B2 · 24 words
Emil's flight is cancelled
Emil wanted to fly to Lisbon for a long weekend, but at the gate his flight is cancelled. Learn to ask about your rights as a passenger - rebooking, compensation, a hotel for the night - and to write a complaint that gets an answer.
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Airline Employee
Es tut mir leid. Das Bodenpersonal streikt heute, deshalb mussten viele Flüge kurzfristig gestrichen werden.
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Translation
I'm sorry. The ground staff are on strike today, so a lot of flights had to be cancelled at short notice.
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Airline Employee
Nach der Annullierung steht Ihnen als Fluggast ein Hotelzimmer zu, und auch die Verpflegung wird übernommen.
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Translation
After a cancellation you're entitled to a hotel room as a passenger, and your meals are covered too.
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Airline Employee
Bei einem Streik nicht immer. Aber reichen Sie Ihre Beschwerde ruhig online ein. Wenn Sie Anspruch haben, entschädigt die Fluggesellschaft Sie.
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Translation
Not always in the case of a strike. But do submit your complaint online. If you're entitled, the airline will compensate you.
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Emil
Danke! Dann fotografiere ich ab jetzt alles - sogar mein Sandwich.
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Translation
Thanks! Then from now on I'll photograph everything - even my sandwich.
Words and Phrases
- der Fluggast passenger
- die Fluggesellschaft airline
- die Annullierung cancellation
- die Umbuchung rebooking
- die Entschädigung compensation
- der Anspruch claim
- der Beleg receipt
- der Anschlussflug connecting flight
- die Verpflegung food
- der Streik strike
- streiken to strike
- umbuchen to rebook
- zustehen to be entitled to
- einreichen to submit
- entschädigen to compensate
- vertrösten to put off
- berechtigt justified
- ärgerlich annoying
- kurzfristig at short notice
- ausfallen to be cancelled
- erstatten to refund
- die Bordkarte boarding pass
- die Verspätung delay
- die Beschwerde complaint
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