Originally Posted by
Globaliser
For those who are puzzling about the phrase "taken this flight recently", an 0450 arrival is
not the current schedule for BA39. This comes in with the northern winter schedule that begins on Sunday 28 October 2018.
And for those who want to see the theory in action, this is I think a typical week, with the problematic clashes bolded:-
Code:
BA39 / BA1039 LHR-PEK
Dep LHR UTC Arr PEK UTC
Mon 1625 Mon 1625 Tue 1025 Tue 0225
Tue 1625 Tue 1625 Wed 1025 Wed 0225
Wed 1625 Wed 1625 Thu 1025 Thu 0225
Thu 1625 Thu 1625 Fri 1025 Fri 0225
Fri 1050 Fri 1050 Sat 0450 Fri 2050 (thus BA1039 not BA39)
Sat 1625 Sat 1625 Sun 1025 Sun 0225
Sun 1625 Sun 1625 Mon 1025 Mon 0225
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Code:
BA38 / BA1038 PEK-LHR
Dep PEK UTC Arr LHR UTC
Mon 1210 Mon 0410 Mon 1535 Mon 1535
Tue 1210 Tue 0410 Tue 1535 Tue 1535
Wed 1210 Wed 0410 Wed 1535 Wed 1535
Thu 1210 Thu 0410 Thu 1535 Thu 1535
Fri 1210 Fri 0410 Fri 1535 Fri 1535
Sat 0635 Fri 2235 Sat 1000 Sat 1000 (thus BA1038 not BA38)
Sun 1210 Sun 0410 Sun 1535 Sun 1535
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Enlightening post on the scheduling technicalities! Thanks!