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Sep 24, 2017, 5:26 am

#31

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Originally Posted by Globaliser

Does that mean that the rumour about it being next Friday is rubbish?

Have you been listening to Galley FM?

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Sep 24, 2017, 7:11 am

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Has anyone got an update as to when / if this is changing?

I just checked potential bookings for LCY-GVA in November and economy catering is shown as BOB.

I assume without having checked that the 'enhancement' starts with the winter timetable.

Sep 24, 2017, 7:22 am

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Ba.com says

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Drinks and M&S food available to buy on flights to/from London Heathrow and London Gatwick

for LCY-FLR for a flight in December.

Sep 24, 2017, 8:06 am

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BA app shows complementary food and drinks for a trip to Orly in December. Remember it was charges for food and drinks may apply. So it isn't happening this year.

Sep 24, 2017, 11:19 am

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Does anyone know yet (or is it too early) the pax numbers for July/August for BA short haul specifically? As this is their first summer silly season with BoB and I wonder if it had much impact.

Or is too complex to figure out?! Would this then impact the decision to implement Cityflyer or is it simply a case of BoB isn’t going anywhere and the logistical & operational parts for LCY are still being figured out?

Sep 24, 2017, 11:24 am

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Originally Posted by richardwft

Have you been listening to Galley FM?

Rumours are always marked as such!

Sep 24, 2017, 2:42 pm

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Originally Posted by rockflyertalk

I think it would be very difficult to check the success rate so soon if the passenger numbers have changed, it would be difficult to conclude that it was linked to BOB and not something else which effected pax numbers (such as competitor prices/economy etc).

Sep 27, 2017, 5:21 pm

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Originally Posted by BA6948

BA app shows complementary food and drinks for a trip to Orly in December. Remember it was charges for food and drinks may apply. So it isn't happening this year.

This is now confirmed on the BA website which states BA CityFlyer is now changing in 2018 to BOB.

Sep 27, 2017, 11:19 pm

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Originally Posted by skyscan

This is now confirmed on the BA website which states BA CityFlyer is now changing in 2018 to BOB.

when exactly? Or they still haven't figured out yet how they are going to wave those bloody M&S brochures in our faces...

Sep 28, 2017, 12:25 am

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The logistics are not just an LCY issue. Over the weekends, the planes are serving multiple locations (STN / GLA / EDI / BHX / MAN / DUB / etc) without dropping back into LCY - so where would BoB catering get reloaded at weekends?