Weather / blizzard disruption to BA flights NE USA on Monday, 26 Jan
Jan 25, 2015, 10:15 pm
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Weather / blizzard disruption to BA flights NE USA on Monday, 26 Jan
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...ruption_banner
Looking at Flight Aware, it looks like flights due to arrive JFK after mid-afternoon are being cancelled.
Looking at Flight Aware, it looks like flights due to arrive JFK after mid-afternoon are being cancelled.
Jan 25, 2015, 11:26 pm
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And just to time stamp the information underneath the link provided, since these things tend to change and/or be helpful for future reference, noting in particular that rebooking options are now open, see penultimate paragraph.
Originally Posted by British Airways 25 January 2015 at 19:44 hrs GMT
On Monday 26 January heavy snow is forecast to fall over the East Coast of the USA. We anticipate that some flights to and from the US will be disrupted.
Many flights may need to have de-icing treatment on their wings, engines and fuselage, before they are cleared for take-off and this might also lead to some flight delays throughout the day.
We apologise for the inconvenience the poor weather has caused but the safety of our customers is our top priority.
More information
Customers should keep checking for the very latest information about their flights if they are due to travel to or from East Coast of the USA.
Check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport.
What to do if your flight has been cancelled.
If your flight has been cancelled, please do not travel to the airport.
We have a policy in place outlining the options available to you and how to make changes to your booking.
> Re-booking options if your flight has been cancelled URL
If you have a ticket for Monday 26 January or Tuesday 27 January and are travelling to or from Boston, New York JFK, Newark, Baltimore, Washington or Philadelphia and wish to change to a later date. You can rebook to travel between Sunday 25 January and Friday 30 January with your local contact centre
We are sorry for any disruption to customers' travel plans.
Many flights may need to have de-icing treatment on their wings, engines and fuselage, before they are cleared for take-off and this might also lead to some flight delays throughout the day.
We apologise for the inconvenience the poor weather has caused but the safety of our customers is our top priority.
More information
Customers should keep checking for the very latest information about their flights if they are due to travel to or from East Coast of the USA.
Check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport.
What to do if your flight has been cancelled.
If your flight has been cancelled, please do not travel to the airport.
We have a policy in place outlining the options available to you and how to make changes to your booking.
> Re-booking options if your flight has been cancelled URL
If you have a ticket for Monday 26 January or Tuesday 27 January and are travelling to or from Boston, New York JFK, Newark, Baltimore, Washington or Philadelphia and wish to change to a later date. You can rebook to travel between Sunday 25 January and Friday 30 January with your local contact centre
We are sorry for any disruption to customers' travel plans.
Jan 26, 2015, 12:32 am
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ex-JFK BA172, 114, 182 (and ex-EWR BA188, and ex-PHL BA068) all showing on ba.com as cancelled tonight.
Sister and brother-in-law are scheduled to fly BA292 CW ex-IAD at 2220hrs today - I'll be keeping a close eye on the situation.
Sister and brother-in-law are scheduled to fly BA292 CW ex-IAD at 2220hrs today - I'll be keeping a close eye on the situation.
Jan 26, 2015, 1:01 am
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The next FAA ATC System a Command Centre briefing is at 1215 GMT after which likely ground stop periods will be predicted or occurring. After this info is received, more planning can occur.
The weather situation is forecast to remain reasonably ok in JFK until 1700 EST and then gets progressively worse throughout the evening.
IAD sees continuous light snow and sleet throughout the day
PHL sees similar to IAD
BOS sees heavy blowing snow this evening and overnight.
The weather situation is forecast to remain reasonably ok in JFK until 1700 EST and then gets progressively worse throughout the evening.
IAD sees continuous light snow and sleet throughout the day
PHL sees similar to IAD
BOS sees heavy blowing snow this evening and overnight.
Last edited by Sigwx; Jan 26, 2015 at 1:16 am
Jan 26, 2015, 3:30 am
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Jan. 26: Avoiding the blizzard, getting to lhr
My flight tonight was cancelled and am confirmed on a 630 pm flight out of New York. Need to get to London and thinking may be I can fly south or west mid afternoon to connect to flight to lhr and thus avoid the storm and possibility my evening flight will be cancelled.
Good approach?
Suggested departure cities?
Call BA directly or ask TA who booked flight to do it?
Tried calling BA recording said waits of an hour. Any way to circumvent ?
Tia!!
Good approach?
Suggested departure cities?
Call BA directly or ask TA who booked flight to do it?
Tried calling BA recording said waits of an hour. Any way to circumvent ?
Tia!!
Jan 26, 2015, 3:36 am
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If in first, try calling you first, if you have status try there as well otherwise its going to be a very long and busy wait. The best option i think will be to go to the airport as they have more control over re-bookings but I would expect there to be very few options. What class are you in?
Jan 26, 2015, 3:59 am
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Go to the airport right now.
There's a flight leaves at 8.30am EST - BA.com shows seats available in Economy
(Curiously, BA.com shows the 630pm as operating, with later flights cancelled.)
There's a flight leaves at 8.30am EST - BA.com shows seats available in Economy
(Curiously, BA.com shows the 630pm as operating, with later flights cancelled.)
Jan 26, 2015, 4:18 am
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When I was in a similar situation (Gold card but flying back of the bus), I somehow managed to get hold of Special Services at JFK on the phone and they sorted us out very efficiently. I believe, although this was never explicitly said to me, that they may actually have bumped some people off one of the few flights that was operating to accommodate us. I vaguely recollect that there is a direct phone number (although I no longer have it). This would obviously only work if you have status.
Jan 26, 2015, 4:23 am
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Just going back to your original questions...
If this is a TA booking, you need to speak to them as per the "what do i do" list on BA.com.
Point remans though that BA (and FWIW AA) says the 6.30pm flight is running, with other flights showing as cancelled.
If this is a TA booking, you need to speak to them as per the "what do i do" list on BA.com.
Point remans though that BA (and FWIW AA) says the 6.30pm flight is running, with other flights showing as cancelled.
Jan 26, 2015, 5:38 am
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Serious disruption: USA East Coast
Just saw this on ba.com:
On Monday 26 January heavy snow is forecast to fall over the East Coast of the USA. We anticipate that some flights to and from the US will be disrupted.
Many flights may need to have de-icing treatment on their wings, engines and fuselage, before they are cleared for take-off and this might also lead to some flight delays throughout the day.
We apologise for the inconvenience the poor weather has caused but the safety of our customers is our top priority.
More information
Customers should keep checking for the very latest information about their flights if they are due to travel to or from East Coast of the USA.
Check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport.
A quick check on JFK (as an example, also will hit EWR BOS etc) showed many, many cancelled services, both AA domestic and TATL. Good luck if you're trying to get out of that region this evening.
Many flights may need to have de-icing treatment on their wings, engines and fuselage, before they are cleared for take-off and this might also lead to some flight delays throughout the day.
We apologise for the inconvenience the poor weather has caused but the safety of our customers is our top priority.
More information
Customers should keep checking for the very latest information about their flights if they are due to travel to or from East Coast of the USA.
Check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport.