Help Desk: practical assistance for those affected by strikes on 9, 10, 27 Sep
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#1
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Help Desk: practical assistance for those affected by strikes on 9, 10, 27 Sep
Far far too early to tell. but those with knowledge from previous strikes. I have a flight from JFK taking off on the 8th, but lands on the 9th at LHR. Would a strike cover all fights due to be in the air on the 9th, or just flights due to take off on the 9th? (I wouldn't mind an extra couple of days in New York!!). My 1830hrs dep from JFK would be 2330hrs on the 8th UK time so we should just manage to take off? Or are the strikes at outstations timed at the local time or the time back in the UK. Oh so many questions.....
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#2
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: London
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Far far too early to tell. but those with knowledge from previous strikes. I have a flight from JFK taking off on the 8th, but lands on the 9th at LHR. Would a strike cover all fights due to be in the air on the 9th, or just flights due to take off on the 9th? (I wouldn't mind an extra couple of days in New York!!). My 1830hrs dep from JFK would be 2330hrs on the 8th UK time so we should just manage to take off? Or are the strikes at outstations timed at the local time or the time back in the UK. Oh so many questions.....
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#3
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Washington, DC
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Ugh...we are supposed to be returning from vacation flying JNB-LHR on 9/9 and then LHR-IAD on 9/10 in F on a 2-4-1. Can't leave earlier without losing a day of our very expensive vacation and rearranging intra-Africa flights, and can't leave later as I have work commitments back in DC on 9/11. Hope BA announces contingency plans quickly - I'm going to be at remote camps in Africa beginning 8/28 and will largely not have access to wifi/cell service. It would be nice to know whether we're going to be accommodated on other carriers and whether we are going to be accommodated in F if the strike goes forward without having to worry about it all vacation. Surely they have to have them in place given the last few weeks of this dragging on?
#4
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London, UK
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I have a couple of bookings on the 10th. MAD-LHR-EDI on one ticket and then a EDI-LCY on CityFlyer on a separate booking, both outbound flights already flown. Firstly I assume I can get a full refund or rebooking, and as over 14 days out there is no other compensation due - refund is my preferred. Secondly do you think they will allow me to cancel the CityFlyer booking too? Any normal procedures, such as to make another seat available for others who want to travel EDI-LON that day? Normally is it easier to try to sort immediately, or wait until they are less busy?
#5
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People need to be patient. In the meantime look at alternative routings especially on OW partners as those are the ones BA will rebook on to first,
#6
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There will be no space at LHR and LGW to park the grounded aircraft so I would expect very few to be operated back even if there are crew and aircraft down route to operate them.
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#10
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Double whammy for me. Coming back from LBA on the 9th, and then from FCO on the 27th.
Train from Leeds is an option, but for me and a Friend back from Rome, only direct option is Alitalia..
I better get the Tier points for the flights!!
Train from Leeds is an option, but for me and a Friend back from Rome, only direct option is Alitalia..
I better get the Tier points for the flights!!
#11
Join Date: May 2009
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My flights narrowly avoid the dates proposed by BALPA. I fly long haul from US to India transiting through LHR on September 4 and September 24
I know there are people who are directly impacted, so I apologize for asking this. But is it safe to assume that there would be minimal impact to my schedule? I do realize there is no such thing as a guarantee.
This is a personal holiday for me, and I need to know if I should plan for a contingency plan just in case.
I know there are people who are directly impacted, so I apologize for asking this. But is it safe to assume that there would be minimal impact to my schedule? I do realize there is no such thing as a guarantee.
This is a personal holiday for me, and I need to know if I should plan for a contingency plan just in case.
#12
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That's the ISB service departing from London. I don't think it will be affected, the strike starts the next day, and only for departures from London at that point. But check BA.com, MMB and here. I would expect BA to be replotting schedules right now.
#15
Join Date: Nov 2017
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Pretty worried about my flight out on the 11th now as obviously flights that day are going to be heavily impacted by flights being cancelled the day before.
Fingers crossed that there aren't a bunch of whales booked on flights the day before. =/
Fingers crossed that there aren't a bunch of whales booked on flights the day before. =/