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Jill
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Portugués, Francés, LePuy, Rota Vicentina, Norte, Madrid, C2C, Salvador, Primitivo, Aragonés, Inglés
Having sorted out a “Covid Pass” (I hope) on another thread (thank you!), I need your help again.
What would you do in the following scenario?
I have a return flight booked from South Africa to Bilbao on 19 January. Outbound it’s on Lufthansa via Frankfurt, and inbound it’s on Swiss Air via Zurich.
Swiss Air have now cancelled the Bilbao to Zurich leg. I can cancel the whole thing for a full refund, or I can accept the change, and they will refund me the Bilbao to Zurich leg once the trip has been completed.
Let’s say I accept the change. At the end of my camino I would have to buy another flight from somewhere in Spain to Zurich, in time to catch my long haul flight home.
You can see what’s coming, can’t you?
If this additional flight is delayed, and I miss my long haul flight, I am going to have to buy another ticket to get home (very expensive), as the delayed flight is not part of the original ticket.
So what I am thinking of, is to buy a ticket for the day BEFORE my long haul flight (it leaves in the evening), and I stay in the Zurich transit area for over 24 hours. I should be sure then of getting the final flight if I am delayed en-route to Zurich. But can I do that – stay in transit for over 24 hours? It seems better to me, with all the covid rules and regulations, to stay in transit, rather than leave the airport.
What would you do?
What would you do in the following scenario?
I have a return flight booked from South Africa to Bilbao on 19 January. Outbound it’s on Lufthansa via Frankfurt, and inbound it’s on Swiss Air via Zurich.
Swiss Air have now cancelled the Bilbao to Zurich leg. I can cancel the whole thing for a full refund, or I can accept the change, and they will refund me the Bilbao to Zurich leg once the trip has been completed.
Let’s say I accept the change. At the end of my camino I would have to buy another flight from somewhere in Spain to Zurich, in time to catch my long haul flight home.
You can see what’s coming, can’t you?
If this additional flight is delayed, and I miss my long haul flight, I am going to have to buy another ticket to get home (very expensive), as the delayed flight is not part of the original ticket.
So what I am thinking of, is to buy a ticket for the day BEFORE my long haul flight (it leaves in the evening), and I stay in the Zurich transit area for over 24 hours. I should be sure then of getting the final flight if I am delayed en-route to Zurich. But can I do that – stay in transit for over 24 hours? It seems better to me, with all the covid rules and regulations, to stay in transit, rather than leave the airport.
What would you do?