British Airways

[pabely]

Originally Posted by flowerpot1

On the positive side, the is surely a very good opportunity for BA to fit their now Club World seat on all their long haul aircraft, 747’s excepted. In normal circumstances I believe this was going to take them about 3 years to do.

But that will burn cash, I'm sure all projects like that will be on hold!

[VentureGo]

British Airways 747s heading now to TEV (Teruel, Spain) G-CIVA /G-CIVR / G-CIVS / G-CIVT as BA9154-7

Is this for storage? or more / other ....

[RealFish]

Originally Posted by VentureGo

British Airways 747s heading now to TEV (Teruel, Spain) G-CIVA /G-CIVR / G-CIVS / G-CIVT as BA9154-7

Is this for storage? or more / other ....

G-CIVX is also en route as BA9158.

[Diverskii]

Believe 11 A380s heading for parking this weekend. I think to France.

[VentureGo]

G-EUUR A320 has just departed Madrid for a short circa.100 mile hop as BA9276, also for TEV - Maybe the first of other a/c types being stored there?

[wub]

Zoom in on Teruel on FR24 and there are dozens of aircraft in storage including Etihad, Virgin and KLM, as well as some partially dismantled KLM 747s.

[The Nutts Mutts]

Originally Posted by VentureGo

G-EUUR A320 has just departed Madrid for a short circa.100 mile hop as BA9276, also for TEV - Maybe the first of other a/c types being stored there?

Could it maybe be popping in to collect the 747 crews and bring them home?

[VentureGo]

Originally Posted by The Nutts Mutts

Could it maybe be popping in to collect the 747 crews and bring them home?

Good Shout - Yes, very possibly. (Didn't think of that...!)

[Curious Pax]

Originally Posted by VentureGo

Good Shout - Yes, very possibly. (Didn't think of that...!)

And indeed seems now to be heading north to the UK having departed Teruel

[wiggy]

Originally Posted by The Nutts Mutts

Could it maybe be popping in to collect the 747 crews and bring them home?

That was the last plan I heard...

[VentureGo]

The article appears in "Simple Flying" here: https://simpleflying.com/british-air...aft-graveyard/

[flyerguy]

Originally Posted by VentureGo

The article appears in "Simple Flying" here: https://simpleflying.com/british-air...aft-graveyard/

I don’t trust Simple Flying. A lot of the time they just make it up as they see it.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by flyerguy

I don’t trust Simple Flying. A lot of the time they just make it up as they see it.

The article certainly has a high waffle-to-information ratio. A single paragraph could have covered what they had to say.

[flyerguy]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

The article certainly has a high waffle-to-information ratio. A single paragraph could have covered what they had to say.

”waffle to information ratio” that’s exactly how I’d describe it!

[VentureGo]

BA 747s G-CIVB and G-CIVJ currently on route to Miami as BA9153 and BA9150 - I'm guessing they are repatriation flights.

[ara01jbb]

A friend in Sweden has been notified by the British Embassy in Stockholm that BA ARN-LHR will he suspended from 9 April. There will be no more direct flights between the UK and Sweden for the foreseeable future. Is this part of a wider draw down of BA European routes?

[Flightrider]

I don't know anything for sure, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised. The loads on the little flying they are doing are truly awful, with passenger numbers barely into double figures on many short-haul Airbus services. Although far less than a full schedule, they must still be losing a fortune doing it.

[AirportPlanner1]

I get that some flights are carrying freight and some are repatriation but it is noticeable BA are still running a number of short haul routes which don’t obviously seem to tick either of those boxes. It seems odd they’re carrying on when most others (certainly in U.K.) have stopped days/weeks back

[davidjohnson6]

Originally Posted by ara01jbb

A friend in Sweden has been notified by the British Embassy in Stockholm that BA ARN-LHR will he suspended from 9 April. There will be no more direct flights between the UK and Sweden for the foreseeable future. Is this part of a wider draw down of BA European routes?

Looks as if BA are pulling out of LHR-ARN after 9 April but SAS are to begin flying it instead. I imagine that given demand right now, there is no need for more than 1 airline on this route

[VentureGo]

A380s departing to CHR

A380s heading for CHR (Chateauroux) Airport for storage - G-XLEA arrived as BA9150; G-XLEC and G-XLEF are on route as BA 9151 and 9152

G-XLEI also heading to CHR as BA9153