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Well they will not read your comments if they at work at BA as this is a barred site there! As ex BA I agree with so many of the comments the current situation has been handled poorly. It reminds me of the fiasco when BA opened Terminal 5, that was also a shambles. I acknowledge the times we are in but communication is still possible?
I very much expect there to be a phase 2 and 3 for further redundancies or contracting out. It is already evident that the 1000+ ramp operation will be outed.
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I very much expect there to be a phase 2 and 3 for further redundancies or contracting out. It is already evident that the 1000+ ramp operation will be outed.
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Just for clarity/accuracy before that comment sets too many hares running.
It has certainly been possible to read/post on PPrune from within the confines of the BA "estate" and on company provided mobile devices, quite possibly still is...where there might have been issues/block on accessing using some of the PCs on site..
At least one BA manager was actively and openly contributing to the recruitment related sub-forum here at Pprune within the last year or two.
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I see BA are getting criticised on the BBC news website for giving people vouchers when they expressly asked for a refund when going on line. As a former IT ticketing and reservations project manager when will these companies learn if people start shouting that something is not working properly then it damn well isn’t working properly and there is a software fault. Clearly this fault must be complex and occasional which is why it was never discovered during the functionality testing stage.
The post office is a classic example of this having taken to court postmasters who they said were engaged in fraud when it was their accountancy system was wrong.
BA by digging in and denying anything is wrong has the ultimate effect of putting people off booking anything (me included who wants to go to Zurich next year). How the hell will the aviation industry recover when the airlines behave like this?
I hope somebody from BA reads this and sorts this out including giving back these poor people their money. I might book my flight for next year then.
The post office is a classic example of this having taken to court postmasters who they said were engaged in fraud when it was their accountancy system was wrong.
BA by digging in and denying anything is wrong has the ultimate effect of putting people off booking anything (me included who wants to go to Zurich next year). How the hell will the aviation industry recover when the airlines behave like this?
I hope somebody from BA reads this and sorts this out including giving back these poor people their money. I might book my flight for next year then.
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interesting to see Rossyia taking 7 G-BGYx registered ex-BA 744’s. Especially as they're RR powered.
Wonder what they’ll do with internal cabin. They’ll prob get them for a ‘steal’ and even if they last a few years with cheap Russian fuel and loads of spares it might not be a bad deal as very well maintained. Maybe they’ll take some BA pilots and crew?
Wonder what they’ll do with internal cabin. They’ll prob get them for a ‘steal’ and even if they last a few years with cheap Russian fuel and loads of spares it might not be a bad deal as very well maintained. Maybe they’ll take some BA pilots and crew?
As far as I can see all of Rossiya's existing 744 fleet have high-density seat fits (>500) and I believe they are used a holiday people-movers.
Some of Corsairs 744's, that are now also sat at Kemble may have been a better fit for that type of operation, but there could be lots of reasons why not!
Some of Corsairs 744's, that are now also sat at Kemble may have been a better fit for that type of operation, but there could be lots of reasons why not!
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I find that surprising. I have had to cancel two reward flights in recent months, the last one on Friday. The refunded Avios were back in my account as I put the phone down and there wasn't even a discussion about the cash element, the agent simply told me that it would be returned to my payment card within 7 days.
Excellent service (as usual).
Excellent service (as usual).
TBH, and this is a personal POV from somebody with >10000hrs on BA 744's - if there's any money sloshing around I would rather see it used to help keep staff in jobs than used on a preservation project.
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No, no serious thoughts that I have heard of...the balance sheet won't allow for it.
TBH, and this is a personal POV from somebody with >10000hrs on BA 744's - if there's any money sloshing around I would rather see it used to help keep staff in jobs than used on a preservation project.
TBH, and this is a personal POV from somebody with >10000hrs on BA 744's - if there's any money sloshing around I would rather see it used to help keep staff in jobs than used on a preservation project.
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BA Crew apparently placed into a Chinese "Quarantine Camp".
Link to the s*n, so likely 80% exaggerated, but bad nonetheless.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/127586...a-coronavirus/
Link to the s*n, so likely 80% exaggerated, but bad nonetheless.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/127586...a-coronavirus/
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BA Crew apparently placed into a Chinese "Quarantine Camp".
Link to the s*n, so likely 80% exaggerated, but bad nonetheless.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/127586...a-coronavirus/
Link to the s*n, so likely 80% exaggerated, but bad nonetheless.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/127586...a-coronavirus/
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BA Crew apparently placed into a Chinese "Quarantine Camp".
Link to the s*n, so likely 80% exaggerated, but bad nonetheless.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/127586...a-coronavirus/
Link to the s*n, so likely 80% exaggerated, but bad nonetheless.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/127586...a-coronavirus/
To say that she is 'starving' is also nonsense. The article even shows a picture of a menu with multiple options of food for breakfast including what Hong Kong would consider to be a 'western option'. When she told the camp staff she was hungry she was given additional packet noodles and biscuits. I'm pretty sure the food isn't great, but it would be edible.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/h...hnk/index.html
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Flights to BDA are to transfer from LGW to LHR at the start of the S21 schedule. Flights will operate daily from 28th March.
BA159 LHR 14:55 BDA 18:25 777 D
BA158 BDA 20:10 LHR 06:55 777 D
BA159 LHR 14:55 BDA 18:25 777 D
BA158 BDA 20:10 LHR 06:55 777 D
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