Flight from Gatwick to Orlando cancelled today
Feb 26, 2012, 2:17 pm
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Feb 26, 2012, 2:24 pm
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I don't know why the service went 'tech' but believe me BA does everything it can do get services away. It must have been a serious problem. Aircraft are complex beasts and as pilots we won't accept any problem that we aren't happy with. BA engineers are the best in the business and if they can't fix it, nobody can.
Feb 27, 2012, 3:15 am
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Yes, in the quieter months you will sometimes see the second BGI cancelled for this reason. When the LAX was kept 3 times daily in the winter, one of the three was often bumped for this reason. (One february was particularly notorious for it).
But this doesnt happen too often as it annoys not only passengers, but those who control the slots and those who hand out the route licences etc., so it is not an option taken lightly.
But this doesnt happen too often as it annoys not only passengers, but those who control the slots and those who hand out the route licences etc., so it is not an option taken lightly.
Feb 27, 2012, 3:47 am
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Yes, in the quieter months you will sometimes see the second BGI cancelled for this reason. When the LAX was kept 3 times daily in the winter, one of the three was often bumped for this reason. (One february was particularly notorious for it).
But this doesnt happen too often as it annoys not only passengers, but those who control the slots and those who hand out the route licences etc., so it is not an option taken lightly.
But this doesnt happen too often as it annoys not only passengers, but those who control the slots and those who hand out the route licences etc., so it is not an option taken lightly.
Generally this is done months in advance however
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Feb 27, 2012, 4:16 am
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Feb 27, 2012, 4:29 am
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Feb 27, 2012, 4:59 am
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Yes, sadly. Its only in the days close to departure that you really know how many you have in the J or F cabins as more in these cabins book within the last 14 or even 7 days. I have had a LAX rotation cancelled on the day because of it, we were readdomodated 2 hours later so no great shakes. (Our aircraft actually did depart for LAX but with no passengers so probably had a rich cargo belly or was needed to operate the return, and it was just better to run for BA to run the outward with no passengers).
As you rightly say though Simon, they tend to do more of these cancellations a few months out these days, to minimise inconvenience, but they do occasionally happen.
As you rightly say though Simon, they tend to do more of these cancellations a few months out these days, to minimise inconvenience, but they do occasionally happen.
Feb 27, 2012, 5:14 am
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Yes, sadly. Its only in the days close to departure that you really know how many you have in the J or F cabins as more in these cabins book within the last 14 or even 7 days. I have had a LAX rotation cancelled on the day because of it, we were readdomodated 2 hours later so no great shakes. (Our aircraft actually did depart for LAX but with no passengers so probably had a rich cargo belly or was needed to operate the return, and it was just better to run for BA to run the outward with no passengers).
As you rightly say though Simon, they tend to do more of these cancellations a few months out these days, to minimise inconvenience, but they do occasionally happen.
As you rightly say though Simon, they tend to do more of these cancellations a few months out these days, to minimise inconvenience, but they do occasionally happen.
Feb 27, 2012, 5:50 am
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What definitely would've been a cost to BA is any disruption costs, i.e. putting people up in hotels in LAX if they missed connection, loss of the good will of passengers who expected to be on flight "A" only to be delayed onto flight "B".
Feb 27, 2012, 5:56 am
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I recall turning up at IAD for the IAD-LHR daytime flight at around 7am (circa 2002). Flight had been cancelled, and I had been rebooked on the evening flight at 9pm. I assume it was due to low loads as only myself and one other passenger turned up for the flight.
No notification from BA, who obviously expected me to sit airside from 7am to 7pm.
Of course, without a morning flight there were no BA ground staff, and I actually found out by talking to AA ground staff. Amazingly they called BA on my behalf and got them to rebook me onto a United IAD-LHR day flight, resulting in only the shortest of delays in my getting back to LHR.
No notification from BA, who obviously expected me to sit airside from 7am to 7pm.
Of course, without a morning flight there were no BA ground staff, and I actually found out by talking to AA ground staff. Amazingly they called BA on my behalf and got them to rebook me onto a United IAD-LHR day flight, resulting in only the shortest of delays in my getting back to LHR.