BA Argentina (EZE) Flight Schedule Reduction from March 2015
Aug 28, 2014, 6:52 am
#16
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 243
I'm more than happy with BA for changing my inbound flight (despite there being no Avios seats available) to accommodate my schedule and the good will refund of some Avios!
In my humble opinion they've done exactly what I would hope/expect and a little more. I've already sent in a 'Well Done' for the agent who assisted me.
In my humble opinion they've done exactly what I would hope/expect and a little more. I've already sent in a 'Well Done' for the agent who assisted me.
Aug 28, 2014, 7:09 am
#17
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 7,543
Well my case is apparently scuppered by my using a 2-4-1 so they say they can't put me on the IB service. The supervisor concurred with this apparently.
I'm not very happy. This is their change (which is fair enough) but they have an opportunity to make it work for me - despite the inconvenience of connecting somewhere, but they won't action it.
I'll try again.
I'm not very happy. This is their change (which is fair enough) but they have an opportunity to make it work for me - despite the inconvenience of connecting somewhere, but they won't action it.
I'll try again.
Aug 28, 2014, 7:09 am
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,209
Add to that out of control inflation which makes foreign companies think twice about doing business here it's no wonder the service is being cut especially as it's an expensive route to operate anyway and June is the start of the southern winter here which is always a quiet period.
Unlike CAI there's no cheap fares from here either.
Aug 28, 2014, 7:39 am
#19
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New York
Programs: BA, LH, VS, Hyatt, SPG
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Excess capacity is financially ruinous for airlines. That's not to say airlines should have licence to repeatedly change schedules with no notice, but it's unrealistic to suggest airlines must be required to commit to schedules set 12 months in advance. Airlines have to be allowed to adjust capacity to market conditions.
Aug 28, 2014, 8:31 am
#22
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 7,543
Aug 28, 2014, 8:40 am
#23
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 243
It would appear Tuesday the 31st March is the first cancellation LHR>EZE but your flight on 2nd April is a close second. I would push (as frustrating as I know it can be) for an indirect with IB, what's the point of the alliance/shared parent if they can't use it to their advantage to resolve situations like this?
Aug 28, 2014, 8:53 am
#24
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 7,543
I've tried but got nowhere. They just keep telling me it's because of the 2-4-1.
I think I'll write in and see if that does anything.
In many circs I'd be happy to shift up or back by a day, as I suspect most people are this far out, but in this case I really would like to arrive on the planned date, even at the (time) cost of an indirect routing.
I think I'll write in and see if that does anything.
In many circs I'd be happy to shift up or back by a day, as I suspect most people are this far out, but in this case I really would like to arrive on the planned date, even at the (time) cost of an indirect routing.
Aug 28, 2014, 9:04 am
#25
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,660
As someone who spends a lot of time in Bs As, the reduction is certainly bad news to me (albeit not so surprising).
This is tempered by the increase in GRU frequencies, and now alliance with TAM, so I'm not terribly distraught.
Daytime flights to South America are not my thing (although for some people it would be a great way to get as much out of First as possible!), but that returning segment out of GRU at 8pm looks like a nice new option (albeit just 3x/week).
Will be interested to see how redemption space falls out. Despite the supposedly low loads on EZE flights, I've never found it easy to get redemption space except at the very last minute on occasion.
This is tempered by the increase in GRU frequencies, and now alliance with TAM, so I'm not terribly distraught.
Daytime flights to South America are not my thing (although for some people it would be a great way to get as much out of First as possible!), but that returning segment out of GRU at 8pm looks like a nice new option (albeit just 3x/week).
Will be interested to see how redemption space falls out. Despite the supposedly low loads on EZE flights, I've never found it easy to get redemption space except at the very last minute on occasion.
Aug 28, 2014, 9:20 am
#26
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Geneva/Sydney
Programs: Mucci; BA, LT GGL; QF, platinum; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 926
BA have emailed me today informing me that they have cancelled my outbound flight to EZE next June.
A quick look at the timetables seems to show a reduction from daily to x5 weekly LHR-EZE.
Interestingly, the Sao Paulo service seems to be increasing from daily x10 weekly.
A quick look at the timetables seems to show a reduction from daily to x5 weekly LHR-EZE.
Interestingly, the Sao Paulo service seems to be increasing from daily x10 weekly.
Aug 28, 2014, 9:38 am
#27
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, CX Gold (OW Sapphire), Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 1,476
Aug 28, 2014, 9:45 am
#28
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Geneva/Sydney
Programs: Mucci; BA, LT GGL; QF, platinum; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Diamond
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Also GRU is served by 744s, which I'm still fond of and I'm allergic to the F-less 777-200s to EZE and BKK. I guess that's only because there's no chance of an upgrade.
Aug 28, 2014, 9:47 am
#29
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 243
It's a shame there's no F but as a lowly Silver travelling in CW on a WTP UuA the chance of an OpUp is non-existent for me!
Aug 28, 2014, 10:00 am
#30
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,660
My other half got extremely lucky on a recent J redemption ticket EZE-LHR... yes, aircraft substitution on day of departure found him in a (new) F seat with J service.
It could be that he was silver, or it could be that at OLCI we'd already nabbed him 2A on the old seat map... (he had been in row 10 before that). In any case they kept him in 2A on the new equipment, which was a nice little upgrade of sorts!
Not sure how often it happens - guessing quite rare, especially as it wreaked havoc on the overall loads once Y ended up severely overbooked...