✈ ON STRIKE ! Hamburg-Munich-Frankfurt-Edinburgh | Lufthansa were amazing despite their challenges.

[@steve-marsh]

I've always been too scared to use third party sites on Skyscanner to book, but you've shown it's absolutely fine. I tell you what, watching this channel can save you serious wonga. Now I can book legacy airlines and just sit back praying for a 3hr+ delay to pay the trip for me. And maybe even a curry wurst. Cracking video mate!

[@garethsmith2250]

Expedia is the same often gets LHR to USA coach then internal flights and home flight as premium for a lot less than Vrigin or Delta

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

Sometimes they are just useful search tools, as often booking directly with the airline will get the same deal cutting chances of being given the run-around should things happen. I've booked a few through both Skyscanner and more often Expedia and not had a problem, though will pay a little extra to avoid the 1 star rated third parties on Skyscanner just in case. But I don't fly often, and am on the other side of the world so the European experience may be different and I've been lucky that few issues have risen with delays/cancellations that required sorting out.

[@egpx]

I think it’s always better to book direct with the airline if you can as any problems and you are dealing direct rather than through an agent but Skyscanner can reveal some cheap prices and indeed some hidden flights which makes it worth the risk.

[@francoisworld9924]

Would love your theory on MH370 ?

[@taxi134-y1q]

Skyscanner is fine I use it if other sites have nothing that suits my budget.

[@spookyboo22]

Hi. Just wanted to mention that the royalty free music you use in your videos is always great. Im guessing youve good taste in bands Scott. Thanks for the vids 😊

[@bowman7296]

We got caught up with the Lufthansa strike at Frankfurt on 20th February. Flying back from Perth Australia via Singapore, the day before leaving, got email to say flight Frankfurt-Glasgow is cancelled. Got Frankfurt good, went to there desk they had booked us on a KLM flight to Amsterdam-Glasgow which involved a 5 hour delay in Frankfurt. After getting home filled in the compensation form and within 10 days got a substantial payment, so we'll done Lufthansa

[@ianlove1215]

I have a cousin who lives in Mainz & went to see him a few years ago. I went on the train using Eurostar to Brussels & then ICE down to Mainz. I found it a lot easier than flying from Heathrow to Frankfurt. We went to the stadium you flew over to watch Mainz 05 play Borrussia Dortmund, one of the best matches I've watched, the German fans just keep going with their cheering!!! Have you ever thought of doing a multi city train vs plane thing in Europe??

[@Priorw8]

Scott that you for your blog.as a 72year old widow they really keep me going and something to look forward to

[@sueelphick9060]

Great challenge Scott - Great video - very informative as usual 😊😊😊😊. Great result at the end of the Challenge ....with a £200 delay compensation payment...Much deserved 😅😅😅😊

[@ohheyitskevinc]

The food voucher was a nice touch. When I got delayed by BA by 13 hours for LHR-GLA last year, they handed out a couple of Kit Kats. LH are pretty good I’ve found. Especially international.

[@TheUluxian]

Was an exchange student in Germany about a million years ago (when the engines were dropping off the DC-10's in the late '70s) and flew Lufthansa to and from , and their customer service was just as accommodating back then as they seem to be today. Wouldn't hesitate to fly with them again

[@Thisandthat8908]

i think the quality is not the issue people may have with it. It's really down to the premium price.

[@BAES-FW]

Thanks

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Hi Gary, thanks so much for your support. It's fans like yoy who keep me going when energy levels are low. Greetings from Bergamo airport, Italy.

[@BAES-FW]

Enjoy the black gold ☕ Keep the content coming, it's informative with humour!

[@colin.d]

It just shows how better you are travelling with reputable airlines, and avoiding the budgets. Well done!

[@paulreacts1568]

and paying 15 times the price lol. you have discovered america!! Who knew paying a premium gets you extra advantages...

[@colin.d]

@@paulreacts1568 Don't know anything about america, but here in Scotland we have a wise saying that "you get what you pay for" meaning if you want quality then expect it to be more expensive.

[@andrewcoogans471]

It depends. For example I can go direct from Berlin to Scotland using budget airlines or I can connect via Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London etc and it is a hassle, and takes up so much more time, worry about connections etc. Budget airlines just make you feel tired and bedraggled though.

[@andymo4671]

Lufthansa reputable Airline? Only their Network IS reputable. And by law in EU they have to provide Food and beverage If there is an delay 2hrs or more.... The only advantage big carrier have a better network to get you on a next flight F.E. You allways have better Options and more flights compare to Low cost airports Like Luton Stansted Hahn or Memmingen

[@walterfillingham]

That’s great if you live somewhere where you have a choice. If you live somewhere like Inverness, you have the choice of very expensive BA, KLM or Loganair, or you go with affordable EasyJet. Not that I have had any issues with EasyJet, from my own personal experience they are actually well better than expensive BA flying from Inverness. I flew with EasyJet twice yesterday to and from London, yet again absolutely superb flight and superb service and cheaper than a return to Glasgow on ScotRail

[@DaveyPalmer1]

Interesting stuff Scott and good to see you got the compensation you deserved. BTW, Mainz's stadium looks a bit out of town - I doubt there's many pubs around there for a pre-match pint. Maybe visiting 4 different football stadiums in 4 different countries might be an idea for a challenge?

[@richardcooper5726]

Enjoyed whole series about Hamburg, its certainly changed since I lived there in 1978, only to be expected I suppose. For me to get there then it was a Dan Air (remember them?) flight from Luton via Frankfurt, or direct on the way back, the plane just did a circular route and ended back in Luton. Other alternative was the Harwich to Hamburg ferry, which was often quite pleasant but took a whole day and night. Now I think I will definitely have to do a return visit, probably by Eurostar via Brussels/Amsterdam.

[@barbaram5214]

Great video, Scott! In July I’m flying from the U.S. to Oslo via Frankfurt. First leg is Discover and then regular Lufthansa. I only have an hour and 10 minutes in Frankfurt but there is another flight to Oslo a few hours later. I’m happy to see that Lufthansa treated you well and I hope it will be the same when I fly.

[@sandiandgregh]

We usually fly the legacy carriers (but always looking for a sale!) with the odd Easy Jet or Ryan Air hop. I’m still not confident using 3rd party booking systems but you’ve done pretty well by them. Impressive how quickly your refund came thru.

[@SimonsVids222]

Awesome video Scott! I love Lufthansa! What a treat 3x in one day. When I go to see family in Cyprus i often purposefully fly Aegean via Athens - it’s only a few extra pounds compared to the flying shed ‘cough’ and you get a lovely hot meal and a glass of wine even in economy on both flights. You should try them out 👌🏼 you are so right about the legacy carriers as well - you know you are going to get home whatever happens, and if they can’t get you home they will look after you. It’s such peace of mind

[@colinmitchell1848]

Thanks for giving me the confidence to try travelling on my own Big game on Saturday, got my ticket along with 2500+ others COYS

[@stevehigham7148]

Enjoyed that Scott very informative

[@JettTyler17]

I'm heading to Hamburg on my next trip, all though I'm flying Eurowings direct to/from London Heathrow. See how that goes as I haven't flown EW since 2016! Great vlog as always Scott, nice to see you sample Lufthansa for a change!

[@maxslamer]

Very entertaining as usual. Being the nerd that I am I think it would be great if there were time stamps off and on on the screen. You can see what time it is when you leave from Hamburg and you tell us what time the flight from Munich departs but at other times I have to do some math. :)

[@andywillis2650]

Great video again Scott. At least you managed to get home to Edinburgh the same day, separate flights in one day is stressful enough !! Great that you got compensation so quick too !

[@myrabenson1603]

Another great video 📹 something does amuse me is when u get coffee n food love ur expression when u enjoy it 😊 or not 😊 liked your challenge

[@SGtravelsEU]

Scott, strap yourself to your seat. One of my Ryanair flights a few months ago was cancelled and the girl at the airport desk rebooked me for free to an AirBaltic flight including a meal (which you normally get charged extra for like on Ryanair). And when I arrived at the gate they had changed my AirBaltic seat from the standard class to business class (not much difference with standard class, but nevertheless fun). So I guess Ryanair can do certain stuff well. Or maybe it was the airport ....

[@davidneilhaggart9739]

Great video Scott and nice music

[@jasongarufi8187]

Hi Scott you certainly like taking the "scenic route".

[@Scot-land]

Always look forward to your content thank you for sharing

[@Takeme2thecloudsabove]

I am crew for Ryanair and the part of my job I absolutely love is changing people’s perceptions about them!! 😂 Love your videos.

[@dominikschmalstieg2912]

I definitely prefer the shop you visited in Hamburg, but if it is only for research purpose, then it is fine. :)

[@izabela1961]

Last summer I was on an organized package tour with a group of about 40 other tourists and we took a Lufthansa flight from Warsaw to Dublin via Munich. The flight was delayed by 20 min and we had only another 20 min to catch the Munich-Dublin flight which we managed to do running the stairs. But our luggage hadn't. It stayed in Munich for another day. So we had to travel across Ireland without our clothes, medicines, etc for almost 3 days until the luggage was delivered by a courier to our hotel. And 2 people got their bags even 1 day later. And people complaining about Ryanair 😅 And on our flight back Dublin Frankfurt Warsaw, we sat in the plane in Frankfurt for an hour before taking off.

[@alanshelly7068]

Awesome video buddy from Alan in Lowestoft buddy 👍 😊

[@typhoon5445]

These are great scot .. a new follower 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@johnkerr1326]

It was nice to meet you last week in Edinburgh airport

[@brentford2]

Love this. Great video

[@acfbrown1]

That's quite a journey. I went to Hamburg and Berlin in August. I got the train both ways between Berlin and Hamburg. The day we we were supposed to fly back Berlin-Frankfurt-Edinburgh was the day after the air traffic control disaster so we were worried we were would be bumped off the FRA-EDI flight but we weren't. The luggage handling situation was awful at both Frankfurt and Edinburgh though and we were left waiting over an hour for our luggage at Edinburgh. I know all about Lufthansa/Miles and More as I have a retired cabin crew friend in Frankfurt and have also flown SWISS long haul before the pandemic.

[@algieturas612]

You get an instant 'like' because I like your style.

[@timothyjoksch]

10:25 Small corection, Lufthansa has 27 747s in their fleet 19 -8 and 8 -400

[@john07973]

Great result getting the £220 compensation 👍

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I am amazed at how quickly the claim was approved and in the bank account. I had an issue with good old Ryanair last year. Despite all of their technology, they told me to *write* to them in Dublin. They obviously hope the hassle will discourage claims. Not me. I wrote to them and never received the courtesy of an acknowledgement, never mind a resolution

[@usakousa]

I fly Lufthansa from Berlin via Frankfurt to Manchester several times a year, because it involves less walking than with KLM via Amsterdam or Air France via CDG, and 45 minutes change is usually OK, as long as there's no long queue at the passport control (which again tends to be shorter than at Amsterdam or Paris). But it's not a good time to fly Lufthansa right now so I'm sticking to other airlines. Last week there was a LH ground staff strike and all flights at Frankfurt and Hamburg were cancelled (at the same time as Deutsche Bahn strike, so people couldn't travel at all!) and this week a LH cabin crew strike has been announced. There seem to be a Lufthansa strike at least once a month, if not more! You were lucky you made it despite the delay.

[@markb1971]

I try and avoid bryanair at all costs ... have manage it for the last 20 yrs and dont intend to use them in the next 20 . Great vid again scott . Danke

[@paulreacts1568]

good job, let people who actually need a cheap reliable flights take those seats. stick with the 10 times price / same seats and similar service legacy carriers.

[@markb1971]

@paulreacts1568 don't forget the way they treat their pilots too .

[@markb1971]

@paulreacts1568 I fly easyjet by the way Paul 🤣 just not bryanair

[@paulgibsonphotography]

Great Video Scott

[@mariavandenbosch2723]

Can you please explain how to book 3 destinations on one ticket like you did today. When I go to miles and more, flying blue or any other site all there is: From: and To. There's no "In between the way you did in this video. Thank you😊

[@fritzfrostick6910]

Lufthansa have two flights from Frankfurt to Paisley airport several days a week. Late morning and late evening. Reverse direction early morning and early afternoon.

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

I think my brain was still remembering timetables from pre-Covid. I liked the reference to 'Paisley' airport!

[@mw...]

another solid production

[@beachman8106]

Nice video. I love that long, tall beer glass with your curry wurst dinner. 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️. From 🇦🇺

[@davidmcmanus2464]

You do make travel hard for yourself Scott

[@richardbutler4488]

Non Stop ✋ Scott 😅

[@karlgalway7605]

I wonder what that airbridge and buses were about at the end? Did Scott land in the Domestic gates?

[@katiemace8864]

Fantastic video scott you fascinating me how Daring you are doing these trips

[@petearmstrong2778]

Lufthansa quite impressive almost as if they cared about their passengers! 😀👍

[@samuelgroesch]

But this delay also gives you 250€ compensation, great!

[@Teddini]

It depends on what part are at strike. In germany we have a lot of different job-groups on strike at the moment. If its Lufthansa personnel - yes hes entiteled to compensations. If its operative staff from FRAPORT or other groups that are not directly in contract with lufthansa or any subsidaries lufthansa might not have to compensate.

[@samuelgroesch]

@@Teddini correct, but he stated the reason being a technical failure :)

[@Bearleena]

Lufthansa is notorious for scheduling vast numbers of domestic flights between the main German cities and then being very willing to cancel them at short notice for whatever reason (not enough bookings, staffing, technical issues) because everyone can generally fit onto the next flight an hour or so later. For domestic commuters it‘s a minor hassle, but as you found out it can cause you to then miss an international connection if you‘re unlucky. I would always allow at least two hours at Frankfurt (and sometimes that can be necessary just to find the way between terminals).

[@LSOinferno]

Depends what the delay is for, I was due to fly out with klm to the canaries, via a pit stop in Schiphol, flight got delayed then cancelled a few hours later due to poor weather at Schiphol, got transferred onto a air lingus flight that same day, via Dublin, by that time the weather had shifted and that flight also got cancelled. Air lingus staff were less than helpful, I went back to the Swiss air booth who had actioned the previous transfer on behalf of klm as they don’t have staff at Glasgow, and managed to get on a British airways flight via Heathrow the next morning, stayed at the airport travelodge in Glasgow as it was a 6am flight, eventually got there 24hours later. No compensation as it was weather related, klm eventually relented and refunded me my unexpected hotel cost, but that was it. Drama wasn’t over as I hadn’t made it out on my outgoing flight it meant my return flight with klm was cancelled, and their system showed I didn’t make the air lingus flight they transferred me onto. After a bit of a battle and paying for a last minute flight back home, they eventually refunded me the cost of the extra flight aswell. Moral of the story, when the proverbial hits the fan, check, check again and triple check everything is sorted before getting on that plane.

[@wayneleader2364]

That's got to be the biggest cup of coffee yet 😮☕👍

[@history_leisure]

10:20 Now I've only seen that view under cloudy skies

[@scottbrady6795]

What a weird setup at Edinburgh: deboard with a jet bridge, go down the stairs, and get onto a bus! Never seen anything like it! 13:56

[@gigagurke7364]

You have them at munich aswell, but i have never seen them anywhere else

[@s125ish]

Busses around to international arrivals

[@madstanwan]

there's a flight to Glasgow from Frankfurt too at about 8/9pm. Arrives in Glasgow at about 11pm. Either way that was an adventure !

[@alastairross9628]

Delay paid off....😊

[@K1W1fly]

The clear advantage of legacy carriers - when something goes wrong, they look after you.

[@terranceparsons5185]

Just imagine if that green washing up bowl of coffee had been horrible!😂😂

[@jacquihughes6172]

Great views

[@howardbattersby5672]

Would love to a video on all the different compensation for delays and cancellation of planes trains and everything.

[@highlandersixtysix]

I confess, Lufthansa is my airline of choice flying within Europe but unfortunately they no longer fly from Dublin to Dusseldorf direct so I have been taking Ireland's other budget service on that route (although not price) airline... Aer Lingus. Did they serve a complimentary beer and sandwich on your flight to Edinburgh?

[@grapesodatravels]

Blimey what a palaver!

[@taxi134-y1q]

At Mainz 05 couple of seasons ago, guy sidled up to me with a view to selling his match ticket for the particular game i was watching.€25,great view behind the goal next to the away end(Union Berlin).Saved myself a few quid.

[@cannyexplorer5357]

Have you had any issues with your etickets on your phone not working at the airport? Would you print off your tickets incase of problems.

[@richardjordan6104]

My issue years ago. I was in Vienna taking Austrian Airlines to Frankfurt the Lufthansa to Dublin. The morning of the first flight I got an email saying Lufthansa was on strike. I called Austrian (a Lufthansa subsidiary) through which I had booked both flights. They gave me a full refund on my credit card! The I got a train on Deutsche Bahn from Vienna direct to the Frankfurt airport, and Aer Lingus to Dublin. A bit longer travel day but beautiful scenery on the train trip. trip.

[@leonb2637]

I wish we had such flyer protections for domestic flights in the USA as you have in the EU. As to their 747's, Lufthansa often use them for flights to Newark (EWR) and other locations in the USA. In fact some are in use today (Sun. March 10th) to/from the USA out of MUC, FRA. It is possible that the pax but also freight loads are good enough to justify their use. They are planning to reinstate a few A380's and they still operate a few A340's (a lovely model).

[@terranceparsons5185]

I was amazed by the distance between Hamburg and Munich. Best part of 800km? 400km to Frankfurt and 1,400 km more to Edinburgh.

[@bobwilcox1147]

Did I not read that the safest seats on an aeroplane are those at the back? And apropo of nothing, whenever I see the word Leith, the Proclaimers come to mind!

[@skylineXpert]

damn what a detour when HAM-FRA has good frequencies. But FRA dont get me started, Its a shopping mall coupled with Tegels security...

[@tonymcdonnly6492]

Good video. Unfortunately, these pilots, air traffic controllers, and airline staff will never be satisfied with their labour contracts. This has to end. Passengers deserve better service, better respect.

[@wesowsley6444]

LOL. One thing that can always be counted on between @Stevemarsh and Scott...if its Germany...its Currywurst, chips and beer!

[@nashorn9745]

The compensation thing is awesome last year I managed to claim compensation for a 25 minute Flight that cost 60€. The airline basically paid me for being on their flight.

[@neilr009]

Enjoyed the video, only slight disappointment, no Jasper.

[@Torchiy]

Thanks for the nice video. So after receiving the compensation for the delay, you basically flew for free 😂

[@kazzicup]

Scott, your cat is happy you are home. 🐈‍⬛ But he was worried about you. Six hours late. 😸

[@adder1979]

It took me 10 months of emails to BA to get my delay compensation after being stuck in Heathrow for 8 hours after my flight from Manchester was delayed by 90 minutes meaning we missed our connection at Heathrow and we were put onto the last flight to our destionation not all legacy carriers are good at doling out the compensation

[@ludwig327]

The saga continues......

[@maylloyd3348]

£220 for a six hour delay?! That's more income per hour than a Steve Marsh vlog!!

[@hussar01]

You certainly like your currywurst and it's so good they even wrote a song about it

[@kriskruz3792]

15 euros worth of food vouchers won’t get you much nowadays especially at airports. Should be more like 25-30 euros.

[@JohnMitch]

Hope you are claiming compensation for over 3 hours delayed arrival

[@vanessaschofield7927]

wow this airline looks after their customers

[@jonron4729]

👍👍👍

[@coxhoe789]

i,v flown with ryanair for the last 20 years without any problems

[@taxi134-y1q]

Yes,Lufthansa dish out chocolate on all their flights and if your flight isn't full then ......more chocolates!!!

[@PadisherCreel]

I think the strike you encountered was by the technicians, which had no effect on flights. Shortly afterwards, ground staff went on strike agian and the security staff as well which shut FRA completely for one day This week the Lufthansa cabin crew are going on strike. For connections to a final destination within Germany Lufthansa offer a free open train ticket for tavel on that day instead if that is more convenient (have done that) than waiting until the next flight. But with the train drivers in dispute (and sometimes busses and trams also bein targeted by ver.di we need to be very patient here at the moment

[@shsav2012]

Question about EU 261 if I’m flying from the US to Europe (Frankfurt) does that still apply if I’m flying on a European carrier like Lufthansa?… most American carriers suck, and my home airport has three nonstop to Europe a week only operated on Lufthansa

[@creator60]

I dread Frankfurt airport’s labyrinth of corridors and no signposts. 😅 I’d rather travel Ryanair from Dublin to Stuttgart.

[@Teddini]

As a german, I try to avoid Lufthansa as much as I can. On routes where they offer service with *Alliance Partner I always pick those (such as with LOT to Warsaw or TAP to Lisbon - although I dont like TAP as well!) or with Codeshare such as KC to Almaty or Astana. As a Travel agent, I advise my customers to do so as well. I only book them if its per customer request and they sign a document validating this, or if there is no alternative. Lufthansa B2B service is horrible (i dont know about B2C because I do my own stuff also via B2B). Hotline is sh*t and doesnt help you. As a german I had better experience calling the english hotline than the german hotline, which is an absolute joke and a disgrace. On Short to medium haul even ryanair is competitive - at least for experienced travelers knowing what to do in case something goes wrong. On long haul I always check if a better offer is available even including other european airports (chicago via warsaw, carribean via amsterdam or even asia via middle east). Even condor is competitive at this point, if you dont fly with any twin-/sister-/partnerairline like air bulgaria, marabu, etc. But even if we compare on those levels DISCOVER is absolutely shit (speaking on B2B level again, on discover you cant make seat reservations for tour operator bookings? clown airline I swear).

[@PaulSlater]

Isn’t it great the proper airlines still exist.

[@danielpeti3885]

first :-) have a safe journey

[@WINGSANDRAILS]

Hope no strike from 8th till 13 April!!! ;-)

[@neilrmartin1984]

The only time I had a Ryanair flight cancelled (also a technical failure) I was paid £220 compensation

[@johnorscher6986]

hi scott, random question. Whats your thoughts on SAS?

[@WBTravels]

Wait! @planes, Trains, Everything| You said you paid 118 euros to make the trip: But you got compensated 220 Euros, so not only did you do 3 flights, YOU LITTERALLY GOT PAID FOR IT!

[@danielonn2002]

I have Priority Pass and AMEX Platinum Card which lets me into the Lufthansa lounge orither lounges

[@houseclearance7509]

I would always prefer the legacy carriers over Ryanair or Easyjet. However my local airport is STN or LTN. They don't need congestion charge like LHR or the Dartford Crossing like LGW plus the kerbside drop off charges. There are also some good hacks for parking. You always end up in Embra which must annoy a Weegie like you? No walk back to where you stay!

[@eugenedonaghy1]

Take it St Mirren dont have an airport store

[@jamiehayes8992]

Hi scott,have you ever had eu261 with Ryanair and how did it work out

[@Danny30011980]

LH may be very generous givin out compensation vouchers, but believe me it is a royal pain in the backside to claim these. The quality has decreased big time from what it used to be :-/