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Doesn't really matter about profit and loss with AA/BA as transatlantic routes form the JV for profit/loss sharing.
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That's what I have been lead to believe but open to correction.
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Winter 17 is what I'm hearing, on 2 of 3 of the AA routes, PHL not mentioned and no idea if AA will continue it or not. BA may even add a route or two AA don't currently serve. We'll see...official confirmation would be nice.
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Winter 17 is what I'm hearing, on 2 of 3 of the AA routes, PHL not mentioned and no idea if AA will continue it or not. BA may even add a route or two AA don't currently serve. We'll see...official confirmation would be nice.
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BACF w/e flights: In previous seasons these have been operated out of Scotland on behalf of Barrhead travel, from GLA, EDI, and last year from ABN. This year they have dropped ABN and some EDI routes, leaving GLA untouched. I suspect that they are responding to the rapid growth of Jet2, with more destinations and higher frequencies. I wonder whether BA will run the flights on their own account?
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I assume AA would want continue to operate PHL-MAN on the basis that the route remains fairly successful.
The E Jet bucket and spade are a no brainer and certain to make a return.
Apart from the weekend shutdown, LCY has notable peaks and troughs itself during the working day which these flights can balance. On Mondays to Thursdays a number make an initial business destination rotation, and then there can be a round trip to The Med before getting in another two rotations to business points before the end of the day. Friday demand is different, the early morning business traffic is well down, but it picks up substantially after lunch, so the holiday flights then are 0700 departures. There's also balancing between the E170 and E190 fleet on different days. Whoever is devising the BACF schedules has a notably sharp understanding of the details of demand.
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I agree that BACF do flex their schedules quite acutely; in recent seasons there has been a Friday am charter from EDI before the pm peak. However they haven't adopted the quick turnaround times of the LCCs. The layover times between a charter and scheduled service often seem to be hours.
in recent seasons there has been a Friday am charter from EDI before the pm peak
The handling agent (Iberia) had checked the whole lot in at the same two desks, which led to chaotic queues right across the terminal.
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Interesting to note that IAG is looking at the A321LR for the whole group and we could see it introduced at BA, possibly to serve Africa and transatlantic from UK regional airports.
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BA fake weather forecast?
BA235 LHR-DMR on Sunday 5th March cancelled due to "forecast high winds". I can't find any forecast to substantiate this claim. Max 18kts gust is the closest I can get on the 5 days!!
A new term - Fake Weather Forecast
Is BA using weather excuses to cancel low load flights?
Where can I find evidence that Heathrow PLC has issued the reduced flow instruction to airlines for Sunday?
Help much appreciated as arriving DME at 0420 is not an attractive alternative (understatement).
A new term - Fake Weather Forecast
Is BA using weather excuses to cancel low load flights?
Where can I find evidence that Heathrow PLC has issued the reduced flow instruction to airlines for Sunday?
Help much appreciated as arriving DME at 0420 is not an attractive alternative (understatement).
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British Airways Mixed fleet cabin crew will be taking Industrial Action from tomorrow - Friday 3rd March for 7 days. Perhaps this is the reason for the cancellation of that flight and BA do not want to mention this reason ? Surely false claims for canxellations such as stating "weather" would get BA out of certain compensation legalities... But would also get them in to deep trouble if this is really not the case.
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Thanks for your comments. Makes sense now as they refused any sort of compensation i.e. lounge passes, upgrades, by blaming the weather. Not much can be done other than take the alternative, claim the EU compensation and then never fly BA again.
If they'd said "industrial action" then that would have been truthful and slightly more acceptable but put them up as the reason.
If they'd said "industrial action" then that would have been truthful and slightly more acceptable but put them up as the reason.
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Noticed in the last week BAW252/3 the NAS flight, has been operated by 4 class 777's. Since it was upgauged from the 767 to the 777, is has from what ive seen been a 3 class bird. Is this flight selling really well up front, causing the changes or is it just a coincidental occurance due to fleet rotation?