Jun 28, 2017, 12:47 am
Last edit by: KARFA
List of cancellations:
August
Wednesday 30 August - see post 279
Tuesday 29 August - see post 276
Monday 28 August - see post 274
Sunday 27 August - see post 260
Saturday 26 August - see post 261
Friday 25 August - see post 259
Thursday 24 August - see post 254
Wednesday 23 August - see post 247
Tuesday 22 August - see post 241
Monday 21 August - see post 240
Sunday 20 August - see post 239
Saturday 19 August - see post 238
Friday 18 August - see post 237
Thursday 17 August - see post 236
Wednesday 16 August - see post 230
Tuesday 15 August - see post 229
Monday 14 August - see post 228
Sunday 13 August - see post 223
Saturday 12 August - see post 218
Friday 11 August - see post 211
Thursday 10 August - see post 201
Wednesday 9 August - see post 197
Tuesday 8 August - see post 193
Monday 7 August - see post 188
Sunday 6 August - see post 182
Saturday 5 August - see post 176
Friday 4 August - see post 171
Thursday 3 August - see post 164
Wednesday 2 August - see post 161
Tuesday 1 August - see post 150
July
Monday 31 July - see post 129
Sunday 30 July - see post 125
Saturday 29 July - see post 112
Friday 28 July - see post 98
Thursday 27 July - see post 86
Wednesday 26 July - see post 75
Tuesday 25 July - see post 60
Monday 24 July - see post 56
Friday 21 July to Sunday 23 July - see post 59
August
Wednesday 30 August - see post 279
Tuesday 29 August - see post 276
Monday 28 August - see post 274
Sunday 27 August - see post 260
Saturday 26 August - see post 261
Friday 25 August - see post 259
Thursday 24 August - see post 254
Wednesday 23 August - see post 247
Tuesday 22 August - see post 241
Monday 21 August - see post 240
Sunday 20 August - see post 239
Saturday 19 August - see post 238
Friday 18 August - see post 237
Thursday 17 August - see post 236
Wednesday 16 August - see post 230
Tuesday 15 August - see post 229
Monday 14 August - see post 228
Sunday 13 August - see post 223
Saturday 12 August - see post 218
Friday 11 August - see post 211
Thursday 10 August - see post 201
Wednesday 9 August - see post 197
Tuesday 8 August - see post 193
Monday 7 August - see post 188
Sunday 6 August - see post 182
Saturday 5 August - see post 176
Friday 4 August - see post 171
Thursday 3 August - see post 164
Wednesday 2 August - see post 161
Tuesday 1 August - see post 150
July
Monday 31 July - see post 129
Sunday 30 July - see post 125
Saturday 29 July - see post 112
Friday 28 July - see post 98
Thursday 27 July - see post 86
Wednesday 26 July - see post 75
Tuesday 25 July - see post 60
Monday 24 July - see post 56
Friday 21 July to Sunday 23 July - see post 59
BA Mixed Fleet Strike 2017 - cancellations
Aug 1, 2017, 2:27 am
#151
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I'm guessing that with 6 flights a day between LHR>ORD>LHR, 4 of which are operated by AA, they are finding it quite an easy route to distribute 1 B744's worth of pax across the other 5 flights. The other route which was being hit hard with cancellations, PHL, seems to have faired better over the past week at least.
Pilot37
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Aug 1, 2017, 9:22 am
#152
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Location: DCA
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My wife and I were flying out form ORD and back during this latest strike period. I was watching availability and seat maps for both BA ORD-LHR flights. On many days it looks like BA could cancel one of the flights and move most people over to the other BA flight and still maintain the individual's booked class of service. Just my personal speculation.
Aug 1, 2017, 10:32 am
#153
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Aug 1, 2017, 10:46 am
#154
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This is borderline worth a thread on its own, perhaps.
I've been told that all BA123 (LHR-DOH) and BA122 (DOH-LHR) will be cancelled until 15 August, and 16 August for the return leg.
Rebooking will be allowed on to Qatar, it is noted that WTP will be due a refund as a result of being downgraded to economy. Travel can be 3 days before to 3 days after original date of rebooking, or a full refund. EC261 compensation will apply except perhaps for those at the later end of this time period, depending when they get to be officially informed and the precise details of their trip.
For those on multi sector journeys, they can be rebooked on to more direct services. So EDI-LHR-DOH-BKK can become EDI-LHR-BKK or EDI-DOH-BKK.
One involuntary change allowed, so think before you call!
I've been told that all BA123 (LHR-DOH) and BA122 (DOH-LHR) will be cancelled until 15 August, and 16 August for the return leg.
Rebooking will be allowed on to Qatar, it is noted that WTP will be due a refund as a result of being downgraded to economy. Travel can be 3 days before to 3 days after original date of rebooking, or a full refund. EC261 compensation will apply except perhaps for those at the later end of this time period, depending when they get to be officially informed and the precise details of their trip.
For those on multi sector journeys, they can be rebooked on to more direct services. So EDI-LHR-DOH-BKK can become EDI-LHR-BKK or EDI-DOH-BKK.
One involuntary change allowed, so think before you call!
I also received the full amount a Avios I would have originally received on the BA flight.
Aug 1, 2017, 11:44 am
#155
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: UK/France
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Yes good point and I wonder who will be the first to launch an EU261 claim on this. Whilst strikes are normally "extraordinary circumstances" there is an arguable point here that BA has deliberately cancelled a set of flights that would not have been affected in order to protect services elsewhere on its network. This must be a commercial decision. Maybe they have factored that in - INDU does not tell us anything yet, we need to know if they have allocated code INDY or INDN.
Aug 1, 2017, 1:22 pm
#156
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Location: Plymouth, UK
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Posts: 1,159
We are booked in F on 297 on 14th. If we are offered a downgrade what is the deal likely to be? We booked as part of a flight/hotel/car package.
Aug 1, 2017, 3:47 pm
#157
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Location: London
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Yes good point and I wonder who will be the first to launch an EU261 claim on this. Whilst strikes are normally "extraordinary circumstances" there is an arguable point here that BA has deliberately cancelled a set of flights that would not have been affected in order to protect services elsewhere on its network. This must be a commercial decision. Maybe they have factored that in - INDU does not tell us anything yet, we need to know if they have allocated code INDY or INDN.
Last edited by chalf; Aug 1, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Aug 1, 2017, 6:18 pm
#158
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 2
Yes good point and I wonder who will be the first to launch an EU261 claim on this. Whilst strikes are normally "extraordinary circumstances" there is an arguable point here that BA has deliberately cancelled a set of flights that would not have been affected in order to protect services elsewhere on its network. This must be a commercial decision. Maybe they have factored that in - INDU does not tell us anything yet, we need to know if they have allocated code INDY or INDN.
Aug 1, 2017, 11:37 pm
#160
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Kudos to EI who were wonderful in comparison.
Aug 2, 2017, 2:30 am
#161
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Cancellations Wednesday 2 August:
Code:
BA297 LHR ORD 5 16:05 BA0123 LHR DOH 5 22:10
Last edited by KARFA; Aug 3, 2017 at 12:15 am
Aug 2, 2017, 1:13 pm
#162
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By my reading of the rules, arguably no compensation is due regardless of the reason, as I was offered a flight within 30 minutes of the original departure and arrival times, though the cancellation was within 7 days. However, the original flight departed LGW and the new flight departs LHR; does that bring me back within scope (as between LGW and LHR I'm admittedly much less inconvenienced than were I transferred to, say, STN or LTN)? I expect they are coterminous for ticketing purposes, though a differentiated customer offering.
BA's website now makes explicit reference to certain LGW flights being impacted by the strikes.
This appeared to be a scripted response. I expect BA anticipate most reaccommodated customers won't be bothered to take it further.
Aug 3, 2017, 12:17 am
#164
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Cancellations Thursday 3 August:
Code:
BA297 LHR ORD 5 16:05 BA123 LHR DOH 5 22:10
Last edited by KARFA; Aug 4, 2017 at 2:40 am
Aug 3, 2017, 12:07 pm
#165
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midcontinent
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My ex-US ORD cancellation was easy to handle, simply swapping a BA for an AA flight. I've been trying to understand the converse situation, if (when) I am flying XXX-LHR-ORD-YYY and the LHR-ORD leg is cancelled, do I have leeway to reroute via a different US hub to ORD (e.g. XXX-LHR-LAX-YYY) or is my ORD-YYY going to force me to go through O'Hare?
This is all on BA paper, with the US domestic leg on AA metal.
I tried reading the rules which someone had posted on another thread, but could not figure out the answer to this.
This is all on BA paper, with the US domestic leg on AA metal.
I tried reading the rules which someone had posted on another thread, but could not figure out the answer to this.