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Old Jun 10, 2019, 12:04 pm
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Originally Posted by FeedbirdNiner
I think we should start naming them. I'll start.

BA009 - The Glider Route
I took it twice in last 15 days and it’s the shittiest service I have had on BA
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 12:54 pm
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I think Virgin names/d their service. IIRC the LHR-IAD was called "The Diplomat". Can't remember where or when I read that, but was certainly a good few years ago.
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by nufnuf77

I took it twice in last 15 days and it’s the shittiest service I have had on BA
I'm not sure 'The Sh!t Service' will gain as much traction at BA.
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 1:28 pm
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I suppose LGW-JER could be called "The TP Runner".
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 1:32 pm
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INV-LHR - "Up yours UK.gov"
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 1:35 pm
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LHR-AMS - "The Back-to-Back"
LHR-TLL - "The Insufficient Tier Points"
LHR-MAD - "The FLUB"
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 1:45 pm
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BA001 - I Can't Believe It's Not Concorde
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 2:34 pm
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Anything to EDI is the "RBS Express" and ABZ the "Oily Bird"... At least to some crew they were ...
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 2:45 pm
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Well, at least on FT, we tend to call the CWLCY service the "Babybus"
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 4:21 pm
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Vegas/Palma/Malaga: ASBO service
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 12:43 am
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AGP - Swingers Express
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 3:34 am
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Originally Posted by armouredant
Uh... Club World London City?
The Babybus <3

I'm yet to fly on this one...
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by alex67500
The Babybus <3

I'm yet to fly on this one...
Get it booked - as the pilot told me the time before last I took it, the route is "not long for this world".
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 8:04 am
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Originally Posted by armouredant
Get it booked - as the pilot told me the time before last I took it, the route is "not long for this world".
I'm yet to book an October trip to NYC, do you think it'll go that long? We tend to have a long summer break for travel to the US...
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by alex67500
I'm yet to book an October trip to NYC, do you think it'll go that long? We tend to have a long summer break for travel to the US...
We've been hearing this for a while - granted, they've scaled back to one a day, removed the departure gate lounge and perhaps other bits and bobs - but it's still around. I'd say yes, unless the August grounding of the aircraft reveals something unexpected and very costly to fix.
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