Berlin-based airline Germania goes bankrupt

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• Alan says:

  6 Feb6 February 07:30

  No promo showing in my account. On the upside managed to get 2,500 bonus points on my travel package stay in Melbourne plus upgraded to suite for last few nights (incl lounge access) and had a top floor upgraded non-suite room for the first few nights. Combined with compo from Marriott Corporate and the 132k UA miles it was an excellent deal overall, even if it did mean I spent quite a bit of time hassling them!

• TheSkintTraveller says:

  6 Feb6 February 07:30

  Always save the best to last in the mag! 😃

• Jean Baird says:

  6 Feb6 February 07:37

  Just to let you know several passengers hit by
  Bankruptcy of Germania airline on direct flights from Jersey Channel Islands to Tenerife this weekend

  Waiting to hear what’s happening!!!!

  • Shoestring says:

    6 Feb6 February 07:48

    It’s unfortunately an insurance job if you booked directly.

    If you booked through other carriers, they will make alternative arrangements for you but you probably need to contact them ASAP.

    • Shoestring says:

      6 Feb6 February 16:14

      There’s always potentially the S75 protection if they paid on a credit card:

      Using a credit card
      Some airlines may charge more to accept payment on a credit card, but using a credit card when flights cost more than £100 each does give you some important protection under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. If things go wrong and if the airline is at fault, the credit card company shares legal responsibility with the airline. This means the consumer also has a claim against the credit card company for any losses. It should also mean you can claim for airline failure against the credit card company. You can refer disputes to the Financial Ombudsman if the credit card company disputes your claim.

      • Charlieface says:

        6 Feb6 February 16:31

        People should be aware that there appears no reason why CC company shouldn’t be liable for consequential loss under S75, i.e. they need to pay for a new flight, not just refund the old. This is the same liability as the airline would have had. Often people are fobbed off in this regard, but put your foot down. Same happened with Monarch.

• Chris Horsfall says:

  6 Feb6 February 07:47

  No promotions in either my wife’s or my account. Has anyone who has not had the email found it in their account? Or is it really just those targeted by the email?

  • Gill says:

    6 Feb6 February 08:38

    No email here but promo available on website (not showing on app)

    • Sussex Bantam says:

      6 Feb6 February 09:06

      Yep – same for me. No email but double points off on website

  • Dominic says:

    6 Feb6 February 09:33

    No promotion for me in app or website (nor email). Although I am currently on a status challenge and have 18 nights booked already, which probably explains why.

• Craig says:

  6 Feb6 February 08:33

  OT: Managed to achieve Bronze status with BA, whoop whoop, it only required one small change from existing plans. It’s going to be useful for my next two LH 241 flights to be able to book seats before tactical allocation starts. Quick question, the TPs have hit and the website says I have achieved Bronze, how long does the displayed card and 7-day advance booking take to appear?

  • Young L says:

    6 Feb6 February 08:34

    Less than a week.

    • Craig says:

      6 Feb6 February 09:14

      Ta.

• Young L says:

  6 Feb6 February 08:33

  I think I got the worst Marriott promo so far: earn up to 36,000 bonus points after 12 eligible paid stays. 4th stay=12000 points; 8th stay=12000 points, 12th stay=12000 points.

  • Dominic says:

    6 Feb6 February 09:22

    Pretty sure the worst thus far are the ones that have offered nothing at all!

  • JK says:

    6 Feb6 February 09:25

    I got the same, and came to equally rant about what a poor promo I got! (I’m LTPPE).

    And for anyone curious – I didn’t get an email, but found it in Promos section of website.

    I have 4 stays booked before end of May, so I guess just the 12k bonus points for me. Doh!

• Grant says:

  6 Feb6 February 08:34

  OT – Heathrow Rewards and the 3,000 points for £150 spend bonus.

  If I book parking when is the spend registered? The payment has gone through on my AMEX but the booking can be cancelled up to 24 hours in advance. No points or recognition of the booking showing on my Rewards account yet. I’m hoping it only registers on the day I park the car because the parking charge is less than the £150 spend and I need spend an additional £5 or so in T5 to trigger the bonus.

  • Andrew says:

    6 Feb6 February 09:10

    Doesn’t it post once the transaction is complete (ie the planned departure date from the car park).

    • Grant says:

      6 Feb6 February 10:42

      In which case I’ll need to make sure I spend at the airport on my return so the £150 goes through in the same day.

• Whizz68 says:

  6 Feb6 February 08:40

  Good morning,
  Does anyone have any recommendations for the best seats on a Lufthansa 747-400 in business class, for a single traveller.
  Also is the upper deck or lower deck the preferred choice?
  Thank you,

  • Czechoslovakia says:

    6 Feb6 February 09:53

    Upstairs for sure. There is one seat on its own in the middle, ie not a pair. best seat on the plane for a solo traveler. Can’t remember the seat number of the top of my head, sorry, and on the Marriott Doha beach at the moment with limited signal. Try seatguru for the number.

    • Czechoslovakia says:

      6 Feb6 February 09:55

      Thinking about it, not sure if the solo seat was downstairs. Lh has a few different configurations on the 744.

      • Whizz68 says:

        6 Feb6 February 15:28

        Thank you!

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