August 2021 flight cancellations and operational changes
Jul 19, 2021, 10:52 am
#242
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,234
LUX flights have been zeroed out until August 17th, and given UK case numbers, I would think all of August will be wiped out in the next few days when Luxembourg updates their UK arrival status from it's current 31st July end date to the end of August with 7 day mandatory quarantine.
Pilot37
Pilot37
Jul 19, 2021, 12:34 pm
#243
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 2,956
I'm expecting my FRA-LHR flight on Aug09 to be cancelled this week (was zeroed last Friday). Given that this is an AS partner award (connecting to LHR-SFO in WTP), how do you think BA will re accomodate us (if at all)? Will they opt to put us on the FRA-LCY flight the night before, put us on AA, or do nothing? Other options to get home with current award availability on other partners are slim/none.
Data point, when they cancelled our outbound LHR-BER for July24 BA put us on the flight 24+ hours later (which led us to change our entire itinerary a couple of weeks ago).
These late cancellations are brutal on the partner award traveler.
Data point, when they cancelled our outbound LHR-BER for July24 BA put us on the flight 24+ hours later (which led us to change our entire itinerary a couple of weeks ago).
These late cancellations are brutal on the partner award traveler.
Jul 19, 2021, 10:10 pm
#244
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 2,956
I'm expecting my FRA-LHR flight on Aug09 to be cancelled this week (was zeroed last Friday). Given that this is an AS partner award (connecting to LHR-SFO in WTP), how do you think BA will re accomodate us (if at all)? Will they opt to put us on the FRA-LCY flight the night before, put us on AA, or do nothing? Other options to get home with current award availability on other partners are slim/none.
Data point, when they cancelled our outbound LHR-BER for July24 BA put us on the flight 24+ hours later (which led us to change our entire itinerary a couple of weeks ago).
These late cancellations are brutal on the partner award traveler.
Data point, when they cancelled our outbound LHR-BER for July24 BA put us on the flight 24+ hours later (which led us to change our entire itinerary a couple of weeks ago).
These late cancellations are brutal on the partner award traveler.
Jul 19, 2021, 11:11 pm
#245
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,844
If you are booked on AS ticket stock, it is up to AS to find you an alternative flight or refund your miles. BA has no obligation to you. That is the risk you take when you use partner miles.
Jul 20, 2021, 1:08 am
#247
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,234
Looks like LCY - DUB services have bitten the bullet for August. A shame given Ireland opened to fully vaccinated U.K. travellers from yesterday, but LHR - DUB services are down to 2 a day (occasionally 3 flights on certain days) so it’s seems BA is happy to leave the rebuild of the route to EI initially who don’t offer Club service.
Pilot37
Pilot37
Jul 20, 2021, 1:40 am
#250
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Morbihan, France
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Don’t. They’re a bunch of thieves. The trouble anyone has at being refunded is well documented on Facebook. They do not answer the phones. If you must book with Amex, that’s how I got my money back.
Jul 20, 2021, 1:48 am
#251
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,137
I'm secretly hoping they cancel the flight and we route via MAD on BA/IB
Jul 20, 2021, 3:30 am
#252
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Good - that's fine. I would not trust them as far as I could throw one of their aircraft. I might add that I hold Iberia in little more esteem.
Jul 20, 2021, 9:01 am
#253
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 2,956
While this may be true in practice it is a ridiculous position and I'm surprised so many Big Airline apologists on FT espouse this position.
Jul 20, 2021, 9:30 am
#254
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
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Location: UK/Las Vegas
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Posts: 15,913
Jul 20, 2021, 9:42 am
#255
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,844
AS is holding your payment which in this case is your points. If you were in transit and BA had a mechanical issue, that is another story. Then BA can help you. Otherwise, they can not touch/change your ticket as it is under AS's control. This is why it is always a risk to book on a partner that is not owned by the same company. AS is not going to pay for you to fly on a non-partner airline and they have little/no control over free ticket space on other carriers either. AS also has no flights to or within Europe so that can't open up space on one of their own flights to accommodate you. That's the reality. If you want to have a better chance of protection use the points of the airline you are flying and not a partner--especially now as schedules are changing all the time.
