May 26, 2015, 1:51 am
Last edit by: Banana4321
Open Day Meet Up & Requests for Tickets
Please add your details directly into the wiki if you feel confident/have wiki-posting privileges (must be member for at least 90 days/90 posts). Alternatively, please post as normal and someone will be along to add the details here.
Attendees
Please add your name if you are coming and may like to make yourself known to other FT'ers. PLease add also your (roughly) expected time when you think you will be there. Also if you are staying nearby on Friday night and fancy meeting for a drink just add your hotel details.
KARFA - 1000-1500 - Fri night @ HGI - Fri 2100 LBA-LHR / Sun 1925 LHR-LBA
LondonAndy - 1000-1500 - Fri night @ home
francismc - 1000-1500 - Sat 0800 EDI-LHR BA1461 / 2150 LHR-EDI BA1460
Jock - 1000-1500 - Sat 0705 EDI-LHR BA1435 / 1725 LHR-EDI BA1454
angeloedades - Saturday ~1000-1500 / Sunday ~1000-1400 / Slough (yikes)
KeaneJohn - 1000-1500
Lorcancoyle - ~1000 onwards (and debating a quick trip to OSL via HEL on Saturday evening...)
polochick - 1300-1700
BA0197 - 1000-1500 - Friday at the Sheraton Heathrow
FastTrak2Elite - from 1000
Banana4321 - 1000-1500 - Friday at home just a short Uber trip away
Requests
If you would like to go to the open day please put your username, number of tickets you may be after, and time you can be there note that I think you have to enter with your offeror so you may need to be flexible. If someone has a spare place on their ticket they can contact you by PM and go from there.
Please do not pester anyone on the thread who has said they would be going - they may not have any spare spots anyway or not want to take anyone.
Please stick to the format: USERNAME - 1000-1300 - X PLACES
If you can be there at any time on Saturday just put ALL DAY instead of a time range.
FastTrak2Elite - ALL DAY - 1 (Invite received, thank you.)
nbevan - ALL DAY - 1 (registered details as guest of Lorcancoyle)
DANBOY767 - ALL DAY - 2 or 3 PLACES
BAGoldBoy - ALL DAY - 2 (couldn't take up offer)
BA0197- ALL DAY -1 (sorted!! Thank you!)
Banana4321 - ALL DAY - 1 (Now sorted thank you)
Dicksbits - ALL DAY - 1
BoeBus - ALL DAY - 1 Now can't go 
Djc31 - all day - 2
Richrdavid - all day - 2
Please add your details directly into the wiki if you feel confident/have wiki-posting privileges (must be member for at least 90 days/90 posts). Alternatively, please post as normal and someone will be along to add the details here.
Attendees
Please add your name if you are coming and may like to make yourself known to other FT'ers. PLease add also your (roughly) expected time when you think you will be there. Also if you are staying nearby on Friday night and fancy meeting for a drink just add your hotel details.
KARFA - 1000-1500 - Fri night @ HGI - Fri 2100 LBA-LHR / Sun 1925 LHR-LBA
LondonAndy - 1000-1500 - Fri night @ home
francismc - 1000-1500 - Sat 0800 EDI-LHR BA1461 / 2150 LHR-EDI BA1460
Jock - 1000-1500 - Sat 0705 EDI-LHR BA1435 / 1725 LHR-EDI BA1454
angeloedades - Saturday ~1000-1500 / Sunday ~1000-1400 / Slough (yikes)
KeaneJohn - 1000-1500
Lorcancoyle - ~1000 onwards (and debating a quick trip to OSL via HEL on Saturday evening...)
polochick - 1300-1700
BA0197 - 1000-1500 - Friday at the Sheraton Heathrow
FastTrak2Elite - from 1000
Banana4321 - 1000-1500 - Friday at home just a short Uber trip away
Requests
If you would like to go to the open day please put your username, number of tickets you may be after, and time you can be there note that I think you have to enter with your offeror so you may need to be flexible. If someone has a spare place on their ticket they can contact you by PM and go from there.
Please do not pester anyone on the thread who has said they would be going - they may not have any spare spots anyway or not want to take anyone.
Please stick to the format: USERNAME - 1000-1300 - X PLACES
If you can be there at any time on Saturday just put ALL DAY instead of a time range.
DANBOY767 - ALL DAY - 2 or 3 PLACES
Dicksbits - ALL DAY - 1
Djc31 - all day - 2
Richrdavid - all day - 2
[By Invitation Only] BA Open Day returns this summer 6th June [2015]
Apr 30, 2015, 4:32 am
#61
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA and UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 1,351
I e-mailed them (so maybe it's my fault they took it down) and they said:
Unfortunately you were provided the link to this website slightly prematurely, which is why your BA executive club number would not have been recognised. The invites to our executive club members have not yet been sent or added onto this system, although we expect the invitations to start going out in the next 48 hours.
We apologise for the inconvenience at this stage. Unfortunately we are unable confirm which executive club members will be invited at this point, but will be able to do so once the invites are issued.
We hope that you will be one of those to receive an invitation shortly, and be able to join us for this special event.
So there is still hope for us all...... good luck ^
Unfortunately you were provided the link to this website slightly prematurely, which is why your BA executive club number would not have been recognised. The invites to our executive club members have not yet been sent or added onto this system, although we expect the invitations to start going out in the next 48 hours.
We apologise for the inconvenience at this stage. Unfortunately we are unable confirm which executive club members will be invited at this point, but will be able to do so once the invites are issued.
We hope that you will be one of those to receive an invitation shortly, and be able to join us for this special event.
So there is still hope for us all...... good luck ^
Apr 30, 2015, 8:43 am
#62
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR; TK Elite; ITA Executive; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,551
Just called the GGL line hoping they had more info, they didn't (they were not aware of this event).
Apparently they will call me back as soon as they have some news (doubt it).
Apparently they will call me back as soon as they have some news (doubt it).
Apr 30, 2015, 5:49 pm
#63
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: London Stratford, E7
Programs: BAEC Gold! Thanks to FT
Posts: 3,381
I emailed them and got this response.
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the British Airways Explore and Discover registration.
Unfortunately you were provided the link to this website slightly prematurely, which is why your BA executive club number would not have been recognised. The invites to our executive club members have not yet been sent or added onto this system, although we expect the invitations to start going out in the next 48 hours.
We apologise for the inconvenience at this stage. Unfortunately we are unable confirm which executive club members will be invited at this point, but will be able to do so once the invites are issued.
Non canned reply..
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the British Airways Explore and Discover registration.
Unfortunately you were provided the link to this website slightly prematurely, which is why your BA executive club number would not have been recognised. The invites to our executive club members have not yet been sent or added onto this system, although we expect the invitations to start going out in the next 48 hours.
We apologise for the inconvenience at this stage. Unfortunately we are unable confirm which executive club members will be invited at this point, but will be able to do so once the invites are issued.
Non canned reply..
May 1, 2015, 10:08 am
#64
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: LHR
Posts: 70
Code:
Domain Name: BA-EXPLOREANDDISCOVER.COM Registry Domain ID: 1919318098_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.meshdigital.com Registrar URL: http://www.domainbox.com Updated Date: 2015-04-13T00:00:00Z Creation Date: 2015-04-13T00:00:00Z Registrant Name: Andy Barr Registrant Organization: Event Connections Registrant Street: 33 Bond Street Registrant City: Brighton Registrant State/Province: Brighton Registrant Postal Code: BN1 1RD Registrant Country: GB Registrant Phone: +44.8456000000 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax Ext: Registrant Email: [email protected]
May 1, 2015, 2:26 pm
#65
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,174
It may not necessarily be BA replying, seeing as the domain is owned by a Brighton-based events management company
Also, the site's robots.txt file prevents bots (like Google) from indexing the page which suggests that BA didn't really want anybody to find it.
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Domain Name: BA-EXPLOREANDDISCOVER.COM Registry Domain ID: 1919318098_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.meshdigital.com Registrar URL: http://www.domainbox.com Updated Date: 2015-04-13T00:00:00Z Creation Date: 2015-04-13T00:00:00Z Registrant Name: Andy Barr Registrant Organization: Event Connections Registrant Street: 33 Bond Street Registrant City: Brighton Registrant State/Province: Brighton Registrant Postal Code: BN1 1RD Registrant Country: GB Registrant Phone: +44.8456000000 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax Ext: Registrant Email: [email protected]
May 2, 2015, 3:30 am
#66
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,146
Perhaps BA just sub-contracted the exercise to a professional outfit, rather than cobbling something together at Waterside using in-house resources?
May 2, 2015, 4:17 am
#68
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: LHR
Posts: 70
Nope, but the combination of BAEC Blue & bank holiday weekend didn't exactly make me hopeful (although in any case the email will be automated so the weekend isn't really a valid point...)
Let's just hope the delay is so they can prepare something really spectacular
May 3, 2015, 7:48 am
#70
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: London Stratford, E7
Programs: BAEC Gold! Thanks to FT
Posts: 3,381
On Saturday it was sunny and bright and a very hot day and on Sunday for the BA Staff day the heavens opened.
May 3, 2015, 9:46 am
#71
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Egham, Surrey, UK
Programs: Mucci Champion des Champions, BAG4L, *A Gold, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, Hertz Gold, Avis President
Posts: 3,416
It was an all day event. Quite cloudy in the morning but a nice afternoon. A few pictures
Welcome by nigelrturner, on Flickr
The "Rocket" by nigelrturner, on Flickr
Inside the A380 by nigelrturner, on Flickr
Welcome by nigelrturner, on FlickrThe "Rocket" by nigelrturner, on FlickrInside the A380 by nigelrturner, on Flickr
May 3, 2015, 9:55 am
#72
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Mucci de la Cuisine Aérienne du Réseau Courte Durée de British Airways
Posts: 4,704
I don't know about the customer day but last time the staff day was in two sessions am and pm. I don't know if that is the case this year though.
The staff day this year is being done via a ballot system as opposed to first come first served that we had last time.
The customer day is by invitation but I have no idea who will be invited or what the criteria is.
The staff day this year is being done via a ballot system as opposed to first come first served that we had last time.
The customer day is by invitation but I have no idea who will be invited or what the criteria is.
May 4, 2015, 4:57 pm
#74
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,977
Yes. Got mine this morning. Haven't you got yours yet? Didn't look like too many places left by the time I signed up this afternoon.