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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 2:21 am
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Originally Posted by aksai oiler
These are both 767 routes. Can anyone advise the reason for the suspension? Lack of suitable aircraft? Performance? I see several of the long haul 767s have been doing the likes of MAD recently.

KC runs a 757 on the ALA-TSE-LHR route, whilst the current BA schedule was very comfortable, unlike LH or KL.

I for one will be disappointed BA dropped/suspended ALA, specifically with the recent expansion of the visa waiver program to 20 countries (from 10 last year) until 2017. Travelling around the Stans is a pain due to visas, some of which take a month to get requiring numerous pieces of paper, at least travelling to Kazakhstan is relatively painless in this respect and Almaty has a lot to offer in terms of attractions.
On the BA Trade site, it states the routes are being suspended because they are no longer commercially viable.
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