BA73 LHR to AUH [10 Feb 2020]
Feb 10, 2020, 8:33 am
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BA73 LHR to AUH [10 Feb 2020]
Sat on the tarmac for 2 hours - seems we have a technical fault or two and engineers are on board. It clearly indicates a late arrival which will have knock on effect to people travelling back to the Uk so this message just a heads up there is an issue. Early indications are at earliest a 02:30am arrival time into AUH
16:05 UK time - engineers have determined we need a new part which should be fitted and tested by 16:30 so heres hoping ..
16:05 UK time - engineers have determined we need a new part which should be fitted and tested by 16:30 so heres hoping ..
Last edited by TheBigRat; Feb 10, 2020 at 9:09 am
Feb 10, 2020, 10:56 am
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Thats the problem with BAs 772 they are getting a bit unreliable. I had a similar problem going to BKK in November but not a bad just 2.5 hours late, they just off loaded some the CW mini cabin passengers and filled up PE with others as the crew rest area was defective. There was a lot of unhappy people.
John
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Feb 10, 2020, 11:45 am
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Feb 10, 2020, 1:02 pm
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Feb 15, 2020, 8:21 am
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thanks for the guidance C-W-S, Id already fired in the request - submitted on the 10th, an email response on 12th confirming EU261 applies and will be paid in 7-10 working days - funds showing as arriving into my account this coming Monday 17th. It would seem that there has been a significant improvement in the process recently compared to what others have had to go through.
Feb 15, 2020, 1:34 pm
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Thats the problem with BAs 772 they are getting a bit unreliable. I had a similar problem going to BKK in November but not a bad just 2.5 hours late, they just off loaded some the CW mini cabin passengers and filled up PE with others as the crew rest area was defective. There was a lot of unhappy people.
John
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Feb 15, 2020, 2:40 pm
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Sat on the tarmac for 2 hours - seems we have a technical fault or two and engineers are on board. It clearly indicates a late arrival which will have knock on effect to people travelling back to the Uk so this message just a heads up there is an issue. Early indications are at earliest a 02:30am arrival time into AUH
16:05 UK time - engineers have determined we need a new part which should be fitted and tested by 16:30 so heres hoping ..
16:05 UK time - engineers have determined we need a new part which should be fitted and tested by 16:30 so heres hoping ..
Feb 16, 2020, 10:04 am
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I am flying BA72/BA73 in the next 10 days. When I booked the service was marked as operated by a B787 and I now see while choosing my seats than it is a 772 
Any chance Dreamliner is put again on this route next weekend ?
Any chance Dreamliner is put again on this route next weekend ?
Feb 16, 2020, 10:15 am
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Feb 19, 2020, 10:13 am
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yes but the soft fittings not so much. Having arrived this morning on a 772 in Club the only way to adjust the seat was the two < > buttons the other seat controls did not operate the seat despite constant pushing. Maybe I'm just unlucky.
John