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Old May 30, 2023 | 3:59 am
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Originally Posted by jasonhowlett
This flight was cancelled at 17:53 the day before it was due to depart without a reason being given, is it too late to get help shinning a light on the reason?
Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
Yes, I'm afraid it is, and by quite a margin (30 March for those on devices which don't show the subject line). Five days is the usual cut-off, or less. But if it wasn't weather - which tends to be obvious - then night before cancellations tend of be shortage of staff or shortage of equipment. Welcome to Flyertalk and welcome to the BA Forum.
Originally Posted by jasonhowlett
We had a response to a claim stating that it was weather related due to forecasts of thunder storm and an air traffic control imposed reductions in number of flights, but no details of which airport was affected and the MetOffice has no Yellow or higher thunderstorm warnings for the date in question.

I don’t suppose you’d have any insight on the route to appeal what felt very much like a fobbed off claim.

I can’t check back that far, but a WEAN code does seem likely.

https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.in...l_network_plan

TS (thunderstorms) and GR (Hail) forecast for Düsseldorf on the 30th.

Of course it may also be a TECY or FCRY cancellation.
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