Anyone have a guess as to why BA072 AUH-LHR does not operate on 16 May
Apr 6, 2018, 8:48 am
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Anyone have a guess as to why BA072 AUH-LHR does not operate on 16 May
I'm sure there are all sorts of operational reasons why this might be the case, but still is strikes me as odd to see a flight that operates daily all year round to take a random day off.
Apr 6, 2018, 9:01 am
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I did think about that, and I thought that could contribute to an increase, rather than a decrease, in demand, but looking at the EY flights they appear to be wide open. All of that said, you can't know when Ramadan actually will begin until it's declared a couple days in advance. I think it was originally predicted to begin on the 15th, but the last I saw they're now saying the 17th. It's all very confusing!
Apr 6, 2018, 9:08 am
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More substantively, one possibility is that it's a 787 route so this is one of the many scattered reductions/cancellations to deal with the technical issues involving those aircraft, already the subject of much discussion.
Apr 6, 2018, 1:31 pm
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