Reward Availability just disappeared
Mar 12, 2020, 5:14 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 456
Reward Availability just disappeared
late yesterday evening I was looking at reward availability from LHR-ORD returning either from ORD or from MIA. There was availability in J on pretty much every day throughout March and for all of April except Easter. I just went on to BA website to make a booking and availability has gone completely for March and for the first half of April. BA are obviously looking to consolidate flights and I am looking at a staycation!
Mar 12, 2020, 5:38 am
#5
Join Date: May 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 320
I'm getting my 'rumours' from the UK broadcasters, and the suggestions are the UK will move the stage of "delay",. so potentially restrictions on schools, some public gatherings and 7 days self isolation on people with mild flu-like symptoms - I think stating 'lockdown imminent' - even in jest, is going to scare some people here, it won't be what Italy is doing by far.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:40 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: A hop, skip and jump away from MAN.
Programs: BAEC Gold, ex-VS Gold, ex-UA Gold, Premier Inn Platinum-Iridium
Posts: 1,114
Zeroing out everything except full-fare buckets is not unusual when disruption and consolidation of flights is likely - this was observed during the BALPA strike action last Autumn around 24h before the schedule reductions were published - both the strike days themselves, and the days either side saw non-full buckets pulled. Once the flying programme for those days was confirmed, the cheaper buckets started opening up again on the flights which were still planned to operate.
It's not "gouging", it's not "taking advantage", it's part and parcel of the process of handling significant disruptive issues.
It's not "gouging", it's not "taking advantage", it's part and parcel of the process of handling significant disruptive issues.
Mar 12, 2020, 5:43 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 1,392
I'm getting my 'rumours' from the UK broadcasters, and the suggestions are the UK will move the stage of "delay",. so potentially restrictions on schools, some public gatherings and 7 days self isolation on people with mild flu-like symptoms - I think stating 'lockdown imminent' - even in jest, is going to scare some people here, it won't be what Italy is doing by far.
Mar 12, 2020, 6:16 am
#12
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,606
Indeed - we are less than 2 weeks behind Italy. The UK government has dithered and not tried to head it off. Allowing Cheltenham to go ahead was gross negligence.
Mar 12, 2020, 6:27 am
#13
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: UK
Programs: IC Hotels Spire, BA Gold
Posts: 8,667
Really strange decision (or indecision) by the UK, meanwhile Trump is now blaming Europe whilst only a few days ago dismissing the whole issue as an overreaction and nothing to really worry about
