sbs2716g

not official link but first hand info from someone who is denied boarding

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32908179-post447.html

peter1962

BA 207 LHR-MIA has been cancelled until Jan 3, 2021 if I am to rely upon the BA.com lookup.

Markie

Not that I can find. Have tweeted Iberia this morning.
4 days at the Hyatt Place Heathrow for me.

Iberia web site now says - not what is said when I left the house yesterday:

Dove777

Brazil just banned flights and passengers from UK. Also applies to people who originate their journeys in U.K. link below (apologies, it�s only in Portuguese)

https://brasil.estadao.com.br/notici...us,70003562074

13901

We're veering OT but I find it mad that, although we do have countermeasures countries are slapping total bans based on arbitrary criteria on very short notice. The Spanish ban to non-residents for transfers is one of these. Are Spanish residents less likely to pass on the virus? And why doing it one day for the other, with no advance warning? I'm all for safety, I'm all for taking precautions, I'm all for modifying our behaviours. I've given up on seeing my family, given up on travel (and both have been very costly and I'm not talking about money), but these sort of knee-jerk reactions are just irrational. I mean, we've got Markie, here, holed up at a Hotel over Christmas while they could've asked him to get a test, two tests, three tests. What-is-the-point.

bluemoon68

BA are suspending Maldives flights from 8th January to 1st February. Interestingly this has come from BA/ UK gov, as Maldives tourism are encouraging arrivals.

“You’re currently due to travel [from MLE] to London Heathrow between 08 January and the 01 February. Unfortunately, due to the UK Government’s national restrictions, your flight will soon be cancelled as we’re temporarily suspending our flights on this route.
Please rest assured that we’ll do everything we can to help......”

(not my email, luckily I’ve just got back).

note - it appears that BA may have sent these emails in error, possibly confusing SEZ (where there are now restrictions on flights from the UK) with MLE (where tourism from the UK is being encouraged).

enemigo

Brazil have banned all flights from UK Starting tomorrow (Christmas day)- doesn't mention how long for. Was due to travel for work on 1st with BA- presuming they will now all be cancelled.

brunos

China just announced that they will also suspend all flights between China and UK.

NickB

How enlightened of them not to be discriminating against transgender persons.

wilsnunn

To bring my post on topic, I will be interested to see what BA do regarding their LHR-SIN-LHR flights. They kept going throughout lockdown 1.0 and summer but were cancelled (but still flew as freight) throughout lockdown 2.0.

Edit: Just seen that LHR-SIN has been cancelled until Jan 12th.

joerules

My Dublin flight on the 31st was finally cancelled. It's a bit strange as the flight ban has been in-place for the week. I've rebooked on a Belfast flight to London City which actually works out better for me since my original Dublin to City flight was cancelled a while ago.

ayearinmx

My 5th January LHR - LCA flight has just been cancelled and it seems they have taken it from 2 flights a day to just 1 at a different time... and rather than rebook me, they have just cancelled my ticket

also looking through the next couple of weeks, a LOT of flights have been cancelled

matticusbond

could you share the copy of the email? I am due to fly on the 30th on BA269 but haven�t had any notifications and can�t find any resource online confirming this

jameslon

Hi, a quick question. For a cancelled flight I can re-book online up to 355 days in advance. Is there any way to book further ahead? ie do I have to re-book before the original departure date or can I wait and book later?
I know I can cancel and obtain a FTV but a new booking would then be at prevailing fares and not the sale fare I previously purchased.
Essentially I am trying to re-book for the same/similar dates next year.
Thanks

corporate-wage-slave

The main Rebook thread is probably the best help here, but there is a 1 year expiry date on ticket issue, so you can't easily rebook 1 year hence, unless you originally bought the ticket today. It's true that MMB has a 355 day limit on it, based on today's date, so unofficially that helps a bit, but BA is structured into a 355 date maxima for rebooking, there is no way around that. So that is going to constrain you, particularly if there is a return leg also involved. Hence FTV may well be the best bet.