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Jun 10, 2019, 11:01 am

Greenpen

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Named flights

I am not aware of any BA flights having names. Many train journeys have names like the Cornish Riviera or the Flying Scotsman but has there ever been specific names for particular flights?

Jun 10, 2019, 11:08 am

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The only one I can think of was the daylight flight from JFK which was known as the Monarch Service.

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Jun 10, 2019, 11:12 am

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Would the Kangaroo Route count (London to Australia)?

Jun 10, 2019, 11:13 am

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Not such a name, but one of the LAX-LHR services often gets referred to as BA26Late for good reason.

Jun 10, 2019, 11:22 am

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I have just remembered another one, the Nice route for a was known for a short while as the Riviera Service.

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Jun 10, 2019, 11:34 am

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There was this thread from last year
British Airways Elizabethan Service

Jun 10, 2019, 11:39 am

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The Elizabethan Service was more the service onboard, the two I mention above were Marketing names where the service were announced using these names.

Jun 10, 2019, 11:41 am

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Wasn't Concorde announced as British Airways' Supersonic Service to New York, rather than the flight number?

Jun 10, 2019, 11:45 am

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It was called British Airways Supersonic Service 001 to JFK etc.

Jun 10, 2019, 11:47 am

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My first trip to Barbados was by Caledonian Airways charter in the early 90's on an ex B-Cal/BA DC-10.
At that time Caledonian was still owned by BA.

When the return flight was announced for boarding at BGI it was announced over the tannoy as Caledonian Airways Clansman Service to London Gatwick. Never figured out what the Clansman reference was all about - it was all the same class on board from front to back but it sounded very exclusive!