botham

FYI I have now managed to change my booking in F from LHR to MIA, this Thursday to November, with no additional charges, through MMB, despite the booking not showing as cancelled.

blarbie

I shifted my Washington flight to today, then after waking to news of chaos at places like Chicago and other "designated airports", moved it again to the Baltimore flight.

On the train down to London and on to heathrow the FCO advice landed, and more importantly the talk of locking down 70+ people broke, so decided to cancel completely, we can eat the extra cost of a few months delay

Another colleague cancelled, but the third is going and expecting he might be there for 2 months plus. He said that the First lounge was the quietest he's ever seen it, no more than 30 people in the entire place, and the Baltimore flight took off with just 75 on board (passengers I think).

There are 3 people in CW. Crew delivering fab service despite the worries.

msm2000uk

All QR flights are suspended until 1st April.

More on the QR Forum.

M

corporate-wage-slave

IMPORTANT UPDATE for eVoucher holders

I have had it confirmed that eVouchers have to be booked AND start travel before their 12 month expiry is up, but can go over the 12 month in terms of completing travel. This may evolve further but this is the new "party line"!

Skellig

Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time poster.

I really want to say thanks to all the posters in these forums who have so generously offered their advice, especially over the last few days when events have been so fast moving.

Just as a data point, I flew my semi-regular route from Malaga to Heathrow yesterday (Saturday 14th), with unintentionally perfect timing just as Spain was starting to close down. There were quite a few cancelled flights (mainly to Italy) and there was a short delay to take-off which I understand was because of Spanish ATC being short-staffed. It was a completely full A320 and passengers seemed noticeably more sociable than usual, probably helped by the very generous quantities of booze served by the fantastic crew. There was an undercurrent of uncertainty in the atmosphere though, many of us realising that we actually didn't know when our next trip would be and wondering quite what the next few months would bring.

Safe travels everyone.

corporate-wage-slave

Welcome to Flyertalk and the BA forum Skellig. Hopefully good times will return before too long.

ankasi

I need to ring BA Holidays on Tuesday to cancel/rebook/voucher my flight/car combo booked for Thursday. Not what I really want to do, but I've got family members with underlying health conditions, so it's best I stay in London. Is there a time that's particularly "good" to ring them? I looked on the booking, but when I click on the "change/cancel" it tells me to ring.

Thank you once again to the experts here, your help is really invaluable.

everGLAdes

I’m of this opinion too. The heading on the USA page just says it advises against all travel.

Most insurance providers also have another line in their policy that they do not cover any issues you know about before the trip starts. I think you’d have a fight in your hands it a claim did arise.

I was set to to ahead with my PHL trip tomorrow right up until the FCO issued their advisory. My insurer has already stated they will not cover claims for trips to anywhere the FCO advises against all or all but essential travel.

In the current climate, with almost inevitable disruption and a high chance of becoming unwell its just not worth the risk.

Greenpen

BA needs to think creatively:

navylad

i noticed on this evenings flight from MAN to LHR (BA1405)c after the usual in ‘we are now approaching London Heathrow and the seat belt sign will be switched on in 10 minutes...’ message there was a ‘We’d like to bring to your attention the latest update on Coronavirus from Public Health England.... If you develop any symptoms in England please contact NHS 111 Online, in Scotland NHS 111, in Wales NHS24 and is Northern Ireland Out Of Hours GP. If you are feeling unwell on the flight please let a member to cabin crew know’.

When was this instigated- I didn’t have it on my flight up on Friday, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it is being implemented sporadically depending on who has seen the email etc.

LTN Phobia

I flew back into LHR T5 today with lovely crew, who told me they aren't sure when and where they will be flying next. I'm just so sad about what's happening, and after saying goodbye and best wishes to the cabin crew members and the captain, I found myself almost in tears.

I was only saved from the slight indignity of public tears on the aerobridge by the sight of the giant loo paper mountain, which made me laugh...

I conclude that LHR T5 is not at risk of running out of loo paper!

CanaryWharf

Indeed, a very sad situation. BA is far from perfect as a company, but 95% of my flights within Europe over the past few years have been with BA, and I had a lot of positive experiences, met fantastic cabin crew members, had interesting conversations with them and so on...you kinda get an emotional attachment to the airline after a while.

I am not sure how many of the flights I got booked over the next few weeks will actually take off, but I will definitely bring some gifts for the cabin crew. Won’t help much in this situation, but maybe it can lift the mood just a little bit.

Lewis King

Maybe off topic, and I can’t find any info on it, but you guys have always been super helpful so I hope it’s okay;

Currently in NZ, avoided the quarantine by a day. Cancelled my plans short for Cape Town and Doha and want to get back home to Chiang Mai on Sunday. Currently that’s transferring through Sydney, and then Bangkok.

Do we know if Australia is banning transit? Because all I can see is “EVERYONE” that visits Australia must self-quarantine for 14 days. Not sure if I count in that (if I even get to fly that is!)

Thanks all, know it’s not BA related but can’t find a collective hive-mind any better than this forum.

jerry a. laska

LTN Phobia 's advice in another thread involving a somewhat similar situation:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32190065-post52.html

Lewis King

Ideal, thanks. I assumed the same but couldn’t find any info anywhere. Will just play it all by ear, I’m assuming Thailand will be shutting stuff soon anyway. Worst comes to the worst I have friends in Australia I can crash with.