London Stansted / STN AA Lounge & shower Info
Feb 22, 2008, 3:19 am
#76
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A random check shows that E0 is often sold out or close to being so over the next week (on both of those flights), while AA has always at least 7 J/D/I seats available (with one exception of 6 J seats--and on that day E0 is completely sold out) and all the deepest Y buckets too.
Feb 22, 2008, 4:26 am
#77
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The 2nd JFK-STN was meant to start at the end of March.
It has been postponed until August (The 1st I think) due to the pilot shortages. It makes sense to delay the 2nd STN flight over the 1st BCN/MXP etc flights for obvious reasons.
There are still a few anomalies in the schedules showing the 2nd flight though. It seems to show up as JFK-STN but not as STN-JFK.
It has been postponed until August (The 1st I think) due to the pilot shortages. It makes sense to delay the 2nd STN flight over the 1st BCN/MXP etc flights for obvious reasons.
There are still a few anomalies in the schedules showing the 2nd flight though. It seems to show up as JFK-STN but not as STN-JFK.
Feb 22, 2008, 6:20 am
#78
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Could someone provide some clarification? I am ticketed (with an eVIP applied) on the May 2nd JFK-STN flight, flight 128 at 9:45pm. Is this service actually operating or is it not? Should I call AA and get switched to the LHR service?
Thanks,
Goph
Thanks,
Goph
The 2nd JFK-STN was meant to start at the end of March.
It has been postponed until August (The 1st I think) due to the pilot shortages. It makes sense to delay the 2nd STN flight over the 1st BCN/MXP etc flights for obvious reasons.
There are still a few anomalies in the schedules showing the 2nd flight though. It seems to show up as JFK-STN but not as STN-JFK.
It has been postponed until August (The 1st I think) due to the pilot shortages. It makes sense to delay the 2nd STN flight over the 1st BCN/MXP etc flights for obvious reasons.
There are still a few anomalies in the schedules showing the 2nd flight though. It seems to show up as JFK-STN but not as STN-JFK.
Feb 22, 2008, 10:05 am
#79
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Note there is no C inventory that night on any LHR flights except the dayflight. There are 3 seats on the STN flight left though.
Feb 22, 2008, 10:25 am
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Thx,
Goph
Feb 22, 2008, 11:58 am
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They should offer to move you to LHR and create C class availability for you in these circumstances--that's certainly been my experience in similar situations in the past. I also have a JFK-STN reservation in C that's been canceled--because of the connections the earlier flight won't work, so I'm expecting they'll move me over to LHR instead. While they're not obligated to confirm me in C if it's not available, it would be surprisingly bad service not to (since I've paid the copay and the miles already).
Feb 22, 2008, 6:13 pm
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Interesting, I'm on the 9:45pm STN flight in May, upgraded into C and my reservation is intact. Though a search for a new reservation does not bring that flight up.
If this is in fact canceled, they'd better make availability in C on a LHR flight at a comparable time. I don't want to take the earlier STN flight.
If this is in fact canceled, they'd better make availability in C on a LHR flight at a comparable time. I don't want to take the earlier STN flight.
Feb 23, 2008, 3:42 am
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likewise I'm ticketing on the later STN-JFK on April 30th, upgraded to C. To complicate things, we used 2 VIPs due to expire next week. Reservation is still intact, but I might check in with them today on our options.
an update: called the EXP desk this morning. They couldn't see the cancellation and insisted the new flights are still running. Guess I'll just wait for them to call me.
an update: called the EXP desk this morning. They couldn't see the cancellation and insisted the new flights are still running. Guess I'll just wait for them to call me.
Last edited by jkirsch; Feb 23, 2008 at 7:49 am
Feb 24, 2008, 7:12 am
#84
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This morning I checked and we'd been moved to the 10:15 STN-JFK under a schedule change. Called and was moved over to 107 from LHR with seats confirmed in C. Was looking forward to trying NGBC on the 763... oh well.
Feb 24, 2008, 8:57 pm
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Interesting, I'm on the 9:45pm STN flight in May, upgraded into C and my reservation is intact. Though a search for a new reservation does not bring that flight up.
If this is in fact canceled, they'd better make availability in C on a LHR flight at a comparable time. I don't want to take the earlier STN flight.
If this is in fact canceled, they'd better make availability in C on a LHR flight at a comparable time. I don't want to take the earlier STN flight.
Feb 24, 2008, 10:33 pm
#86
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Interesting, I had no problem getting moved (because of canceled STN) to LHR flights and keeping the upgrades in business with 3 pax! The reservations now show as a mixture of C, D, and I classes--I guess once we'd used the available C inventory we were booked into the lowest available business buckets.
Feb 24, 2008, 10:47 pm
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Interesting, I had no problem getting moved (because of canceled STN) to LHR flights and keeping the upgrades in business with 3 pax! The reservations now show as a mixture of C, D, and I classes--I guess once we'd used the available C inventory we were booked into the lowest available business buckets.
Mar 16, 2008, 12:56 pm
#88
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The second flight is delayed due to the 767/777 pilot shortages and is now scheduled to begin in August. AA.com also notes this. Regarding the lounge, it is still the temporary structure, and the plans for the permanent lounge are posted on the wall. FWIW, the lounge staff believe that the current goal is to have the permanent lounge complete for the start of the second daily flight in August. Despite being an extra 30 minutes of travel time from my home vs.LHR(and the current poor lounge situation), STN was a delight to fly out of instead of LHR...
May 8, 2008, 9:28 pm
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No comments in this entire thread as to whether lounge access is restricted to J passengers, or is open to EXP/PLT flyers in coach! Can anyone clarify?