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Old 1st October 2006 | 08:29
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TopBunk
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In BA there is a system of sorts (I'm talking mainline).

Flight numbers 1-299 = Long Haul, 300 + = shorthaul. 1000 series = LHR domestic, 2000 series = LGW. There are more for different franchises, codeshares etc.

Interestingly, LHR SH = even numbers outbound and odd inbound. In LH this is the other way round, ie odd out, even in. This is baked in history, I think, dating from BEA and BOAC days.

There are other rules of thumb, 300 series flights tend to be France, 400 Spain, 500 Italy, 700 Austria/Switzerland, 800 Eastern Block, 900 Germany.
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