British Airways-2

[MANFAN]

Did I imagine it (hopefully) or read somewhere there were strikes by BA staff due in December?
After a Google search of "British Airways strikes" there is nothing I can see/find that has been released over the last month.
I live in France and due to fly back on 17th Dec to MAN via LHR...but at the moment there are very few flights between UK & France...I'm just hoping the situation can improve once both countries come out of their respective lockdowns next week.

[davidjohnson6]

It's Heathrow staff who are thinking of striking
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54966331

[Dan Dare]

Not BA, but Heathrow. I don’t think there will be a lot of disruption, but what do I know.

sorry about the source:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/1322...nter-holidays/

[PAXboy]

Time to clear the warehouse.
BBC: British Airways' big sell-off: Champagne flutes and trolleys

[lgwpave]

Dan Dare

If it involves the Airport Fire Service, as mentioned in BBC report, they would not be able to operate passenger flights.

[Navpi]

Fire sale


https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.b...iness-55043907

[Jenny Tails]

I'm sustained company logos weren't blanked out as condition of sale/scrapping.

[davidjohnson6]

Anyone heard that Accra and Islamabad to move from Heathrow to Gatwick ?
Possible also that New York, Las Vegas, San Jose in Costa Rica and Lima to be cut from Gatwick

Not yet sure if this is definite though...

[englishcc]

ACC and ISB showing now ex LGW on BA.com

i also suspect that the new MAN LGW will be operated by a LHR crew that have nightstopped in MAN.

[Musket90]

Didn't BA fly LGW - ISB before via MAN in the late 80's or early 90's

[Albert Hall]

Yes, BA2119/2118 service which was an ex BCal 747-200 on LGW-MAN-ISB. The MAN stop was dropped and the route eventually moved to LHR before being suspended for security reasons. Both this and Accra at LGW are a throwback to years of old.

[Musket90]

Thanks Albert. Now you've mentioned the flight number I remember it as BA119 and BA118 without the preceding "2". Maybe in later years BA used the "2" prefix to distinguish between LHR and LGW schedules.

[TOM100]

What is the rationale behind this ? They can’t be short of slots at LHR ? Perhaps why the MAN 1 x daily too to link up with these flights. Seems a little odd but what do I know.....

[Flitefone]

...more likely slot sitting all those BA slots at LGW while IAG figures out how to use them longer term. The slot waiver will disappear at some point.

[TOM100]

I guess - but presumably they will also need slot sitters at LHR. I guess ISB and ACC are not the most competed direct routes and people will travel to LGW.

[AirportPlanner1]

Perhaps it’s easier to get third party takers for loaned slots at LHR than it is at LGW? Eastern, Loganair, Blue Air are getting the slots from somewhere.

[Skipness One Foxtrot]

Albert Hall

The lesson from loss making years of old was that when routes were moved to LGW, the front cabin stayed at LHR and flew with PIA et al. With PIA banned they are assuming that won't happen and Accra is a monopoly for now. Seems odd.

[SWBKCB]

Accra one of the old BCal West Africa routes?

[GAXLN]

Very odd indeed given that Virgin now fly LHR-ISB. As previously suggested perhaps trying to protect some LGW slots. I wonder if we will see a step up on UK domestic next summer from LHR to protect slots if the rules do change from those currently in place due COVID-19?

[inOban]

I would have thought that for the front cabin travelling from the West End LHR is easier. For the most of the wider public, Thameslink makes LGW easier. Whereabouts in London does the expat Ghanaian community live?