or Visa should be able to compensate. Not sure which one you used. About why taking baths in public places is a very risky idea. Google Interstitial Cystitis. It is a nasty, nasty virus you can catch even in a hot jacuzzi, and usually due to poorly disinfected tubs etc. It has no cure and medication response is not that great. Hope reading this helps you make an informed decision next time.

0
‼ 0
JohnnieD Guest

Just did the same trip to Salzburg last May. That area is stunningly beautiful. Our plane was identified as Austrian Air operated by Tyrolean Airlines. I believe they are all owned by LH. No issue with our baggage just that it was very strange to board a bus to get on the flight back to FRA when the plane was right outside the terminal......Also, the color scheme inside the Fokker 100 was very, um 70's........

0
‼ 0
Donnie Law Guest

I'm looking forward to hearing more about this!

0
‼ 0
RDimperio Guest

All your ducks in a row. Me, I only count 6. Where'd little Duckie #7 go? Must be swimming.

0
‼ 0
Peter Guest

Benny--ver is zee luggage? Zey have lost my clothes and all ve got iz zum blue ducks? (And vy are you zo happy about zat?) ;-)

0
‼ 0

Save posts to read later

Saving posts is a member feature. Become an OMAAT member to build a reading list you can come back to from any device.

Become a member
Meet Ben Schlappig, OMAAT Founder
5,883,136 Miles Traveled

43,914,800 Words Written

47,187 Posts Published