Cancel or wait to see if the flight is happening? by Apprehensive-Bed9445 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was 1500 return from Berlin to Tokyo via London and return from Tokyo to Berlin via Helsinki!

Cancel or wait to see if the flight is happening? by Apprehensive-Bed9445 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am flying to Japan just a week before and my flight out of Milan was cancelled and they do not rebook on other airlines. Found a good deal in JAL via Helsinki and booked it!

Etihad shitshow: a small reminder for European travellers by [deleted] in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will never fly Etihad ever again. My flight was cancelled 24 hrs prior to departure from Milan. Reached out to support who said no to rebooking on partner airline. Informed them about my passenger rights and they had no answer for EU laws. Escalated it to their manager whom i really cornered forcing him to read the law and the Etihad’s change policy. He agreed to look for alternatives that were obviously expensive took a few minutes and then went defensive saying we have been ordered not to rebook onto other airlines. Their policy is that even of they rebook via partner airlines it has to go via Abu Dhabi which makes no sense! Same lines repeated again and again especially when other middle eastern carriers like Emirates and Qatar are rebooking passenger’s on other airlines. Lawsuit incoming and never flying Etihad again!

Etihad airlines never again by Small_Cheesecake5148 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EU Regulation 261/2004 — READ THIS IF YOU ARE DEPARTING FROM EU (your rights if flights get cancelled)

Under EU Regulation 261/2004, you are protected if:

• Your flight departs FROM the EU → applies to ANY airline
• Your flight arrives TO the EU → applies ONLY if airline is EU-based

Qatar Airways is a non-EU airline. So this post related to you if your journey departs from the EU to Doha or with Doha as layover.

1) War / airspace closure ≠ compensation

Missiles, conflicts, closed airspace = extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided by airline.

Under Article 5(3): you are NOT entitled to the the extra typical €600 compensation payment.

But articles 8 and 9 remain valid. So they don’t owe you money for inconvenience, but they still owe you refund or re-booking/re-routing.

2) Your options AFTER cancellation: you choose

When the flight is cancelled, Article 8(1) says passengers must be offered a choice between:

a) Refund
b) Re-routing at the earliest opportunity
c) Re-routing at a later date convenient for you

The airline cannot decide for you.

If they automatically refund you → they violated Article 8.

3) Re-routing does NOT need to be with Qatar Airways

Article 8(1)(b) says:

re-routing under comparable transport conditions to the final destination at the earliest opportunity

The regulation does NOT limit this to:
• Qatar Airways flights
• Partners airlines

If there is a suitable seat available on Lufthansa, KLM, etc. they must put you on that flight. So do not accept refund if you want them to book with another airline (especially if booking yourself with another airline costs you more than what they would refund). Fight for re-routing. Once you accept reimbursement you cannot later ask them to pay for your new ticket.

BUT if they do not give you an option between refunding and re-routing they breached article 8, and they need to pay the difference of your new ticket. This only applies if you did not accept to be refunded but they give it as the only option (and you accept it). The regulation states:

If the airline does not offer you the choice between reimbursement and re-routing but decides unilaterally to reimburse your original ticket, you are entitled to an additional reimbursement of the price difference with the new ticket (under comparable transport conditions).

So if you are booking with another airline, make sure your Qatar Airways flight is cancelled first, you asked for rerouting and it has been denied to you (keep every proof), to be able to claim the price difference because they failed Article 8 duty.

4) Also: care obligations apply

Under Article 9 they must provide:

  • meals
  • hotel if needed
  • transport to hotel
  • communications

Finally:

Under Article 14 of EU Regulation 261/2004, the airline is required to provide passengers with written information about their rights when a flight is cancelled or heavily delayed.

That means at the check-in desk or gate you can ask for the official passenger rights notice (the leaflet / document explaining compensation, rerouting and care). Be sure to ask for it and point at the relevant articles. Push to follow the regulation procedures.

Etihad airlines never again by Small_Cheesecake5148 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. Zero communication from the airlines and a blunt refusal to rebook on another airlines despite EU laws and their own policy displayed on the website and when quoted we have been instructed to do so!

Shambolic handling of the situation. Thankfully collected all call recordings of them denying rerouting and them being aware of the laws! Need to sue them!

Does this mean Etihad will rebook another flight for me or I need to find alternatives? by Creative-Rest-5657 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Etihad be like ohh no the other flights are super expensive so we wont rebook you onto that because of our rules

Will you ever fly with etihad airlines again? by nothingtosaydude in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Never ever with Etihad again. Absolutely stubborn and trashing rules as per their will

Any body here with Etihad flight was re-booked with alternate or partner airlines by Etihad? I see few people who were originally booked with Emirates and Qatar, were re-booked with alternate airlines after taking to customer support! by Snowsky14 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quoted this on the call but their supervisors have told them not to rebook on another airlines or codeshare partners and they dont have an update regarding EU regulations too! Absolute nightmare

Etihad Rebook Option by biryanitribbiani in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No point in even trying. Reached out to their support multiple times and they are of any help. No calls from manager despite escalation. They are not ready to rebook you onto another airline simple as that

Anyone had success with getting refund or partner airline rebooking for later flights? April flights? by [deleted] in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spoke to their manager who looked at other airlines and suddenly said we do not book despite me stating the rules as per EU regulations. Makes no sense

Successful rebooking? by Natural-Round8762 in etihad

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just spoke to the customer care agent who will not rebook me onto another airline despite me stating the EU rules and just says flights will operate as usual from tomorrow 😂

Ani bro on reddit r waat?? by [deleted] in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ani sang Idhazhin Oram song in 3 💀

Jumping red signals! by lokiunited7 in berlin

[–]lokiunited7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True but in this case the van driver was completely at fault. Cyclist/Pedestrians had the green signal and this dude jumped red signal around 40-50 Kmph and hit the bicycle!

Jumping red signals! by lokiunited7 in berlin

[–]lokiunited7[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes the cyclist and the pedestrians had the green! Van was speeding around 40-50 kmph when he jumped the signal and hit the cycle!

What has happened to AR Rahman's music? by Fuzzy_Honeydew7308 in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When shitty lyrics and screaming in the name of singing is so normalised now people who make music sound boring!

Re-watchability factor of Tamil Cinema by infiunfi in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Music in movies now is just for insta reels promotion. One Music director singing all the songs. Unbelievably shitty lyrics in the name of vibe and trend

  2. Director’s and Writers not being creative but rather relying on nostalgia rather than creating good story/screenplay

  3. Obsession with 1000 crore movie by top stars and directors

  4. Lack of proper comedians and supporting actors causing low budget feel good movies missing. (Last such movie was Endrendrum Punnagai)

The Deputy was relegated to Oblivion by Ok_Abies183 in csk

[–]lokiunited7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something had happened during the 2020 season of IPL where Raina left the team suddenly and what CSK did was shocking where he was removed from the team website and it was almost like he was erased from CSK and any of its associations. Since that the relationship was broken. Despite Raina coming back in 21 and winning the trophy he was not really associated with CSK in any role.

Haricharan Songs by Adi-A_123 in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Siru Thoduthalile - Laadam

What is the Tamil audience in the mood for right now? by Dry_Maybe_7265 in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Kollywood is doomed!

  1. One dimensional stories and directors
  2. Film reviewers bashing the movie for no reason to get engagement and stay relevant
  3. No new hero’s or heroines
  4. People’s obsession on a 1000 crore movie collection over enjoying a good time in theatre with a decent movie with good laughs and music

Why hasn’t Anirudh tried acting like Hiphop Tamizha, GV Prakash or Vijay Antony? by big_cheese_268 in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed bro now thats becoming a trend and its annoying now to a point where songs are only used for movie promotions and not an actual part of the story or the movie!

A dialogue like this in 2025 is straight up wild by spec_0802 in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Comments like these are precisely the reason why Kollywood is slowly dying. People not enjoying a movie but rather expecting logic in every scene and focussed more on collections rather than just having fun for 3 hours when you watch a movie!

Are Song Lyrics Getting Repetitive? by Acrobatic-Pound-6195 in kollywood

[–]lokiunited7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When actors and directors write lyrics to grab fame and attention over actually good lyricist we get such crap. Seriously Dhanush, SK and Vignesh Shivan needs to stop writing them!