BA 224 - MSY to LHR (20th March 2019, overnight delay)
Mar 21, 2019, 7:00 am
#1
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BA 224 - MSY to LHR (20th March 2019, overnight delay)
Does anyone know what's happening with this flight? Was scheduled for 21:20 departure yesterday but delayed to 09:00 today. The inbound 225 (G-ZBJI) arrived on time, so did it go tech?
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Mar 21, 2019, 8:10 am
#2
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Staff sickness
I am waiting to board right now. The email notification last night said it was due to sickness.
It has been a bit of a shambles. No signs at check in to differentiate biz class, economy etc. Refused entry through security because boarding passes had the flight date of yesterday and now sat waiting to board well past scheduled take off time.
It has been a bit of a shambles. No signs at check in to differentiate biz class, economy etc. Refused entry through security because boarding passes had the flight date of yesterday and now sat waiting to board well past scheduled take off time.
Mar 21, 2019, 8:56 am
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I am waiting to board right now. The email notification last night said it was due to sickness.
It has been a bit of a shambles. No signs at check in to differentiate biz class, economy etc. Refused entry through security because boarding passes had the flight date of yesterday and now sat waiting to board well past scheduled take off time.
It has been a bit of a shambles. No signs at check in to differentiate biz class, economy etc. Refused entry through security because boarding passes had the flight date of yesterday and now sat waiting to board well past scheduled take off time.
Mar 21, 2019, 10:42 am
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Join Date: Dec 2013
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Crew sickness. From the timings it sounds like they’ve managed to get the crew from the last arrival to take minimum rest and operate it to get you home with as short a delay as possible, otherwise they would have to send out a replacement on the next flight then wait for them to have rest time. It seems as though BA have done all they can to avoid cancellation and reduce the delay as far as they can.
Mar 21, 2019, 4:39 pm
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Landed in LHR
So I described the situation as a bit of a shambles earlier before we boarded and it was but since getting on the plane the cabin crew and flight crew have been impeccable.
Friendly and informative captain, attentive crew and it may just be because it's been about 6 months since my last Club World experience, fantastic dining experience.
Friendly and informative captain, attentive crew and it may just be because it's been about 6 months since my last Club World experience, fantastic dining experience.
Mar 22, 2019, 11:13 am
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So I described the situation as a bit of a shambles earlier before we boarded and it was but since getting on the plane the cabin crew and flight crew have been impeccable.
Friendly and informative captain, attentive crew and it may just be because it's been about 6 months since my last Club World experience, fantastic dining experience.
Friendly and informative captain, attentive crew and it may just be because it's been about 6 months since my last Club World experience, fantastic dining experience.
Mar 23, 2019, 1:30 am
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Yes exactly, it became a day flight the following day so landed in the evening instead of the morning. I wasn't on the flight myself but have a friend who was. From what I've read, airlines usually class crew sickness as an act of god so make you fight pretty hard for any compensation. I'm assuming this is the case with BA?
Mar 23, 2019, 2:03 am
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Yes exactly, it became a day flight the following day so landed in the evening instead of the morning. I wasn't on the flight myself but have a friend who was. From what I've read, airlines usually class crew sickness as an act of god so make you fight pretty hard for any compensation. I'm assuming this is the case with BA?
https://www.bottonline.co.uk/blog/judge-rules-crew-sickness-does-not-excuse-airlines-from-paying-flight-delay-compensation
