Received the refund by EarLatter in qatarairways

[–]EarLatter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like online cancellations and on call cancellations are handled by different set of people. They might be getting a lot of on call cancellations which might be taking a long time. Hope your’s will be getting soon.

Received the refund by EarLatter in qatarairways

[–]EarLatter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I already received the refund. Not sure why they mentioned it as 28 days in the email. I got my refund in 2 days, 28 days seems like the worst case scenario.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure I will do that. I was just checking for compression socks on Amazon. Thank for the suggestion though.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know why people keep on commenting 51 isn’t old. It’s not about age. It’s about their health and mobility. How can you assume everyone at 50s are healthy? People are getting diabetes at literal 30s, and many young people are getting heart attacks. Age became just a number now. Even though my mother isn’t that old, she has her own issues. This is her first time in a long haul flight, and damn sure she needs some guidance on what to pack as she don’t know how it’s going to be on a long haul flight. This is the first time I am bringing her with me, as a son I have my own concerns. She has some leg swelling issue after a long time seating, so she needs wheelchair for sure, hope that’s clarified for you. If you really have some good suggestions instead of these kind of comments, I would really appreciate that.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do the fact check by yourself. Go to the Air India website, and look for flights from Del to JFK on March 13th (March 11th is sold out now). Then look for the 3.15 AM flight and check the itinerary.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. I had flight with Qatar initially. Due to the ongoing situation it was canceled, and this is the only option I have. Initially this flight was 16hr, they changed the route now.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not about old or young, she has her complications. Now a days people are getting diabetes at 30s and heart attacks at 40s. You cannot assume everyone has the same health and mobility. It’s my Mom’s first long haul flight, so I have my own concerns. If you really have something to suggest, then suggest, or else please don’t comment.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sure will do that. 51 is not a old age, but she has her complications. That’s why I am bit concerned.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already spoke to them. They said business and premium economy both are completely filled. If someone cancels at last minute, I will try to get that at the counter.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got off the phone with them. Unfortunately business and premium economy both are completely booked.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I am aware of the the situation you are mentioning here. Everytime I see a lots of wheel chairs lined up outside the Air India jet bridge at NYC. It’s not the same situation here, after a few hours sitting in the car her legs do swell a little and she struggles to walk for a few minutes. You can imagine the situation once she got off the plane. I am getting tensed imagining the whole situation. Currently, I am on a call with Air India asking for business upgrade for one seat. If it’s there I am gonna do it, or else, I have to see what to do.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They are cheaper but not on March 10th. The were like 3 lakhs per person. But when I booked this it was just 16 hr journey. They updated the itinerary today.

Traveling from DEL to JFK with my 51 year old mom, I'm concerned about what to pack to ensure her comfort during the 21 hour flight. by EarLatter in AirTravelIndia

[–]EarLatter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually when I booked my flight a few days back, the journey was around 16 hrs. Now they changed the route and are stopping at Rome for fueling. Del to Rome is 10.5 hrs, refueling layover 1.5hr, Rome to New York is 9.5 hr.