BA & Dubai
Jan 29, 2021, 7:51 am
#766
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: M&S Elite+
Posts: 3,658
Ek29 landed after 30 mins the deadline fine.
EY17 is due to land at Heathrow at 5:25pm so we might find out if that was allowed as a one off or if they'll turn a blind eye today! If they let it land then they'll be procesed as normal but be interesting to see if they make it divert.
EY17 is due to land at Heathrow at 5:25pm so we might find out if that was allowed as a one off or if they'll turn a blind eye today! If they let it land then they'll be procesed as normal but be interesting to see if they make it divert.
Jan 29, 2021, 7:57 am
#767
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 108
Seems EY are still selling tickets for LHR-AUH over the coming days. It's possible they've taken the commercial decision to fly empty planes to London and take paying pax on the way back to AUH. Would anyone happen to know if one can enter AUH without quarantining for 10 days? The FCO and various official pages are a little unclear, although that may be me not being very bright! BA and EK are no longer selling tickets for LHR-DXB so they're definitelt cancelling both ways, even if the regulations appear only to prohibit UAE-UK.
Jan 29, 2021, 7:58 am
#768
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,174
Limited sympathy though as we were warned that travel at this time in a global pandemic does have risks attached and we saw that with countries being added to the quarantine list at little or no notice.n
Now is going to be no different apart from instead of home self isolation it will be managed hotel quarantine that people will be trying to avoid.
Now is going to be no different apart from instead of home self isolation it will be managed hotel quarantine that people will be trying to avoid.
Jan 29, 2021, 7:58 am
#769
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: London
Programs: HH Diamond, BAEC Gold (OWE)
Posts: 204
Ek29 landed after 30 mins the deadline fine.
EY17 is due to land at Heathrow at 5:25pm so we might find out if that was allowed as a one off or if they'll turn a blind eye today! If they let it land then they'll be procesed as normal but be interesting to see if they make it divert.
EY17 is due to land at Heathrow at 5:25pm so we might find out if that was allowed as a one off or if they'll turn a blind eye today! If they let it land then they'll be procesed as normal but be interesting to see if they make it divert.
Jan 29, 2021, 8:07 am
#770
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
I don't give two hoots about people taking the proverbial mick out the current situation but i've got vast sympathy for the travel companies that have to deal with the consequences of legitimately booked business travellers, family emergencies and long stay travellers that neither sought to breech the guidelines or would actively have returned given half the chance, especially if they refuse to book anyone against guidelines. It's a never ending palavar of desperately trying to bring in cash to survive whilst adhering to the law, and dealing with the consequences of 16 hour notice periods whereas making the announcement a couple of days earlier would have allowed anyone to get home. Now? We've thousands of displaced people who will still come home, just taking double the number of flights, being in contact with double the amount of people, and in the riskiest of circumstances. Closing the worlds busiest air route with enough notice for only 2 flights to depart those trying to get back in time simply puts many more people at risk (although i'm glad to hear that a couple of extra EK flights are seemingly arriving).
Jan 29, 2021, 10:21 am
#771
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,756
Spoke to a Tour Op friend who had 100 clients (legitimately) in Dubai or due to transit there that they need to sort out. In between the tears he's furious about the lack of notice on the worlds busiest air route.. All to seemingly punish a few Instagram influencers. 48 hours notice would have made a huge difference to people's lives.
Jan 29, 2021, 10:34 am
#772
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 19
Dubai cancelled on BA till April 16?
I've a return to Dubai around Easter to see family out there (I'm not an influencer!), and I'm resigned to it being cancelled whether or not Dubai stays on the 'red list'.
I've not had any notification of a cancellation but I can see BA is now not selling any tickets to Dubai till 16 April.
Do the experts here think:
- this means all flights are cancelled and we will soon get a notification to say so;
- or is BA just not selling any new tickets on these flights and keeping a watching brief, so may or may not cancel them depending on Government policy?
I've not had any notification of a cancellation but I can see BA is now not selling any tickets to Dubai till 16 April.
Do the experts here think:
- this means all flights are cancelled and we will soon get a notification to say so;
- or is BA just not selling any new tickets on these flights and keeping a watching brief, so may or may not cancel them depending on Government policy?
Jan 29, 2021, 11:02 am
#773
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
It could be either, but as these flights are so far away I would personally think it more likely that BA is doing the latter at present.
Jan 29, 2021, 11:03 am
#774
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hertz Presidents Circle.
Posts: 1,448
Seems EY are still selling tickets for LHR-AUH over the coming days. It's possible they've taken the commercial decision to fly empty planes to London and take paying pax on the way back to AUH. Would anyone happen to know if one can enter AUH without quarantining for 10 days? The FCO and various official pages are a little unclear, although that may be me not being very bright! BA and EK are no longer selling tickets for LHR-DXB so they're definitelt cancelling both ways, even if the regulations appear only to prohibit UAE-UK.
Jan 29, 2021, 11:09 am
#776
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 108
I thought they had already resolved their differences! QR have started AUH/DXB flights from DOH so they are available as connections from LHR but prices are high over the coming days. If I can't get comfort over entry restrictions to AUH i'm going to do LHR-BAH on BA and then GF/EK onto DXB. May have misunderstood your post though so apologies if I have!
Jan 29, 2021, 11:15 am
#777
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,618
Jan 29, 2021, 11:42 am
#778
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: BA GOLD
Posts: 604
Reports are coming in that QR have suspended the acceptance of new bookings from Dubai and AUH for the next 7 days - including for any travellers in UAE attempting to book travel via DOH in order to reach the UK. Just trying to get confirmation about this.