No BA pax service during lockdown
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No BA pax service during lockdown
There is a rumour on the BAEC FT forum that BA will cease flying pax during lockdown and carry cargo only (apart from repatriation flights)
Anyone have knowledge which confirms or denies?
Anyone have knowledge which confirms or denies?
It's 8 am.
Instead of the usual 20 or so BA departures from LHR by this time there have been about half a dozen so far today, though all but one have scheduled flight numbers.
Instead of the usual 20 or so BA departures from LHR by this time there have been about half a dozen so far today, though all but one have scheduled flight numbers.
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Could this be the reason? "If you live in England, you cannot travel overseas or within the UK, unless for work, education or other legally permitted reasons, and you should look to reduce the number of journeys you make."
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The rumour is doing the rounds of a shutdown from 8th. Couple of things that may scupper this..
1. This sort of thing needs to be announced to the stock market before facebook
2. How on earth would all the stranded pax get home? It’d cost BA a lot in combo and empty one way repat flights.
3. There are actually a few business routes that are still viable. Any shutdown would be handing cash to competitors.
I think there’s something in it though but maybe a significant reduction and or leverage with government to actually get their finger out and help aviation rather than choking the life out of it.
1. This sort of thing needs to be announced to the stock market before facebook
2. How on earth would all the stranded pax get home? It’d cost BA a lot in combo and empty one way repat flights.
3. There are actually a few business routes that are still viable. Any shutdown would be handing cash to competitors.
I think there’s something in it though but maybe a significant reduction and or leverage with government to actually get their finger out and help aviation rather than choking the life out of it.
Rumour control from this end.
No longhaul except cargo ops.
About a dozen short haul flights per day to continue.
No domestic flights.
Almost all staff to be furloughed.
Just rumour?
No longhaul except cargo ops.
About a dozen short haul flights per day to continue.
No domestic flights.
Almost all staff to be furloughed.
Just rumour?
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Well it is a rumour forum so nothing wrong with that. Can't see much happening of a positive note until the Spring 2021, looks like BA are about to go into sleep mode for a while and I don't blame them. Best to take the government support and protect the business as clearly hardly anyone is flying due to the pandemic.
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One acceptable reason for leaving your home is to go to work if you are unable to work at home. Given the reduction in passenger numbers I don't know how much of a service continues, but the government has effectively nationalised the train operating companies because their business model and franchise has effectively had the rug pulled out from under it.
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Flew on BA Monday, flight was delayed as the crew were waiting their CV19 test results. What to do, everything is stacked against passenger airlines at the moment, I wonder how the crews manage with this extra stress.
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Certainly it was a rumour (which included the furlough aspect) circulating late last night on one Social Media conduit and the source was..other Social Media...however today I've heard/read other stories that might mean there is some credibility to all this..
Certainly it was a rumour (which included the furlough aspect) circulating late last night on one Social Media conduit and the source was..other Social Media...however today I've heard/read other stories that might mean there is some credibility to all this..
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why would it? despite the fact there's 10% of people using the trains, the prices are still the ridiculous prices they were before. Cheaper to fly to Scotland than to train it almost every time.