BA removes baggage Most Generous Allowance (MGA) for new bookings from 18 Oct 2017
Oct 17, 2017, 2:32 pm
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In practical terms, it will mean that BA's policy is realistically the 'worst allowance' from now on.
Oct 17, 2017, 2:42 pm
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worst food
worst J seat
worst UM ( they dont have it anymore)
worst seat selection
worst aircraft
....
Oct 17, 2017, 3:00 pm
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Maybe BA is trying to drum up business for the suitcase shops in T5, so that you can maximise your F baggage allowance after you get off your domestic connection...?
Oct 17, 2017, 3:01 pm
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The most significant international operating carrier (MSIOC) rule will still apply on a single journey component involving a connection (less than 24 hours).
1, If two separate tickets, separate luggage allowance applies;
2, If on through ticket with transit time less than 24 hours, WTP luggage allowance applies;
3, If on through ticket with a stop over in London (overnight or over 24 hours), two separate luggage rule applies. Which would be Euro Traveller for CDG-LHR and WTP for LHR-NYC...
Oct 17, 2017, 3:14 pm
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Can I save us all a little time?
"This isn't cost cutting just because of cost cutting, there's clearly an operational cost associated with it we can't see"
"BA are profitable so clearly know what they are doing"
"This will only affect a small number of people so it doesn't matter"
"If you don't like it - fly someone else"
Have I missed any of the obvious retorts that are going to be made?
Short summary:
It's a rubbish decision. It's clearly just because BA want to extract additional revenue out of people and it's a poor customer choice.
"This isn't cost cutting just because of cost cutting, there's clearly an operational cost associated with it we can't see"
"BA are profitable so clearly know what they are doing"
"This will only affect a small number of people so it doesn't matter"
"If you don't like it - fly someone else"
Have I missed any of the obvious retorts that are going to be made?
Short summary:
It's a rubbish decision. It's clearly just because BA want to extract additional revenue out of people and it's a poor customer choice.
But another possible retort could be something along the lines of the defence trotted out for infamously poor levels (often amounting to zero) of Avios compensation / goodwill gestures : it was far too generous in the past, and thus understandable that BA should want to cut back ....
Oct 17, 2017, 3:34 pm
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The precedent is that passengers travelling using a ticket issued under a fare valid for travel in first class and taking a stopover before a shorthaul flight are not permitted access to either the Concorde Room or the Galleries First before their shorthaul flight, unless they have the appropriate status.
Oct 17, 2017, 3:36 pm
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Oct 17, 2017, 3:39 pm
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I think it is wrong too because there is a precedent.
The precedent is that passengers travelling using a ticket issued under a fare valid for travel in first class and taking a stopover before a shorthaul flight are not permitted access to either the Concorde Room or the Galleries First before their shorthaul flight, unless they have the appropriate status.
The precedent is that passengers travelling using a ticket issued under a fare valid for travel in first class and taking a stopover before a shorthaul flight are not permitted access to either the Concorde Room or the Galleries First before their shorthaul flight, unless they have the appropriate status.
Oct 17, 2017, 3:42 pm
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Think you've covered most of the obvious ones !
But another possible retort could be something along the lines of the defence trotted out for infamously poor levels (often amounting to zero) of Avios compensation / goodwill gestures : it was far too generous in the past, and thus understandable that BA should want to cut back ....
But another possible retort could be something along the lines of the defence trotted out for infamously poor levels (often amounting to zero) of Avios compensation / goodwill gestures : it was far too generous in the past, and thus understandable that BA should want to cut back ....
'Pitcairn Island Air doesn't offer this so you shouls have expected BA to come down to this level'
Oct 17, 2017, 3:46 pm
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As I read it, the connection was never subject to the rule. Thus, EDI-LHR-HKG would get the F/CW/WTP allowance if the second segment is in one of those classes of service. This is about stop overs and returns.
But, bear in mind that BA's internal policies are superceded by US law on tickets to or from the US. On these tickets, the base allowance for the marketing carrier of the first segment applies to all segments of the ticket out and back. Note that base allowance does not include waivers for status.
But, bear in mind that BA's internal policies are superceded by US law on tickets to or from the US. On these tickets, the base allowance for the marketing carrier of the first segment applies to all segments of the ticket out and back. Note that base allowance does not include waivers for status.
Oct 17, 2017, 5:05 pm
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The interesting bit is that this applies only to BA 2 BA. The inter line rules don’t change. So this really is a kick in the teeth for the U.K. regions in particular.
with their monopoly on U.K. routes they might get away with this however the trick will be to avoid them on the long haul sector and the shorthaul sector will retain the MGA. So GLA LHR JFK should be flown BA AA and the full allowance remains at AA level.
The real answer of course course is to avoid this crappy penny pinching airline entirely and use just about anyone else.
with their monopoly on U.K. routes they might get away with this however the trick will be to avoid them on the long haul sector and the shorthaul sector will retain the MGA. So GLA LHR JFK should be flown BA AA and the full allowance remains at AA level.
The real answer of course course is to avoid this crappy penny pinching airline entirely and use just about anyone else.
Oct 17, 2017, 7:43 pm
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I just did a dummy booking:
GLA-LHR (stopover)
LHR-HKG
HKG-GLA (transit LHR)
Put in the requested class as WTP.
Under the baggage allowance it just shows 2 x 23kg and says nothing about a separate allowance for GLA-LHR in ET.
Not sure if this is just the website not being updated yet?
GLA-LHR (stopover)
LHR-HKG
HKG-GLA (transit LHR)
Put in the requested class as WTP.
Under the baggage allowance it just shows 2 x 23kg and says nothing about a separate allowance for GLA-LHR in ET.
Not sure if this is just the website not being updated yet?
Oct 17, 2017, 9:38 pm
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Oct 17, 2017, 9:43 pm
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If there the time between flights is > 24 hours , then the separate allowances would apply