Empty flight .. Unsheduled stop over to pick up passengers.

mandi

Hi all ,

I wonder if anyone could give me some advice please .

My son & his GF are waiting to board a flight at Dalaman airport.

On arrival they were notified that their flight will now land at Gatwick to pick up passengers for the onward trip to Glasgow .

The reason given is that the return flight has very few passengers .

My question is do they have any recourse as they booked direct flights from Dalaman to Glasgow ?

I'm guessing its all down to the T&C but any advice would be welcome .

Thank you .

Caz3121

how much later will they arrive in Glasgow? If over 3 hours they may qualify for compensation (if under 3 hours probably nothing)

jacques_chirac

Technically they are still on a direct flight, they will not have to leave the plane at LGW. As Caz3121 notes, they may be entitled to compensation if their flight is delayed over 3 hours, but stop offs like this rarely take more than an hour.

peachyprice

They're not getting off at Gatwick, therefore it's a direct flight, no compo due unless it results in a delay of over 3 hrs.

mandi

Thanks for the replies everyone .

I don't think he'll be too long at Gatwick .
I've told him that he will just have to put up with the inconvenience . It's a bit of a pain but hey ho the joys of travel .:D

Thanks again .

Gloomendoom

As above, direct flight doesn't necessarily mean non stop. If the flight number doesn't change, it is a direct flight.

mandi

Gloomendoom wrote: »

As above, direct flight doesn't necessarily mean non stop. If the flight number doesn't change, it is a direct flight.

Thanks for your reply Gloomendoom . The flight number did change . 3317 to 3316 .

Would appreciate your advice please . TY

Caz3121

mandi wrote: »

Thanks for your reply Gloomendoom . The flight number did change . 3317 to 3316 .

Would appreciate your advice please . TY

What was the airline? that sounds like an outbound flight and an inbound flight

peachyprice

mandi wrote: »

Thanks for your reply Gloomendoom . The flight number did change . 3317 to 3316 .

Would appreciate your advice please . TY

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Did the flight number change at Gatwick or Dalaman?

Even so, if they' didn't get off the plane, only stopping to pick up more passengers, it was still a direct flight.

What are they expecting, some sort of compensation for having to stop? The alternative would be that the airline would cancel the flight entirely and shift them into another.

This country is going compensation mad, I tell ya.

budgetflyer

For all the advances in travel and technology, the world seems so intolerant these days. So much complaining and compo seeking for such trivial matters.

stoneman

I smell someone else wanting compo for the slightest thing.