BA masks

[MissChief]

British Airways are certainly not living up to their claim concerning the wearing of masks on flights to destinations where masks are not required. I just experienced this on a flight yesterday from YVR to LHR where I was admonished by a crew member whilst boarding. I was told to wear a mask, and when I explained my understanding of BA 'rules' that this was no longer necessary, the enforcement of 'required' mask wearing was harsh and unpleasant. Aside from the unpleasant nature of this BA person (and some others), I do wonder of their staff have been professionally trained in the updated requirements that the airline so publicly announced? It seems not, although the enforcement of the crews' "beliefs" is quite alarming.

[trim it out]

It says on the BA website (https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/the-ba-experience/welcome-onboard-faqs#mask) you have to wear a mask on flights to Canada.

Oops, just seen you went Can-UK, but it does say travelling to and from.

[MissChief]

Quite right. My confusion. BA refers to destinations, which I assumed places where one was flying to. But they mean from. A destination is where one flies to, is it not? More than ambiguous, BA are misleading in this case.

My confusion doesn't however excuse the very authoritarian behaviour of their cabin staff, who seem more like the police on a bad day. I'd almost rather travel in the back of a police van than in Club World. (Which I have once done, and the coppers were generally friendlier. The food in the nick was better too)

[PAXboy]

The BA cabin crew to JNB were good. The rules of destination apply but they were polite about mask wearing.

[DaveReidUK]

Quite right. My confusion. BA refers to destinations, which I assumed places where one was flying to. But they mean from. A destination is where one flies to, is it not? More than ambiguous, BA are misleading in this case.

Not misleading at all.

The BA website states that "If you are travelling on our flights, you will be required to wear a mask on board if the destination you are flying to or from requires you to."

Welcome back on board FAQs | British Airways (https://www.britishairways.com/en-us/information/the-ba-experience/welcome-onboard-faqs)

[wiggy]

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary..

“destination”: “ place to which a person or thing is going, the intended end of a journey”

It might perhaps be more slightly more accurate if BA had written “the country you are flying too or from requires you to”..

I often think some airlines didn’t like fusty words like “airports” or “countries” , they do however like “destinations” and most especially “exciting new destinations”….(places that in reality they have served before, then dropped them off the network, are now having another try at making it profitable)…

[Mr Mac]

Wiggy
You are getting cynical :)
Mischief
With regards to the comments on BA crew I have had mixed issues in the past, but you can get that with all carriers if you fly enough, though we gave up as a company using BA in 2009 unless last resort, and have only done one hop from BA to LHR pre Covid with them due to client request, and it was not memorable, and bags unsurprisingly did not make MAN connection. However I found the T5 lounge staff to be some of the worst back then, asked if I was an alcoholic ("did I have a problem") when asking for a Bucks Fizz pre 11.00am (it was 10.30 and no I did not get it, and I was travelling on holiday !)

Cheers
Mr Mac

[DaveReidUK]

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary..

“destination”: “ place to which a person or thing is going, the intended end of a journey”

It might perhaps be more slightly more accurate if BA had written “the country you are flying too or from requires you to”..

I often think some airlines didn’t like fusty words like “airports” or “countries” , they do however like “destinations” and most especially “exciting new destinations”….(places that in reality they have served before, then dropped them off the network, are now having another try at making it profitable)…

Reminds me of the old railway joke:

"I'd like a return ticket, please"

"Where to?"

"To here, of course!"

:O