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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2024, 15:17
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

One of the symptoms of modern British mgmt is to...

One of the symptoms of modern British mgmt is to ignore feedback from staff. I could quote examples from many different fields where they have feedback sessions, then do what they wanted. When the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2023, 11:31
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I have not seen this reported elsewhere. My...

I have not seen this reported elsewhere. My emphasis in red.


Yahoo news (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/passenger-horrified-spotting-mice-british-103523392.html)
How could this happen? My...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2023, 20:52
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

BA started and stopped CitiFlyer and others (not...

BA started and stopped CitiFlyer and others (not looking them up) and I guess that having them operating under a slightly different name gives them get outs for not sharing seats.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2023, 08:50
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Most carriers caught out by Covid drop and...

Most carriers caught out by Covid drop and resurgance.
No one wants to pay more money for their tickets.
Wet lease costs real money. Accountants don't like that.

Many chickens are now roosting.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2023, 15:58
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I agree CabinCrewe every single outlet...

I agree CabinCrewe every single outlet (traditional or modern) has to make it seem like NEWS. Very often there is a provocative question to which the answer is most obviously 'No'. They also make a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2023, 19:33
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I agree nguba but, given my experience of British...

I agree nguba but, given my experience of British management over the last 40 years... I would expect nothing less.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jun 2023, 12:08
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

The SYD is only a 789 these days, very much a...

The SYD is only a 789 these days, very much a token. When we went a few years ago, had SQ all the way in PE on 380 and was brilliant.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2023, 09:52
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I expect that you have seen this from the USA,...

I expect that you have seen this from the USA, what chance here?
Almost $1m Fine over Covid refunds (https://www.independent.co.uk/business/british-airways-fined-covid-refunds-b2349966.html)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2022, 15:28
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Whilst in South Africa this November, I went out...

Whilst in South Africa this November, I went out and back with BA. It is no surprise that their website needs updating. Not just Comair but Sun-Air ...:hmm:...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2022, 21:46
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

One branch of my family got caught by serious...

One branch of my family got caught by serious delays MAD-LHR on Friday 1st July.

They arrived at MAD 3.5hrs in advance but the queues were such that they had no time to get to the lounge.
At...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2022, 13:39
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

The Guardian

The Guardian
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2022, 16:01
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

From the article:

From the article:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2022, 02:08
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

In a very wide range of companies, the number. Of...

In a very wide range of companies, the number. Of people going off with Covid is still high. I hear this also in my extended family and in Facebook contacts. You feel fine on Thursday and wake up on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Apr 2022, 19:24
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Rutan 16 Yes, the UK is headed for a very sticky...

Rutan 16 Yes, the UK is headed for a very sticky five years - possibly more. The country had not fully recovered from the 2008 crash when Covid and Brext arrived, with Putin ensuring a bad outcome....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Mar 2022, 23:56
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

South Africa changes their PCR entry rules on Wed...

South Africa changes their PCR entry rules on Wed 22nd.
By that afternoon, the BA website has acknowedlged it and shows new requirements.
On Thursaday, the website still confirms that.
Thursday...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2022, 00:06
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I believe 261 is relevant on flights into and out...

I believe 261 is relevant on flights into and out of the EU.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2022, 17:13
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

A good friend of mine is a senior manager of...

A good friend of mine is a senior manager of software developers and support staff. About five years ago, a small company recruited him to migrate them from legacy systems to bring them up to date,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2022, 00:06
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

BA long ago failed to realise that - without tip...

BA long ago failed to realise that - without tip top IT - they are nothing. Like thousands of companies they saw it as a utility. Noawdays, a true 21st century company is one that STARTS with IT and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2021, 19:56
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Thanks DRUK,

Thanks DRUK,
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2021, 05:14
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I hope that some of those rotations will now get...

I hope that some of those rotations will now get reinstated.
On another point, I should like to pass on strong thanks for a check in desk agent at T5. I have looked through the website but cannot...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Dec 2021, 02:36
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I am seeing reports that BA cutting a couple of...

I am seeing reports that BA cutting a couple of thousand rotations from now till March.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Nov 2021, 17:27
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

I see the company is now actively recruiting...

I see the company is now actively recruiting across many fields. I doubt they will be oferring the same salaries as those they laid off ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Nov 2021, 02:19
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

The company have changed our seat reservations...

The company have changed our seat reservations for trip to KEF. I had specifically chosen seats - and paid for them in advance. When I went to look where the new seats were, I saw that all the seat...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Oct 2021, 20:17
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Cheers. They were not that clear. Now I can book...

Cheers. They were not that clear. Now I can book seats.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Oct 2021, 04:42
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

The 320s that operate to KEF, are they the...

The 320s that operate to KEF, are they the standard European fit? i.e. with 'biz' as standard with blocked middle?
Thanks.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Oct 2021, 12:30
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Scrapping the 74s was short term money. CEOs no...

Scrapping the 74s was short term money. CEOs no longer look even 5 years ahead.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Oct 2021, 14:24
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Skipness The phone call was a request for a...

Skipness
The phone call was a request for a full refund but was of only offered £30 compensation. The email confirmed that and ignored the £96 she had paid for the upgrade.

Thanks for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Oct 2021, 18:44
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Many thanks BA318 I'll do more searching when...

Many thanks BA318 I'll do more searching when back at my desk. But as this is BA the rights have fallen away. If it were AF then it would apply.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Oct 2021, 18:05
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

BA up to their usual corporate nonsense. A friend...

BA up to their usual corporate nonsense. A friend of mine reports:

Booked rtn LHR - FCO
Rcd email before travel inviting to upgrade to Euro Club for £96 rtn. She accepted.
At check in,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Sep 2021, 14:32
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

BA discovered, along with the rest of the airline...

BA discovered, along with the rest of the airline world, that not enough people will pay the price. Over the last 30 years pricing in numerous areas of commerce has moved to the pricing formula of a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th May 2021, 15:48
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

British Airways cabin crew ‘not turning up for...

British Airways cabin crew ‘not turning up for flights to India’ amid world record-breaking coronavirus spike (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-airways-cabin-crew-not-104639041.html)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2021, 18:57
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

A friend of mine who is a high level software...

A friend of mine who is a high level software development manger still finds companies who say they want to progress their applications into the new generation of softare, so as to gain the obvious...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2021, 09:54
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Thanks Hartingon for a superb setting out of the...

Thanks Hartingon for a superb setting out of the problem. The new problem is that, post Covid losses, no airline has the money to start the process, leave alone for concerted effort across the globe...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th May 2021, 22:58
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

SealinkBF It has varied over the years. True...

SealinkBF

It has varied over the years. True the end user device needs to be as simple as possible. Nowadays, PCs are so cheap it easier to use them - but they are not processing much data, being...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th May 2021, 15:09
Replies: 834
Views: 377,543
Posted By PAXboy

Thanks for that kar42. Credit noted in my copy of...

Thanks for that kar42. Credit noted in my copy of it. I worked in telecommunications and IT for 27 years and have friends still in that game. This cartoon applies to many, many place and...
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