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Unless you purchase a discounted First ticket,the difference in product from Club World is not such good value.
Lounges apart,i find the BA Club World bed as comfortable as the First cabin.
The service is usually spot on,with the cabin crew in First doing a great job.
Check out the deals,some routes the fare difference is next to nothing.
Lucky to have traveled in First many times,along with Concorde in the past.
Club World is a great,consistent product,but the competition from other carriers on certain routes is amazing.
I am a loyal BA traveler and always enjoy my flights in the premium cabins
Lounges apart,i find the BA Club World bed as comfortable as the First cabin.
The service is usually spot on,with the cabin crew in First doing a great job.
Check out the deals,some routes the fare difference is next to nothing.
Lucky to have traveled in First many times,along with Concorde in the past.
Club World is a great,consistent product,but the competition from other carriers on certain routes is amazing.
I am a loyal BA traveler and always enjoy my flights in the premium cabins
bigjim99 - try phoning the office in the USA or Australia - they will have different hours to the UK office. Granted it'll cost you extra on the phone bill, but if a flight was expected to be 26 hours late, I'd be wanting an answer fairly quickly
That said, it seems to be the flight that was due to leave on *Sunday* evening that is delayed til Monday evening. The flight due to leave on Monday evening does not have a delay marked against it. I suspect pax on Sunday evening's flight have already spent an evening at LHR and will have already been told why their flight is being delayed until Monday
That said, it seems to be the flight that was due to leave on *Sunday* evening that is delayed til Monday evening. The flight due to leave on Monday evening does not have a delay marked against it. I suspect pax on Sunday evening's flight have already spent an evening at LHR and will have already been told why their flight is being delayed until Monday
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FWIW, Heathrow departures website currently (0800L) shows " Gate open Go to gate A17 on 18 August" for yesterday's outbound flight, so that would suggest around a 10-hour delay to the 22:25L STD.
https://www.heathrow.com/departures/...-eze/18-aug-19
https://www.heathrow.com/departures/...-eze/18-aug-19
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As per BA.COM, last nights LHR/EZE was delayed overnight ,new etd 2125hrs tonight , 23 hrs delay.
Consequently,today's EZE/Lhr is delayed overnight,new etd 1530hrs/20, 26hr delay.
Consequently,today's EZE/Lhr is delayed overnight,new etd 1530hrs/20, 26hr delay.
Is he being thrown under the bus to protect Wee Willie Walsh, who after all still pulls the strings? OK that’s immature but he’s a REALLY hard guy to like, even professionally.
This latest IT fiasco is doing real damage to the "brand" - amazing they don't seem to realise that everyone will pick up the phone and want to talk to someone when they send out emails like that............
I booked a weekend away to Scotland to use up my Avios, returning on Sunday night, which was the day that BA chose to mark their "100th anniversary". I was hoping that there would be some sort of special souvenir to mark the occasion..... and was of course extremely disappointed to find that the "gift" was a special micro-sized piece of chocolate in a "100 years" souvenir plastic wrapper.
Ah well...... After about 30 years, maybe it's time to switch loyalty to a different (dare I say "better") airline?
Ah well...... After about 30 years, maybe it's time to switch loyalty to a different (dare I say "better") airline?
Paralysis ? or Order, counter-order, ***g disorder.
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Paralysed ?
I looked on the BA website for the latest news …. to find – halfway through Tuesday 27th, that the latest update was posted at 1638 on 25th – Sunday. Nearly two days old and rather seriously out of date.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...st-information
There was no mention whatsoever of the email fiasco where booked pax had been told in error their flights were cancelled and a few hours later were told their flights were reinstated (or had never been canx.)
But - “We are currently experiencing extremely high call volumes …”
FAQ - “Where do I go for the latest information … ?”
Answer - “This page ** will be the best place to go …. ** (goes to the link above)
They haven’t asked the CAA if they can borrow any foreign registered aircraft - yet – see today's ORS2 No. 2345 - http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS2345.pdf
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Paralysed ?
I looked on the BA website for the latest news …. to find – halfway through Tuesday 27th, that the latest update was posted at 1638 on 25th – Sunday. Nearly two days old and rather seriously out of date.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...st-information
There was no mention whatsoever of the email fiasco where booked pax had been told in error their flights were cancelled and a few hours later were told their flights were reinstated (or had never been canx.)
But - “We are currently experiencing extremely high call volumes …”
FAQ - “Where do I go for the latest information … ?”
Answer - “This page ** will be the best place to go …. ** (goes to the link above)
They haven’t asked the CAA if they can borrow any foreign registered aircraft - yet – see today's ORS2 No. 2345 - http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS2345.pdf
LFH
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Similar complaints about having to pay to reserve a seat J that cost >£4K return
How do you overcome this ? There's no golden way. You can do what AA do and not allow any window or aisle seat reservations for the casuals at all unless you have status until a few days out. Or you can charge, which causes a good few to wait until check-in.
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The reserve a seat issue is a conundrum, because the casual (even in J) pax tend to book earlier, and pay a lesser fare, than the regular, higher fare, Golds and Silvers who commonly just book a few days before. And yet they can then find that all the "good" seats have gone to those who are one-offs who paid less. Highest fare, very regular traveller, worst seat.
How do you overcome this ? There's no golden way. You can do what AA do and not allow any window or aisle seat reservations for the casuals at all unless you have status until a few days out. Or you can charge, which causes a good few to wait until check-in.
How do you overcome this ? There's no golden way. You can do what AA do and not allow any window or aisle seat reservations for the casuals at all unless you have status until a few days out. Or you can charge, which causes a good few to wait until check-in.
Seat selection is free at T-24 for everyone or purchase it in advance if it means that much.
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The reserve a seat issue is a conundrum, because the casual (even in J) pax tend to book earlier, and pay a lesser fare, than the regular, higher fare, Golds and Silvers who commonly just book a few days before. And yet they can then find that all the "good" seats have gone to those who are one-offs who paid less. Highest fare, very regular traveller, worst seat.
How do you overcome this ? There's no golden way. You can do what AA do and not allow any window or aisle seat reservations for the casuals at all unless you have status until a few days out. Or you can charge, which causes a good few to wait until check-in.
How do you overcome this ? There's no golden way. You can do what AA do and not allow any window or aisle seat reservations for the casuals at all unless you have status until a few days out. Or you can charge, which causes a good few to wait until check-in.
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