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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2018, 15:59
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Dear Alex Cruz You are constantly saying...

Dear Alex Cruz

You are constantly saying that British Airways is a Premium Airline, including in your recent email to all your Exec Club card users.


My employers are paying for me to make a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2018, 20:36
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

That might be correct if the statement had said...

That might be correct if the statement had said "taken over". But it didn't. It said Cityflyer had been "nibbling away". And that is what has been happening. Even IATA would recognise it was the same...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2018, 16:10
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Actually Cityflyer have been quite successfully...

Actually Cityflyer have been quite successfully nibbling away at BA Heathrow routes, domestic in particular. What started off as an operation aimed at the new financial district at Canary Wharf has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2018, 18:15
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Sunday afternoon/evening has always been a full...

Sunday afternoon/evening has always been a full service time for BACF, and while some of the rosters may be longer than before, eg EDI-LCY-PMI and return in a shift, they get you through your hours...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jan 2018, 14:08
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

What a complete nonsense. We would welcome...

What a complete nonsense. We would welcome anyone, home or overseas, who would take the job and run it with supreme competence. Barbara Cassani, American, was notably highly regarded by many at BA,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jan 2018, 08:16
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I believe that's not quite correct. Emirates were...

I believe that's not quite correct. Emirates were the first major operator to go for 10-across 777s instead of 9-across, but had done it along with extending the legroom to I believe 35", on the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2017, 18:00
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Aeroflot (and every other Russian major airline)...

Aeroflot (and every other Russian major airline) use overseas registrations because there is a substantial Russian import tax on non-Russian manufactured aircraft. Their onetime A310 fleet used...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Dec 2017, 14:14
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

While that is conventional economic theory, it...

While that is conventional economic theory, it does not take into account the monopolistic aspects of the current Heathrow. It assumes that competitors will come to take your market. That is not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Dec 2017, 12:13
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Overall, it's probably against BA's interests...

Overall, it's probably against BA's interests anyway to expand Heathrow runways. Doing so would only increase their competition, both EasyJet and Ryanair have discussed what they might run from there...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Dec 2017, 11:26
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

There's your answer. The old BA IT team, who...

There's your answer.

The old BA IT team, who understood (very nearly) every aspect of airline operations, were got rid of and replaced by an outsourced operation, selected wholly on the basis of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Dec 2017, 15:30
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Fog never happened. Immaculate Cavok from sunrise.

Fog never happened. Immaculate Cavok from sunrise.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2017, 16:10
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Not only is there nowhere suitable in SE England...

Not only is there nowhere suitable in SE England for a large new airport, but the past history of the few major ones that have been built (Montreal Mirabel, Tokyo Narita, Osaka, etc) is that airlines...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2017, 21:16
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Where T1 used to be ?

Where T1 used to be ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2017, 11:46
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Not so. Helsinki is a notably busy airport (it...

Not so. Helsinki is a notably busy airport (it has more runways than Heathrow) and BA will be just one of many catered for by a handling agent. nevertheless EVERYBODY seems to get handled...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Dec 2017, 15:43
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

The bizarre thing is that BA are perfectly...

The bizarre thing is that BA are perfectly capable of organising deicing/bad weather cover at their overseas outstations through handling agents, where the various elements in my experience always...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Dec 2017, 05:23
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I'm amazed OpenSkies lasted so long, especially...

I'm amazed OpenSkies lasted so long, especially under IAG scrutiny.

Does this mean that the BA service from London City to JFK is the last of the all-premium Transatlantic services that peaked...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2017, 10:01
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Although BA did use Tristars on European flights,...

Although BA did use Tristars on European flights, they were a dedicated Euro only fleet (mostly the initial aircraft which were actually ordered by BEA) rather than the intercontinental fleet filling...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2017, 09:30
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

That's slightly in error, as I am sure BA Yield...

That's slightly in error, as I am sure BA Yield Management are only well aware. The Europe to Southern Africa routes have been quite severely hit by lower fares, starting with the Gulf Three...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2017, 21:54
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I'm a bit lost here. For an 0730 departure from...

I'm a bit lost here. For an 0730 departure from Cape Town, the inbound would need to arrive at 0530. This appears to be before the airport terminal opens. Turning round such a long haul flight,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Nov 2017, 15:43
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

This one comes up from time to time, it is...

This one comes up from time to time, it is economic, and you may have noticed that BA are making substantially more profit than the carrier based in DXB, so possibly they understand something.

The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Nov 2017, 10:12
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

IAG (principally BA) secure most of the former...

IAG (principally BA) secure most of the former Monarch slots at Gatwick

BA owner IAG secures Monarch's Gatwick slots - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42142349)


Given that the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Nov 2017, 20:28
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Hold baggage is a substantial cost to airlines,...

Hold baggage is a substantial cost to airlines, the expense of repatriating mishandled bags, which arise for a number of reasons but most commonly due to not having enough staff on duty, is very...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Nov 2017, 10:51
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I don't think BA have any aircraft left which can...

I don't think BA have any aircraft left which can be serviced by only one bus (possibly except the Embraers at London City, which if you went BA to Santorini you may have been on). Minimum of two,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2017, 17:49
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I think many thought the Hand Baggage Only fares...

I think many thought the Hand Baggage Only fares were a sort of reduction for not troubling the airline with the hoopla of checked baggage. In fact I believe it was presented like this. There wasn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Sep 2017, 16:26
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Looks like this is the London end of the string...

Looks like this is the London end of the string of incidents to Athens flights I described above.

The 777 return to base appears to have been due to an engine surge.

I wonder when upper...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2017, 15:30
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Alas it was ... I can't quite follow what...

Alas it was ... I can't quite follow what happened but in the end an A321 was scratched to operate out to Athens, seemingly empty, and they were returned on it to Heathrow at about 3am on Thursday,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 18:20
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Am afraid that approaches like this with a "well...

Am afraid that approaches like this with a "well it happens" view from internal airline personnel are part of the issue; apart from it being a cover for mishandled situations, proactive service...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 16:32
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

The Alex Cruz method of handling cancellations

Colleague is at Athens for the 2000 BA633 departure to LHR today. The outbound was progressively getting put back an hour every hour, when it finally got to 3.5 hours late it was cancelled. Being the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2017, 17:52
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Probably belongs in the History section, but if I...

Probably belongs in the History section, but if I recall correctly BA, certainly latterly, had two One-Eleven fleets kept separate. One was the original Manchester fleet, plus the three late build BA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2017, 10:26
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I am long in the tooth enough (yet still only BA...

I am long in the tooth enough (yet still only BA Blue) to recall my last flight on a BA One-Eleven. 1992 I believe, Birmingham to Glasgow. I was aware they were about to be withdrawn, which finally...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2017, 10:40
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

The downside of using a 777 or 787 for cargo...

The downside of using a 777 or 787 for cargo capacity is they are only in the fleet with a high premium seated, low density, long haul layout, even the ones without F, and there does not seem to be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2017, 10:05
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

Apart from the longer destinations like Larnaca,...

Apart from the longer destinations like Larnaca, the European 767s are assigned as much for cargo capacity as for passenger loads. Once this is determined they then use yield management to divert...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2017, 10:24
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

There certainly used to be the ability to "link"...

There certainly used to be the ability to "link" two locator (booking reference) numbers together by contacting reservations. Has this gone ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2017, 12:12
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I am aware that the initial LCY-JFK operation,...

I am aware that the initial LCY-JFK operation, and the A318 acquisition, was "bankrolled" by a well-known international bank based in the London (and who had developed a substantial operation in New...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2017, 02:49
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,287
Posted By WHBM

I understood that it was removed for the...

I understood that it was removed for the afternoon flight (past tense because that has now ceased, and possibly the reason for that) because in a change of operating hours the US immigration facility...
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