Originally Posted by
Lost-in-Space
I used to fly regularly on the BA S61s to offshore rigs in the North Sea.
At check-in they used to weigh the pax as well as our kitbags - it took the "you're overweight sir" to a whole different level!
Can I retroactively claim for Avios and Tier Points?!
Me too. Didn't BA sell the business just a few weeks before a Chinook (still in BA livery I think) suffered a gearbox fatigue failure and tragically resulted in 47 deaths ? Workers refused to fly in them again, Shell reluctantly had to withdraw the Chinook contract.