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Storm Ciara, the third and most significant UK storm of the winter, is due to land on the night of Saturday 8 February and have an impact on transport provisions on Sunday 9 February. The whole of the UK and Ireland is in scope but the south of the UK may well bear the brunt. Posts 56 gives general advice, post 66 has the customer guideline for shorthaul services, which allows European travel to be be moved to 4 alternative dates. For cancelled services go to post 302 for LHR and post 292 for LGW., post 261 for LCY
Sunday 9 Feb Weather - Disruption [BA flight assistance and information only please]
#151
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And for the geeks, here is the TAF
TAF EGLL 081053Z 0812/0918 20010KT 9999 FEW025 PROB40
TEMPO 0818/0821 19015G25KT
BECMG 0821/0824 19020G30KT
TEMPO 0902/0909 7000 -RA BKN012
BECMG 0906/0909 20025G42KT
TEMPO 0909/0918 21030G55KT
TEMPO 0909/0915 4000 RA BKN009
TEMPO 0915/0918 3000 +SHRA BKN014CB PROB30
TEMPO 0915/0918 23030G65KT
Worse will be between 09:00 and 18:09 with wind 30 kt and gusts 55 kt. Mid afternoon Cumulonimbus and heavy showers will join the party, increasing the gusts to 65 kt.
TAF EGLL 081053Z 0812/0918 20010KT 9999 FEW025 PROB40
TEMPO 0818/0821 19015G25KT
BECMG 0821/0824 19020G30KT
TEMPO 0902/0909 7000 -RA BKN012
BECMG 0906/0909 20025G42KT
TEMPO 0909/0918 21030G55KT
TEMPO 0909/0915 4000 RA BKN009
TEMPO 0915/0918 3000 +SHRA BKN014CB PROB30
TEMPO 0915/0918 23030G65KT
Worse will be between 09:00 and 18:09 with wind 30 kt and gusts 55 kt. Mid afternoon Cumulonimbus and heavy showers will join the party, increasing the gusts to 65 kt.
#152
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Shorthaul cancellations from LHR see x above.
Additional Longhaul cancellations from Heathrow on Sunday 9 February at if 16:15 hrs GMT on Saturday.
BA0283 LHR-LAX 10:40
BA0273 LHR-SAN 13:20
BA0209 LHR-MIA 14:15
BA0193 LHR-DFW 15:45
BA0275 LHR-LAS 16:15
BA0069 LHR-PHL 16:25
BA0113 LHR-JFK 16:30
BA0085 LHR-YVR 17:35
BA0109 LHR-DXB 19:50
Additional Longhaul cancellations from Heathrow on Sunday 9 February at if 16:15 hrs GMT on Saturday.
BA0283 LHR-LAX 10:40
BA0273 LHR-SAN 13:20
BA0209 LHR-MIA 14:15
BA0193 LHR-DFW 15:45
BA0275 LHR-LAS 16:15
BA0069 LHR-PHL 16:25
BA0113 LHR-JFK 16:30
BA0085 LHR-YVR 17:35
BA0109 LHR-DXB 19:50
Looks like they are expecting it to be worse after midday.
#153
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Thank you for the list CWS. I have a flight to LHR also tomorrow, but the flight is not on the list. Do you think there will be more cancellations during the evening? Or can I risk that they cancel the flight a short time before departure?
Are we allowed to cancel a booking for a flight (I cannot move the time to later) that is scheduled to fly tomorrow?
Are we allowed to cancel a booking for a flight (I cannot move the time to later) that is scheduled to fly tomorrow?
At the moment, if your service is not cancelled, you can fly today if there's a service you can take or from Tuesday, see wiki.
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Am I correct in saying that to rebook the best bet is to call You First or is the Gold line better?
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Shorthaul cancellations from LHR see post 138 above.
Additional Longhaul cancellations from Heathrow on Sunday 9 February at if 16:15 hrs GMT on Saturday.
BA0283 LHR-LAX 10:40
BA0273 LHR-SAN 13:20
BA0209 LHR-MIA 14:15
BA0193 LHR-DFW 15:45
BA0275 LHR-LAS 16:15
BA0069 LHR-PHL 16:25
BA0113 LHR-JFK 16:30
BA0085 LHR-YVR 17:35
BA0109 LHR-DXB 19:50
So we're on 37 cancellations out of 322 including the 3 previously cancelled.
Additional Longhaul cancellations from Heathrow on Sunday 9 February at if 16:15 hrs GMT on Saturday.
BA0283 LHR-LAX 10:40
BA0273 LHR-SAN 13:20
BA0209 LHR-MIA 14:15
BA0193 LHR-DFW 15:45
BA0275 LHR-LAS 16:15
BA0069 LHR-PHL 16:25
BA0113 LHR-JFK 16:30
BA0085 LHR-YVR 17:35
BA0109 LHR-DXB 19:50
So we're on 37 cancellations out of 322 including the 3 previously cancelled.
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Interesting, yes, the LHR and LGW services have both departed, the LGW 777 is now over Canada and the LHR 747 is by Milton Keynes.Normally they would return early and late from McCarran. But coming back today from LAS to London, only the LAS-LGW flight will operate. Whereas tomorrow there was no LGW service anyway so by holding the LHR aircraft overnight they can maintain one service on both days.
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Dont know if its because of the storm or a punishment from the gods for having had the audacity to upgrade to Club for trying the Suite but my BA162 TLV-LHR tomorrow has changed from a 35K to a 77W. Cant complain, some plane is better than no plane.
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BA1479 GLA-LHR is cancelled too
My separate ticketed LHR-SJC is not, so life is about to get interesting...
My separate ticketed LHR-SJC is not, so life is about to get interesting...
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#164
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Unluckily for me, I'm on an Iberia (075- stock) ticket, but a BA code and BA metal. AGP-LCY.
Will the disruption guidelines still apply? Or do I have to wait for the flight to be actually cancelled?
Will the disruption guidelines still apply? Or do I have to wait for the flight to be actually cancelled?
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My 10am LHR to NCE now cancelled so it seems the second wave has hit.
It is a BA holiday and the only option is to call - which must make their life much harder than just allowing self service!
It is a BA holiday and the only option is to call - which must make their life much harder than just allowing self service!