BA cancels all CAI flights for 7 days : ‘security precaution’.
Jul 20, 2019, 9:38 pm
#76
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA PLT PRO, AGR, Strawberry (Nordic Choice), Marriott Bonvoy
Posts: 4,244
A country in the region notified the US and the UK first about the risk, and it’s about terrorist attacks aimed at aviation in general in Egypt and not localized to just aviation at Cairo, nor to just BA. Air Sinai is more hardened in ways but that doesn’t necessarily mean a whole lot.
Jul 20, 2019, 11:22 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: New York
Programs: QR Silver, BA Silver, FB Gold
Posts: 360
If you go all the way back to its Imperial Airways ancestry, then donkeys years -- since the late 20's or early 30's of the last century, with the exception of suspended service for a couple of years or so during and after the Suez crisis of 1956.
Jul 21, 2019, 2:13 am
#79
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 345
A country in the region notified the US and the UK first about the risk, and it’s about terrorist attacks aimed at aviation in general in Egypt and not localized to just aviation at Cairo, nor to just BA. Air Sinai is more hardened in ways but that doesn’t necessarily mean a whole lot.
Jul 21, 2019, 2:15 am
#80
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 345
Jul 21, 2019, 2:19 am
#81
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 345
Wonder whether BA would reroute on Air Sinai CAI-TLV and then BA from TLV? A much shorter extra distance than any of the other options mentioned. The Air Sinai flights between CAI and TLV are apparently quite hard to find info about let alone even get a ticket for, since Egypt keeps their existence quiet for political reasons.
Jul 21, 2019, 4:31 am
#84
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,510
FWIW Lufthansa flight LH582 to CAI departed FRA 2hr5mins late at 12:25pm local time today.
Jul 21, 2019, 4:45 am
#85
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,184
I am flying just after this 7 day window so my flight is not cancelled yet, but on the off chance it is, do you think BA would allow me to originate in Dubai ? I have a separate ticket SHJ-CAI to connect to my BA CAI-LHR-JFK ticket, and it'd be much nicer to get an extra night of sleep in my own bed !
Jul 21, 2019, 4:46 am
#86
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Germany
Programs: BA GGL, CCR - TK G
Posts: 809
Jul 21, 2019, 4:53 am
#87
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 2
Hey Jack - would you be happy to talk to ITV News about this? Would be great to hear about your experience - hopefully could help push things along too, [email protected] - please get in touch
Jul 21, 2019, 4:55 am
#88
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 2
I'm also in the same boat.
Dave Noble, I thought the same too as there was a huge uproar on my flight over here being an A321 NEO.
Anyway, the options are via ACC or via LOS with a very long layover. I've opted for the direct flight so have been booked to come back a few days later than originally planned.
Dave Noble, I thought the same too as there was a huge uproar on my flight over here being an A321 NEO.
Anyway, the options are via ACC or via LOS with a very long layover. I've opted for the direct flight so have been booked to come back a few days later than originally planned.
Jul 21, 2019, 5:42 am
#89
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA PLT PRO, AGR, Strawberry (Nordic Choice), Marriott Bonvoy
Posts: 4,244
Can you get FF miles for flying it as well, on MS or any other alliance partner?
Jul 21, 2019, 6:35 am
#90
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, AA, SQ, UA, AC, WS, MR TIT
Posts: 8,658
I am flying just after this 7 day window so my flight is not cancelled yet, but on the off chance it is, do you think BA would allow me to originate in Dubai ? I have a separate ticket SHJ-CAI to connect to my BA CAI-LHR-JFK ticket, and it'd be much nicer to get an extra night of sleep in my own bed !