I have found this thread very useful, and re-assuring to see other folks are experiencing similar delays.

just bringing up the half century (50 days) of waiting so thought I would post. Looking for some of that FT magic dust...

applied for myself and family (2kids+partner) at end of October (10/21) and all 4 of us are still waiting.

We travel to Europe a couple of times a year as a family. At this point have given up hope of getting it before our Christmas travel but hope it comes through quickly all the same, so we can get sorted for our 2019 travel.