Originally Posted by
Bukhara
Believe me, I can see where you're coming from. And I'm not trying to defend BA on this issue, but just trying to give an honest opinion of where people stand. Route withdrawals are not a unique phenomenen to BA. The offer of 'just' a refund is not a stance unique to BA in these circumstances. [ These kind of instances have been happening for years and years and on a whole multitude of airlines. I realise the fact that something has always happened does not mean it's right both morally and legally.
AFAIK, and if we except clown-charter-outfits and LCCs, in the vast majority of suspended route cases, airlines have been happy to arrange reprotection with another carrier. Indeed, BA did that very recently with flights to HRE.
Originally Posted by
Bukhara
Anyway, the Sale of Goods Act is a new one. Good luck in getting tickets for transportation defined as 'goods.'
The Sale of Goods Act has been supplemented by the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, and it clearly includes things like "future goods", "perishable goods", and "services".