British Airways-2

[Downwind_Left]

Originally Posted by PAXboy

Does anyone known when the Club World refurb for the 777s will be complete? Friends travelling to CPT in a year and are starting to make plans. I have enjoyed the Yin/Yang seats but the new suite is also good.

The LHR 777 fleet is complete aside from 3 ex LGW 777s that are just about to be refurbished, but these 3 lack crew rest facilities so would not ever be able to operate CPT anyway.

[Sotonsean]

Quite a few changes to British Airways intercontinental route network for summer 2025 including the resumption of Kuwait from the start of the IATA nothern summer season. There are several schedule increases and changes of aircraft.

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241122-bans25inc

[Mr Mac]

Mrs Mac kicking of re BA as flying down to LHR for onward flight tomorrow evening at lunch time, but came home tonight to find BA cancelled flight and now on mid morning which means a long wait in lounge and earlier start from home but no explanation from BA ! I really don’t understand how they do this at such short notice with out even an explanation.

I don’t use BA on a regular basis as LH/SIN/EK user and I am surprised at such short notice from BA as obviously not a Tech issue this far out I would have thought.

Does this happen often now I know it did historically from my own experiences but that is 20 years ago ?


Cheers
Mr Mac


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[WHBM]

Originally Posted by Mr Mac

Mrs Mac kicking of re BA as flying down to LHR for onward flight tomorrow evening at lunch time, but came home tonight to find BA cancelled flight and now on mid morning which means a long wait in lounge and earlier start from home but no explanation from BA ! I really don’t understand how they do this at such short notice with out even an explanation.

I don’t use BA on a regular basis as LH/SIN/EK user and I am surprised at such short notice from BA as obviously not a Tech issue this far out I would have thought.

Does this happen often now I know it did historically from my own experiences but that is 20 years ago ?

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The CAA used to be hot on this sort of thing, and pursue scheduled carriers who didn't carry out what they scheduled due to "having insufficient resources", which covered everything needed. This was carried out to the extent of carriers subchartering in expensive and oversized substitutes just to cover any shortage of aircraft, crews, or whatever. Somehow this approach seems to have been lost. I wonder why.

[SWBKCB]

20kt crosswind, gusting 32kt forecast for most of tomorrow

[AircraftOperations]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

20kt crosswind, gusting 32kt forecast for most of tomorrow

Indeed. No doubt the pressure is on BA to reduce their movements tomorrow at LHR and the domestic & short haul will inevitably be the first ones to be considered for cancellation.

[Mr Mac]

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Just been told by Mrs Mac that storm Bert the reason? Well I am meeting her there so could be interesting as on inbound LH mid day.

Thanks for the information as a little quicker than BA customer care or what ever they are called.

Cheers
Mr Mac

[Sotonsean]

Originally Posted by Mr Mac

All
Just been told by Mrs Mac that storm Bert the reason? Well I am meeting her there so could be interesting as on inbound LH mid day.

Thanks for the information as a little quicker than BA customer care or what ever they are called.

Cheers
Mr Mac

Ironically the same as Lufthansa 😏

British Airways Customer Service
And
Lufthansa Customer Service

I hope you're wife is in a good mood and she doesn't intend on taking it up with poor old Bert 😃

[Mr Mac]

A tad difficult to rub someone shoulders when you are in Germany ,and she is in the UK 😉

I appreciate your comment and humour re storm Bert and I am sorry if you felt I was lecturing you personally.

Now back to BA which appears to be cancelling or delaying an awful lot of services today inbound to LHR from the regions due to LHR weather presumably the cross winds mentioned by others up post.

Cheers
Mr Mac

[AircraftOperations]

Originally Posted by Mr Mac

A tad difficult to rub someone shoulders when you are in Germany ,and she is in the UK 😉

I appreciate your comment and humour re storm Bert and I am sorry if you felt I was lecturing you personally.

Now back to BA which appears to be cancelling or delaying an awful lot of services today inbound to LHR from the regions due to LHR weather presumably the cross winds mentioned by others up post.

Cheers
Mr Mac

Doesn't have to be a strong crosswind at LHR to affect a day's movements.
A significant wind down the numbers will reduce approaching aircraft's ground speed and therefore end up with a reduced flow rate.
That's how finely balanced operations at LHR can be.

[SealinkBF]

Originally Posted by reverserunlocked

The word here in the Gulf is that the BAH and KWI rotations are being suspended due to engine issues with the 787. Leaving aside the fact that they also utlise the 777 on these routes, this doesn’t quite add up to me. Also as an expat in Bahrain, the BA flight is always full, but I know that full doesn’t always equate to profitable…

Bahrain is back on the schedules, three times a week.

[Mr Mac]

Aircraft Operations
Thank you for taking the time to explain the issues with crosswinds at LHR. It still appears pretty calm here looking out but as in T5 lounge and A/C landing are approaching from the East and you can not see how good or bad it is for the flight crews. I came in earlier from Frankfurt with LH and had a short delay. Mrs Mac was boarded and spent over and hour sat onboard indeed before they pushed and ended up in LHR at nearly the same time as her cancelled flight.

As an observation for BA I think it would be better if they sent the email saying why there maybe operational issues before the one they send cancelling or altering the flight. It sort of puts things in context so speak, and probably would prepare people for any disruption.

Thanks once again for the information on the cross wind issues at LHR.

Cheers
Mr Mac

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I’d be more surprised if there weren’t cancellations with storm Bert covering the U.K.

As said above LHR is so busy anything like potential weather issues etc and there are always reductions in the schedule

[newskies]

[QUOTE=Sotonsean;11773358]Quite a few changes to British Airways intercontinental route network for summer 2025 including the resumption of Kuwait from the start of the IATA nothern summer season. There are several schedule increases and changes of aircraft.
/QUOTE]

Incorrect - it's BAH that is being reinstated.

[Sotonsean]

[QUOTE=newskies;11773983]

Originally Posted by Sotonsean

Quite a few changes to British Airways intercontinental route network for summer 2025 including the resumption of Kuwait from the start of the IATA nothern summer season. There are several schedule increases and changes of aircraft.
/QUOTE]

Incorrect - it's BAH that is being reinstated.

According to the link that I attached it states that Kuwait is to be reinstated from the start of the IATA northern summer season 2025.

I had either overlooked Bahrain or the article had been edited to include Bahrain after I had posted it.

But nonetheless it states that both Bahrain and Kuwait will be reinstated next year.

[newskies]

[QUOTE=Sotonsean;11774326]

Originally Posted by newskies

According to the link that I attached it states that Kuwait is to be reinstated from the start of the IATA northern summer season 2025.

I had either overlooked Bahrain or the article had been edited to include Bahrain after I had posted it.

But nonetheless it states that both Bahrain and Kuwait will be reinstated next year.

No, just BAH reinstated. KWI stops at end of March 25 (as the article you linked in post #1042 correctly says).

[WHBM]

Whatever happened to wet leasing to cover fleet shortfalls ?

Eats into the IAG profits I suppose.

[Sotonsean]

[QUOTE=newskies;11774460]

Originally Posted by Sotonsean

No, just BAH reinstated. KWI stops at end of March 25 (as the article you linked in post #1042 correctly says).

I have read it yet again and low and behold your correct 👍

[Sotonsean]

British Airways and BACF have announced new destinations in Italy from LCY and LHR.

The British Airways network to Italy is rather impressive especially with these new additions.

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241128-bans25it

[PPRuNeUser214878]

BA have also been awarded an extra remedy 5 daily slot pairs at Milan Linate so could be some expansion there from their London Airports.