BA/IB LHRMAD Cancelled-Not Cancelled
Apr 17, 2019, 9:03 am
#1
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BA/IB LHRMAD Cancelled-Not Cancelled
I've had a flurry of SMS messages and emails today telling me that the BA-ticketed, BA-coded, IB-operated flights between LHR and MAD (and back) on multiple dates have been cancelled and that I've been rebooked on ... exactly the same flight number departing at exactly the same time and arriving at exactly the same time.
The only discernible difference shows up on the email versions and is change from 'Club' to 'Club Europe' (even though these IB aircraft will provide 'Business').
Is there something afoot that we should be worried about, or is it more evidence that the IT systems between BA and its sister are simply dysfunctional and hopeless?
The only discernible difference shows up on the email versions and is change from 'Club' to 'Club Europe' (even though these IB aircraft will provide 'Business').
Is there something afoot that we should be worried about, or is it more evidence that the IT systems between BA and its sister are simply dysfunctional and hopeless?
Apr 17, 2019, 11:09 am
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I've had a flurry of SMS messages and emails today telling me that the BA-ticketed, BA-coded, IB-operated flights between LHR and MAD (and back) on multiple dates have been cancelled and that I've been rebooked on ... exactly the same flight number departing at exactly the same time and arriving at exactly the same time.
The only discernible difference shows up on the email versions and is change from 'Club' to 'Club Europe' (even though these IB aircraft will provide 'Business').
Is there something afoot that we should be worried about, or is it more evidence that the IT systems between BA and its sister are simply dysfunctional and hopeless?
The only discernible difference shows up on the email versions and is change from 'Club' to 'Club Europe' (even though these IB aircraft will provide 'Business').
Is there something afoot that we should be worried about, or is it more evidence that the IT systems between BA and its sister are simply dysfunctional and hopeless?
Apr 17, 2019, 11:14 am
#3
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I notice this week it is a mix of A330 A340 & A350, on the date of travel is showing as an A340. Perhaps a change of frame and therefore internal layout has triggered an erroneous alert!?
Apr 17, 2019, 3:09 pm
#5
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I had the same message, I phoned up the gold line to check and was told it was an IT cockup, also that Iberia didn't know whether it was coming or going!
I was also told to keep an eye out as the summer timetable between LHR and MAD might be changing...
I was also told to keep an eye out as the summer timetable between LHR and MAD might be changing...
Apr 17, 2019, 4:58 pm
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Won't be that - the changes were made long ago, and only affected flights out of LHR, not into LHR. The latter have always been proper codeshares in the BA7xxx series.
Apr 18, 2019, 1:49 am
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Really what changes?
Apr 18, 2019, 1:58 am
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Please keep us posted, I have a day trip scheduled thru Madrid so any changes could certainly affect me... I haven't booked the MAD-LHR segment yet but it's a tight schedule... throw a couple hours into the mix and well you know how it goes..
Apr 18, 2019, 2:04 am
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Will do, it's a start-of-year tierpoint run that gets me 160TP for £300 and a w/e in Marrakesh along with a very happy Mrs. firstlight. As a BAH booking it should be fairly bullet proof (famous last words)
Apr 18, 2019, 1:34 pm
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This isn't suppose to happen until mid-late Aug at the earliest and in typical BA fashion I'd expect it to not even start until Sept, plus from what I've heard it's just going to take over the 777 slot so there really isn't much of a schedule change there...
Seems different than what OP on this topic was referring to...
Seems different than what OP on this topic was referring to...
Apr 18, 2019, 4:06 pm
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I'd see this as more of a 'catch-all' eventuality, rather than anything specific to this route. The timetable has been roughly similar for years, and there are so many flights that there simply isn't scope for massive changes.
Apr 18, 2019, 4:39 pm
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This isn't suppose to happen until mid-late Aug at the earliest and in typical BA fashion I'd expect it to not even start until Sept, plus from what I've heard it's just going to take over the 777 slot so there really isn't much of a schedule change there...
Seems different than what OP on this topic was referring to...
Seems different than what OP on this topic was referring to...