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it seems that Lufthansa Cargo Flight
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH8401
is currently somewhere around Moscow en route to Frankfurt (according to google), which was not in the usual schedule. That just might be the one!!!!

ALSO: this flight was rumoured to carry MacBooks 4 years ago :D

Well mine was preparing for shipment on the 25th, then changed to shipped on the 26th. Now it's sitting in Frankfurt waiting for the 9:30am flight to heathrow.

This seems to be the case for quite a few of us on the Dlh8401 flights between pudong and Frankfurt via Almaty. But don't hold me to it!!
 
Just received my AppleCare Protection Plan details. End date of the coverage is November 17th 2019. That would fit nicely if I got my MacBook Pro today, but that is looking less and less likely. So Apple is shorting me a few days on coverage?
 
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Just received my AppleCare Protection Plan details. End date of the coverage is November 17th 2019. That would fit nicely if I got my MacBook Pro today, but that is looking less and less likely. So Apple is shorting me a few days on coverage?
You should contact them, they will move the date to when you receive the Mac!
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ALSO: this flight was rumoured to carry MacBooks 4 years ago :D
There are lots of planes in the air from Shanghai to Frankfurt...
 
Just received my AppleCare Protection Plan details. End date of the coverage is November 17th 2019. That would fit nicely if I got my MacBook Pro today, but that is looking less and less likely. So Apple is shorting me a few days on coverage?
It will update automatically when the delivery company feeds back the confirmed delivery date to Apple.

It happens with every Apple product. After a few weeks it fixed itself. :)
 
You should contact them, they will move the date to when you receive the Mac!
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There are lots of planes in the air from Shanghai to Frankfurt...

but as far as I can see that, it's only the one cargo plane, other cargo planes from Shanghai are headed to Copenhagen and Moscow or other destinations...

I'm betting on DLH8401/GEC8401 for now.... :mad:
 
DLH8401 departs tomorrow, not today if I read correct?

Best thing is waiting for the moment a TNT/UPS order scans for depart. That should give us a good lead..
 
but as far as I can see that, it's only the one cargo plane, other cargo planes from Shanghai are headed to Copenhagen and Moscow or other destinations...

I'm betting on DLH8401/GEC8401 for now.... :mad:
I really hope it is that! It is one of farthest along!
 
stupid dhl tracking. i want to follow the package each step of the way and not starting eindhoven :mad:
Blame Apple! They're using a separate courier for the first leg of the journey and not giving us the tracking details!
 
Mine departed China and 15 mins later arrived back in China...strange

I think they picked up the MBP from the factory and transported it to the airport.
Our laptops where too late for the flight UPS81 yesterday.
Probably the laptop for The Netherlands will go from Shanghai -> Anchorage -> Louisville -> Köln.
And from there by road Köln -> Herne -> Eindhoven.
 
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DHL's EU orders usually go to Leipzig, DE or Brussels.. and they're shipped from PVG in my experience!

PVG is almost certain I think, but since they are not yet in the hands of DHL, I think Frankfurt is a good bet. Besides, there are no flights from PVG to Leipzig or Brussels as far as I can see. So cargo flight to Frankfurt, Syncreon truck to Eindhoven, and DHL to us...
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DLH8401 departs tomorrow, not today if I read correct?

Best thing is waiting for the moment a TNT/UPS order scans for depart. That should give us a good lead..
it's in the air right now, arriving in Frankfurt in about 3 hours (glitch on some tracking sites, flightradar24 has it listed, others don't... probably a cargo thing?):
http://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en/b2b/cargo-hub.flight.html/a20161118lh8401.html

EDIT: it's about 100km north of Moscow at the moment
 
6-12Dec is my estimate. Nothing changed and no charge to my bank yet

Im hoping that its brought forward now there's lots of movement in the EU

Same here. Ordered on the 29th Oct (SG,13",2.9,16,512) delivery date of 6 Dec to 12 Dec.

Hoping it comes earlier, although I'm not really in a hurry as my 2013 13" is fine. I just want my new shiny toy!!
 
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