British Airways/British Airways Cityflyer

[EGCC_MAN]

If you’re booked on the British Airways Boeing 747 Shuttle service on 25 August be advised that the visit is CANCELLED. I received an advisory informing me of changes to seating and timings. This is now a standard Airbus rotation.

Upon contacting BA I was advised that I was entitled to only a partial refund. I appealed this based upon the exceptional circumstances and was referred to a senior manager. Full refund has been made. Apparently lots of others phoning for the same reason, so BA are sorting a refund mechanism for those who request it.

I asked about any plans for replacement B747-400 visit. They’re “working on something” but no new date yet.

 

[Silvercity]

If you’re booked on the British Airways Boeing 747 Shuttle service on 25 August be advised that the visit is CANCELLED. I received an advisory informing me of changes to seating and timings. This is now a standard Airbus rotation.

Upon contacting BA I was advised that I was entitled to only a partial refund. I appealed this based upon the exceptional circumstances and was referred to a senior manager. Full refund has been made. Apparently lots of others phoning for the same reason, so BA are sorting a refund mechanism for those who request it.

I asked about any plans for replacement B747-400 visit. They’re “working on something” but no new date yet.

Glad you got your full refund, pity you had to push for it.

 

[EGCC_MAN]

Thanks. The rush of calls following the change advisory seemed to take BA customer service staff by surprise. They had no forewarning of the implications of the type change so initially referred to standard (customer initiated) cancellation terms. Once the issue was referred upstairs the penny dropped. BA has now sent out an email offering a full refund option to those affected by the change.

 

[KARFA]

Sad news.

Just to emphases the guidelines which BA has released today provide for a full refund if people want to cancel. I think this will require a call, doubt cancellations done online will process properly as a full refund. Hopefully all agents should be up to speed soon.

 

[Aviador]

That's unfortunate and not the kind of PR they had intended for sure. Can you imagine the uproar had they said they were bringing Concorde back from retirement for a day and then cancelled. Are there any plans to reschedule the flights.

 

[EGCC_MAN]

I asked and they advised that they were “working on something”. I believe that the B747-400 was supposed to visit a couple of other UK airports from LHR that day too. Haven’t checked yet to see if they have been scrubbed as well.

 

[Ryan Kirkpatrick]

I asked and they advised that they were “working on something”. I believe that the B747-400 was supposed to visit a couple of other UK airports from LHR that day too. Haven’t checked yet to see if they have been scrubbed as well.

I hope so because I have booked the MAN-LHR.... if they do any other airports a small part of me hopes LHR-BHX-BHX-LHR with 747 will be happen haha

 

[Jerry]

British Airways will increase its Heathrow route to 60 weekly for winter 2019/20.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1143825233008312320

 

[Ginga]

Maybe it is the cynic in me but, I see that increase as a result of the Virgin/Flybe and the possible Thomas cook tie up with the increase in Manchester as a hub as being a potential threat to BAs' dominant Heathrow fortress, I just can't understand the increases on a decreasing demand route, maybe someone in the know has better knowledge of the reasoning for the increase?

 

[Jerry]

I may be wrong but hasn't BA been steadily reducing their MAN flights? It will also be interesting to see if any environmentalists notice this increase and complain about it considering the short distance between the two airports.

 

[User1007]

They just reduced flights this summer, and it has been declining for years. Very strange.

 

[Vinny94]

Due to yesterday's strike, a British Airways B77W (G-STBG) arrived yesterday at 7.20pm as BA1402

Here is a video of it arriving:

Credit to Manchester Planespotter

 

[Scottie Dog]

Reduce LHR from eight to seven flights per day (S19 is now six).

 

[Jerry]

Reduce LHR from eight to seven flights per day (S19 is now six).

Are they using bigger aircraft to compensate for the loss of seats do you know?

 

[Scottie Dog]

Sorry Jerry but I don't know.

 

[Jerry]

BA Long haul to return?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1213503456239116294

 

[KARFA]

Not this rumour again?

If you know anything about BA and their strategy you know it absolutely does not involve flying long haul from anywhere other than LHR and LGW period. They are not interested in flying long haul from the regions. There was a variation of this rumour a few years ago which involved them doing LGW-MAN-JFK and it never came to pass. This will amount to nothing.

 

[Llandudno]

Big changes afoot however KARFA. Previous strategy was to focus on LHR and LGW, however, DL/VS has been causing IAG some concern for a while both via DUB and LON. With VS continuing its expansion, fighting via the shuttles isn't cutting it anymore, so, more drastic action is being sought.

This article is the tip of the iceberg, and given where info is coming from away from this article, I'd be very very reluctant to put this in any 'not going to happen' pile.

 

[KARFA]

Believe it if you want. I am very prepared to bet a considerable amount of money it won’t happen. DL/VS are really not a threat for TATL, DY is the real threat if they last.

 

[Llandudno]

Believe it if you want. I am very prepared to bet a considerable amount of money it won’t happen. DL/VS are really not a threat for TATL, DY is the real threat if they last.

I'll believe what I want. End of the day it might not happen, but all I can state is that these are not just idle, anonymous forum and baselss rumours.