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Lufthansa
Help! I paid Expedia $1,459 for an airline ticket that doesn’t exist
Mansour Abado books a ticket for his father from Beirut to Austin, Texas, through Expedia. But there’s a problem: The flight doesn’t exist. Why can’t he get a refund for the bogus ticket?
Your airline might be spying on you — and it should be illegal
When Cary Tatkin searched for the lowest airfare to Europe, he didn’t realize Lufthansa might be running its own search for the highest price it could extract from him.
My ticket change request is lost in translation. Can I get my $4,352 back from Austrian Airlines?
Randal Marchessault watches in disbelief as Austrian Airlines refunds him just $108 after a botched ticket change request. But the airline rebooks his wife’s identical ticket without any problem. Now he’s fighting to get a $4,352 refund.
Denied boarding and stranded overnight. Why won’t Air Canada cover my $178 hotel bill?
Bonnie Thiel and her husband are stranded in Toronto after a flight delay on Lufthansa. Why won’t the airline cover her hotel expenses? And how does she get reimbursed for them, now that she’s home?
A tour flight cancellation dilemma: Who owes me $1,387? Does anyone?
Beth Bythrow’s Italian vacation was perfect, except for the ending. Lufthansa canceled her flight from Naples to Boston and offered her a ticket on a flight leaving the next day. She never imagined she’d be fighting with the airline and her travel advisor six months later over $1,387.
Lufthansa made a booking error! Will I ever get a refund for my ticket?
Lufthansa made a booking error that cost Scott Davis more than a flight to Rome. It also tested his patience with a hidden fee, a mind-boggling bureaucracy, and world-class corporate stubbornness.
Lufthansa screwed up my flights to India. Do I deserve compensation?
Emily Weir wants compensation from Lufthansa after her flights from New York to Delhi are delayed and rerouted. But Lufthansa won’t pay her a dime. What’s going on?
Why won’t Swiss International Air Lines compensate me for my lost luggage?
When Swiss loses Mark Bromley’s luggage on a flight from Zurich to Geneva, he files a claim for compensation. He never hears back. Does he deserve anything?
Downgraded on a Lufthansa flight. Where’s my business class refund?
Ellen LaGow and her husband face an inconvenient situation when their return flight from Prague to Denver gets canceled because of a Lufthansa strike. Though they had upgraded to business class, they’re unable to enjoy the same comfort when they rebook on a United flight the next day. Can they get a refund of the fare difference?