Originally Posted by
WHBM
Knowing the typical curve of when bookings arise on long haul, I'd be most surprised at flights being 'heavily booked' 5 months before operating. Especially on a new route.
I suspect his comment related to having to re-book 5 months worth of cancellations, as the route was due to start next month and won't now until April.
Travelmole have picked it up in their newsfeed now
Engine issues force cancellation of hundreds of BA flights
We were also offered Qatar to KUL as an alternative, but the timings weren't great and SIN works just as well for us. Saying that I had my first experience of Qatar returning from another trip via DOH last week, and have to say their product (even in the cheap seats) takes some beating.