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Old Jan 23, 2007, 9:21 am
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Originally Posted by LiviLion
My last Flight on BD was LHR-EDI on Thursday 18th Jan. No BA flights flying out on that route due to the weather. How come BD managed it?
....mainly because BA (unlike bmi) has a credible and profitable long-haul operation which it must give priority to when slots at LHR are restricted due to bad weather.

In these circumstances both BA and bmi should be commended for some joined-up thinking in being able to run at least some services between them on every route to ensure that as many people as possible (including you and me) got to their destination, in very challenging operating conditions.

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