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Old Mar 24, 2013, 12:56 pm
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Praise the lord! BA Website enhancement!
Type MAN into the airport box.

Manchester UK is now listed top, rather than third after Managua (Nicaragua) and Manchester (New Hampshire).
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:00 pm
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Yikes, you scared me with the "enhancement" word there!
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:04 pm
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The number of times I've nearly booked a flight to Cairns instead of my intended destination - Cairo - when typing CAI has been equally frustrating.
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Phil the Flyer
The number of times I've nearly booked a flight to Cairns instead of my intended destination - Cairo - when typing CAI has been equally frustrating.
Cairo is now top also It seems the airport code is now being used as a preference.
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:11 pm
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Too funny. I very nearly found myself booking a ticket to Nova Scotia when typing in SYD.
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:19 pm
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A true improvement - no need to worry I am accidentally heading to France rather than FRAnkfurt.
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:22 pm
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A true improvement - no need to worry I am accidentally heading to France rather than FRAnkfurt.
Or going to HELena, Montana instead of HELsinki, Finland
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by travellinglight

I very nearly found myself booking a ticket to Nova Scotia ...
I'd rather end up in YHZ than in West Yorkshire.
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Phil the Flyer
The number of times I've nearly booked a flight to Cairns instead of my intended destination - Cairo - when typing CAI has been equally frustrating.
Is there no difference in fare between these two destinations?
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:29 pm
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:35 pm
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Praise the lord! BA Website enhancement!
DENver always comes up as Denmark first..
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:37 pm
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Manchester, UK is still the 3rd option on the Exec Club page when typing MAN.

San Diego is the 5th choice when typing SAN!
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Phil the Flyer
Originally Posted by travellinglight

I very nearly found myself booking a ticket to Nova Scotia ...
I'd rather end up in YHZ than in West Yorkshire.
Oi, I'll be setting my whippet on you lad with such talk about GOC.
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:39 pm
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Originally Posted by andset1191

Is there no difference in fare between these two destinations?
Since BA virtually doubled their LHR-CAI CW fares when replacing their 744/777 service with a 763/321 service - a return is now almost GBP2.1k - probably not!
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Old Mar 24, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by kanderson1965

Oi, I'll be setting my whippet on you lad with such talk about GOC.
I hoped I might wind up at least one Geoff Boycott-sounding Yorkshireman.
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