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Old Mar 12, 2018, 6:03 am
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NEW NOVEMBER TRAINING FLIGHTS
26 Nov (Tues) to 29 Nov (Fri) on BA456/457 and BA464/465 (Total 16 Flights)
Ding Ding, The next A350 training flight with FTers in NOV. will be:
26 Nov:
457: george77300
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The Oct. A350 familiarisation/training flights dates to MAD (Madrid, Spain) from London Heathrow (LHR) are below; The Aug. training flights are now complete and the calendar for dates the A350 flew in Aug. is in the First post below as an archive.

Oct. 2019 A350 Schedule: (first published 20/08/2019) AT RISK OF CANCELLATION! BOOK WITH AVIOS ONLY AT THIS STAGE IF YOU ARE ONLY FLYING TO TRY OUT THE A350.


Ding Ding, The next A350 training flight with FTers in Oct. will be:

2 Oct:

465: courtster, george77300

5 Oct.
456: plunet +1, Thomas PL +1
464: MrMutton, WoodleyBeacon
465: MrMutton, WoodleyBeacon

6 Oct:

464: Pack
465: Pack, plunet +1


7 Oct:

457: davm666

NO A350 TRAINING FLIGHTS AFTER OCTOBER 7TH. (7TH IS THE LAST DAY!)

If you wish to join in, please post your name directly into the wiki or in the thread and someone will add you. Format for new days or flights:

There is quite a bit of information in post 1 where a FAQ has been written to answer most questions you may have, please read that first! If you notice something missing or an error, please post and this will be added or corrected.

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Old Aug 26, 2019, 2:29 pm
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BA now showing 08:00 departure tomorrow morning 🙁
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 2:31 pm
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the current talk is overnight delay and Madrid in morning
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by CaroFos
Does the crew know you are honeymooners?
they do and they are being so kind and are absolute stars!
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 2:41 pm
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Originally Posted by victairinternational
the current talk is overnight delay and Madrid in morning
you seem to be getting more information in BCN than we are in MAD

please keep us updated
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 2:59 pm
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Just had a PA, found a gap in weather and planning on a departure in about 40 mins. Currently making flight preps
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 3:11 pm
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Looks like it's heading to MAD, but the 465 is night stopped till 0800 tomorrow.

I don't know whether the 456/457 was supposed to be 350 tomorrow, but it won't be.
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 3:19 pm
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It wasn't doing 456 tomorrow anyway.
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 3:26 pm
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We’ve been put up in hotels in Madrid. Will know by midnight what time the departure is tomorrow.
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 4:00 pm
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Yikes! Hope everyone gets where they need to be without too much delay or issues, certainly will make life interesting for a day or two!

Great to hear the positive thoughts and we wish you all a safe and timely onward journey.

I've tried to update the wiki with the latest calendar of events and a footnote about the diverted flight situation and delay to 465...not easy to do with a graphic only!

Do keep us posted on how things go tomorrow, fingers crossed for everyone!
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 4:24 pm
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Originally Posted by 1A or No Way
We’ve been put up in hotels in Madrid. Will know by midnight what time the departure is tomorrow.
The only vaguely similar experience I've had was an AA connection through JFK cancelled because of severe weather on the SE coast of the US (even though my flight was going to the SW) and they booked me on another flight the following day. AA flatly refused to do anything about accommodation because it was down to 'weather'.

For all the bashing BA gets, it sounds like they've done okay in this instance and kept you all informed.
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 5:02 pm
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Originally Posted by peter h
The only vaguely similar experience I've had was an AA connection through JFK cancelled because of severe weather on the SE coast of the US (even though my flight was going to the SW) and they booked me on another flight the following day. AA flatly refused to do anything about accommodation because it was down to 'weather'.

For all the bashing BA gets, it sounds like they've done okay in this instance and kept you all informed.

Flight due to leave at a completely unacceptable time of 13.00 and of course all the flights before are sold out

not sure that Ba has been keeping us in touch; one text, an email and then updated flight details on the app
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 5:03 pm
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Not that BA has a choice, really. It's the law.
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 5:39 pm
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0140 and off from BCN-MAD. At least one thing I can say is I started my honeymoon on the first ever BA A250 long haul flight.

Crew and BA HQ team onboard here we’re excellent and all rallied together to take good care of us!
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 11:07 pm
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ExpertFlyer showing this evening’s 464/465 rotation is currently scheduled to be operated using a 777...
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Old Aug 26, 2019, 11:13 pm
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BA app is also showing it as a 777 too.

James
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