BA to fly non-stop to both DOH and MCT from 30 Oct 2016
May 12, 2016, 5:48 am
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BA to fly non-stop to both DOH and MCT from 30 Oct 2016
Just announced:
New timetable:
BA0073 LHR 11:45 AUH 23:05 Daily
BA0072 AUH 02:10 LHR 06:25 Daily
BA0079 LHR 19:50 MCT 07:05 Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
BA0080 MCT10:55 LHR 14:55 Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun (press release says same days as outbound but presumably a mistake as arrives next day)
BA0123 LHR 22:30 DOH 08:05 Daily
BA0122 DOH 09:35 LHR 14:00 Daily
BA0125 LHR 13:25 BAH 23:00 Daily
BA0124 BAH 01:50 LHR06:15 Daily
http://mediacentre.britishairways.co...6/2016-72/6299
Originally Posted by BA
British Airways customers will soon be able to experience uninterrupted, direct flights to Doha and Muscat from Heathrow Terminal 5.
Previously, customers flying to the Middle Eastern cities had to stop off in Bahrain en route Doha and Abu Dhabi en route to Muscat, but from October 30, both services will fly direct, reducing the journey time to both cities by approximately two hours.
British Airways will operate daily flights between Heathrow and Abu Dhabi, Doha and Bahrain and a five-per-week service between Heathrow and Muscat.
Customers travelling to Abu Dhabi will be able to fly in the airline’s brand new 787-9 Dreamliner. The 787-9 includes a new First cabin which has just eight seats in comparison to the 14 seats available on other British Airways long-haul aircraft, giving even more exclusivity and privacy to customers.
To celebrate British Airways has sale fares on offer until May 17 with return fares between London and the four cities starting from £349 in World Traveller and £599 in World Traveller Plus.
The sale runs until May 17, 2016 and is valid for travel between October 30 and December 8, 2016 and January 9 and March 21, 2017.
Previously, customers flying to the Middle Eastern cities had to stop off in Bahrain en route Doha and Abu Dhabi en route to Muscat, but from October 30, both services will fly direct, reducing the journey time to both cities by approximately two hours.
British Airways will operate daily flights between Heathrow and Abu Dhabi, Doha and Bahrain and a five-per-week service between Heathrow and Muscat.
Customers travelling to Abu Dhabi will be able to fly in the airline’s brand new 787-9 Dreamliner. The 787-9 includes a new First cabin which has just eight seats in comparison to the 14 seats available on other British Airways long-haul aircraft, giving even more exclusivity and privacy to customers.
To celebrate British Airways has sale fares on offer until May 17 with return fares between London and the four cities starting from £349 in World Traveller and £599 in World Traveller Plus.
The sale runs until May 17, 2016 and is valid for travel between October 30 and December 8, 2016 and January 9 and March 21, 2017.
BA0073 LHR 11:45 AUH 23:05 Daily
BA0072 AUH 02:10 LHR 06:25 Daily
BA0079 LHR 19:50 MCT 07:05 Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
BA0080 MCT10:55 LHR 14:55 Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun (press release says same days as outbound but presumably a mistake as arrives next day)
BA0123 LHR 22:30 DOH 08:05 Daily
BA0122 DOH 09:35 LHR 14:00 Daily
BA0125 LHR 13:25 BAH 23:00 Daily
BA0124 BAH 01:50 LHR06:15 Daily
http://mediacentre.britishairways.co...6/2016-72/6299
Last edited by Ldnn1; May 12, 2016 at 5:56 am
May 12, 2016, 5:53 am
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This will make a HUGE difference on the MCT route.
The flight timings are hugely improved, and not being woken at 02:00 at AUH to get hand baggage checked and to let passengers board will transform the experience. I just hope there will be enough pax for the direct route for it to be profitable.
The flight timings are hugely improved, and not being woken at 02:00 at AUH to get hand baggage checked and to let passengers board will transform the experience. I just hope there will be enough pax for the direct route for it to be profitable.
May 12, 2016, 5:59 am
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May 12, 2016, 6:21 am
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A big improvement for economy travellers!
BA must be hoping for a lot of premium pax; last time I went to MCT in F, most of the cabin got off and on at AUH. I'm uncertain whether that was MCT demand suppressed by the AUH demand shared with the same aircraft, or not much MCT demand at all.
BA must be hoping for a lot of premium pax; last time I went to MCT in F, most of the cabin got off and on at AUH. I'm uncertain whether that was MCT demand suppressed by the AUH demand shared with the same aircraft, or not much MCT demand at all.
May 12, 2016, 6:24 am
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May 12, 2016, 6:25 am
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May 12, 2016, 6:31 am
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These are very good timings for London-based leisure travellers. I suspect BA Holidays will sell some very premium packages with these flights - Oman has some really top end hotels.
May 12, 2016, 6:32 am
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May 12, 2016, 6:57 am
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- BA WT £400 return (£350 if in this sale fare is used)
- QR Eco £470 return
- BA WTP £600 - and that's a BA monopoly in that cabin.
So there is a market to be carved up here. And in the economy cabins the quality perceptions are rather different than in the business cabins.
May 12, 2016, 7:27 am
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The connecting flights issue is going to relevant for some travellers, the vagaries of ticketing sometimes favour BA, sometimes not given that QR now have a wide range of regional Europe flights. But at the economy level - which, dare I suggest, is most of the aircraft - BA is generally cheaper than QR by around £50 or so. And you will note the WTP sale price, the way it seems to work, looking at September pricing, is
- BA WT £400 return (£350 if in this sale fare is used)
- QR Eco £470 return
- BA WTP £600 - and that's a BA monopoly in that cabin.
So there is a market to be carved up here. And in the economy cabins the quality perceptions are rather different than in the business cabins.
- BA WT £400 return (£350 if in this sale fare is used)
- QR Eco £470 return
- BA WTP £600 - and that's a BA monopoly in that cabin.
So there is a market to be carved up here. And in the economy cabins the quality perceptions are rather different than in the business cabins.
However, if both QR and BA were parity for J prices, I would be surprised if someone was to chose BA based on the quality of the QR proposition.