BA - San Jose
Jun 27, 2020, 12:39 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, VS Silver, Marriott Ambassador, HH diamond IHG plat
Posts: 637
SJC is somewhere I wouldn’t fly out of again. The airport is nothing to speak of, there is no decent lounge although the general lounge does have some tables that say they are for ba customers only. Certainly not a premium feel to departing there, I was surprised they do First on that route.
Jun 28, 2020, 3:27 am
#19
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,237
SJC is somewhere I wouldn’t fly out of again. The airport is nothing to speak of, there is no decent lounge although the general lounge does have some tables that say they are for ba customers only. Certainly not a premium feel to departing there, I was surprised they do First on that route.
well, its definitely not a leisure route as the other routes where first is not offered but sure is convenient . agreed on the offerings leaving SJC too! usually leave from SFO or LAX in this instance exactly for that reason.
Jul 25, 2020, 8:28 am
#20
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA GS 2MM
Posts: 947
I hope it sticks around but that will likely depend on how quickly tech sector travel rebounds. The majors have halted almost all business travel until 2021 at this point.
Jul 25, 2020, 10:26 am
#21
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Newcastle
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 80
I was told a while back that there were two reasons for the route.
1) The tech companies and the location of the airport for them
2) The freight loads were apparently quite good since San Francisco had the A380 and therefore reduced capacity.
747 going put pay to reason 2. Reading between the lines and talking to some of the tech companies 1 isnt going to be needed for a while.
Says the person with a second attempt at an F booking into San Jose next year.
1) The tech companies and the location of the airport for them
2) The freight loads were apparently quite good since San Francisco had the A380 and therefore reduced capacity.
747 going put pay to reason 2. Reading between the lines and talking to some of the tech companies 1 isnt going to be needed for a while.
Says the person with a second attempt at an F booking into San Jose next year.
Jul 25, 2020, 11:34 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,237
I was told a while back that there were two reasons for the route.
1) The tech companies and the location of the airport for them
2) The freight loads were apparently quite good since San Francisco had the A380 and therefore reduced capacity.
747 going put pay to reason 2. Reading between the lines and talking to some of the tech companies 1 isnt going to be needed for a while.
Says the person with a second attempt at an F booking into San Jose next year.
1) The tech companies and the location of the airport for them
2) The freight loads were apparently quite good since San Francisco had the A380 and therefore reduced capacity.
747 going put pay to reason 2. Reading between the lines and talking to some of the tech companies 1 isnt going to be needed for a while.
Says the person with a second attempt at an F booking into San Jose next year.
but as i work for one of the tech majors, i agree. with travel all but over for 2020, it will be a very long and slow rise in traffic again given the status of california in mitigating covid, and also that companies have already seen how much can be done virtually so i just cannot see our travel budgets ever returning to the level they were!
Jul 30, 2020, 9:40 am
#24
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 796
I just noticed a strange thing with SJC, a whole bunch of F Avios inventory got loaded for Dec, which wasn't there a week or two before...why would BA do this if they planned to axe the route?
There was always Avios space in all the 3 other classes from October on, but I knew not to read anything into that as I was expecting them to zero everything out as soon as cancellations were announced for October onwards, but F award space was not available for December, not a single seat on any day.
Is it just the algorithm doing its normal thing, regardless of whether BA plan to resurrect this route in the near future, or could there be hope for us fans of SJC?
There was always Avios space in all the 3 other classes from October on, but I knew not to read anything into that as I was expecting them to zero everything out as soon as cancellations were announced for October onwards, but F award space was not available for December, not a single seat on any day.
Is it just the algorithm doing its normal thing, regardless of whether BA plan to resurrect this route in the near future, or could there be hope for us fans of SJC?
Jul 30, 2020, 9:42 am
#25
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
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Posts: 2,112
Jul 30, 2020, 11:18 am
#26
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 796
I guess, but even for Avios bookings?!
This could even backfire for BA, if a pax chooses to rebook to SFO or fly LHR-xxx-SJC, then they might have to open up revenue space in the same cabin for SFO as per guidelines or pay AA for the xxx-SJC segment...in the end costs them more.
This could even backfire for BA, if a pax chooses to rebook to SFO or fly LHR-xxx-SJC, then they might have to open up revenue space in the same cabin for SFO as per guidelines or pay AA for the xxx-SJC segment...in the end costs them more.
Jul 30, 2020, 11:47 am
#27
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BA Silver, ICH Plat Amb
Posts: 198
I had a SJC return booked for 3 of us with Avios, which is now cancelled.
Still waiting for the return of the avios and the 2-4-1, and trying to avoid a voucher.
If demand is going to be so low in general to the West Coast, thinking like it was in 2008, then maybe Avios availability won't be such an issue?
Still waiting for the return of the avios and the 2-4-1, and trying to avoid a voucher.
If demand is going to be so low in general to the West Coast, thinking like it was in 2008, then maybe Avios availability won't be such an issue?
Jul 31, 2020, 6:28 am
#28
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 796
I had a SJC return booked for 3 of us with Avios, which is now cancelled.
Still waiting for the return of the avios and the 2-4-1, and trying to avoid a voucher.
If demand is going to be so low in general to the West Coast, thinking like it was in 2008, then maybe Avios availability won't be such an issue?
Still waiting for the return of the avios and the 2-4-1, and trying to avoid a voucher.
If demand is going to be so low in general to the West Coast, thinking like it was in 2008, then maybe Avios availability won't be such an issue?
Aug 7, 2020, 8:10 am
#30
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 796
I see now that in the last week or so another update:
SJC now seems to operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from November onwards...if it were a money grab -> voucher situation they would just leave the schedule as a daily service wouldn't they?
Or am I just blinded by my personal hope that this route will be served again?
SJC now seems to operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from November onwards...if it were a money grab -> voucher situation they would just leave the schedule as a daily service wouldn't they?
Or am I just blinded by my personal hope that this route will be served again?