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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2024, 08:11
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

"In the US nearly 1% of the GDP goes through a...

"In the US nearly 1% of the GDP goes through a Delta Amex so BA still have a bit of a way to go."

US GDP is circa $ 23 Trillion - so 1% is $232 Bn - AMEX only have an operating income of $10Bn...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2024, 08:05
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

" Tube it seems that half of London has a BA Amex...

" Tube it seems that half of London has a BA Amex card."

Clearly you use different tube stations to the rest of us...............................
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Dec 2023, 08:22
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

As Senora A points out the goodies aren't "free"...

As Senora A points out the goodies aren't "free" - they're "included" so if BA are hiding the Champagne out of sight one could say they're ..... cutting corners? :E

The whole point of top class...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2023, 16:52
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

people asked for feedback - and Mr Mac gave it. ...

people asked for feedback - and Mr Mac gave it.

And people who are paying (or have their companies pay) for extra special treatment are entitled to it. They EXPECT free champagne - and if they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2023, 13:30
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

if only it was one bad experience - generally the...

if only it was one bad experience - generally the standards have been slipping for years I'm afraid.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2023, 15:48
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

you'll be disappointed I'm...

you'll be disappointed I'm afraid..................
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2023, 07:38
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

You also have the problems with P&W geared...

You also have the problems with P&W geared engines - literally hundreds have to be taken off the wing and returned for inspection over the next couple of years - and this at a time when there is a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2023, 07:26
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

I've posted elsewhere about Air France putting...

I've posted elsewhere about Air France putting Concorde trips in a prize draw for passengers - I was on a 727 where it was the prize drawn after takeoff.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2023, 09:07
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

"(Indians tend to speak good English, it can be...

"(Indians tend to speak good English, it can be the accent that some people, especially the elderly find difficult) "

For me its the SPEED of sub-continent English that is the problem - and of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2023, 08:11
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

Oddly I know some well off folk who really object...

Oddly I know some well off folk who really object to shelling out for PE etc on short haul - anything under 4 hours they're happy to suffer in the back if the upgrade has to come out of their pocket...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2023, 11:46
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

" who is paying these prices for an Economy Basic...

" who is paying these prices for an Economy Basic fare out of LHR?"

people to whom £ 3k isn't a lot of money - they're probably renting a villa that costs that per day
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jun 2023, 09:14
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

Given the prices I was quoted last year they must...

Given the prices I was quoted last year they must do well out of it - you'd have to be crazy to fly BA (or QANTAS) on that route
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jun 2023, 10:50
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

Even QANTAS are picky - Adelaide for example is...

Even QANTAS are picky - Adelaide for example is almost always via Sydney or Melbourne these days - much easier to get SQ (or Emirates pre Covid) via SIN
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jun 2023, 08:17
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

BA have gradually been cutting the destinations...

BA have gradually been cutting the destinations they serve in Australia - it's not a core market for them.

Once SQ started it chopped big chunks out of the potential market. The rise of the ME...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th May 2023, 08:07
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

BA have become an airline to avoid if there is...

BA have become an airline to avoid if there is any other choice I'm afraid - however.......................

"Domestics are an easy cancellation, but do not offer easy alternative for passengers." ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2022, 08:19
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

"obody (and I mean NOBODY) at Thai understood the...

"obody (and I mean NOBODY) at Thai understood the difference between "booked" and "paid" class they just looked at the booked class on the later flight and refused to understand that I had paid for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Apr 2022, 08:25
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

"After a problem at T5 the other day, I was told...

"After a problem at T5 the other day, I was told nobody in the terminal could do ticketing -"

the words "I wish to fly First Class to New York peasant" normally produces someone pretty quick
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2022, 14:20
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

"it gets tricky when you have multiple older...

"it gets tricky when you have multiple older platforms running in ways which are business critical and so there's a high risk of disruption in any move. With legacy IT over decades it's a nightmare...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th May 2021, 16:23
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

"there needs to be a big expansion of holiday...

"there needs to be a big expansion of holiday accommodation in Guernsey i"

and how is that a going to happen - they can't build anything new in the time so you're dependent on people opening up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2021, 13:12
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

excellent post Hartington I'd also suspect...

excellent post Hartington

I'd also suspect that a legacy airline like BA has bits of software still operating that date back to the 1960's

I know of a large financial services outfit that found...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th May 2021, 14:38
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

There are a lot of quite big cities in Europe...

There are a lot of quite big cities in Europe that have no or very few N American connections. Same goes with most of Africa. Used to be the Mid East as well but they're now taken care of. Many...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2021, 16:35
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

Superpilot Don't BA CC salaries start at...

Superpilot

Don't BA CC salaries start at around £1500 a month? Not a vast difference in the whole picture?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Apr 2021, 16:32
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

AL Baker loves the sound of his own voice - he...

AL Baker loves the sound of his own voice - he makes some good points but he is a bit full of himself
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2021, 16:49
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

crewmeal On UK & European routes that's what...

crewmeal

On UK & European routes that's what they've been for the last 10 years - and the business about the food was pretty much the final straw
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2021, 15:32
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

clipstone1 can't remember but I think it was...

clipstone1

can't remember but I think it was a Scandinavian outfit - and the 'plane was in an awful state inside.................
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2021, 08:54
Replies: 834
Views: 377,551
Posted By Asturias56

I can remember a Tristar LGW Alicante from a...

I can remember a Tristar LGW Alicante from a very small operator in the mid '90's
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