August 2021 flight cancellations and operational changes
#106
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If so, it's pretty normal that you didn't get a cancellation/schedule change e-mail.
#107
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First LHR-YVR selling is Mon 30/8. We are now rebooked 2/9 but not even taking a breath let alone holding it.
#109
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Any idea when AA might be notified of the cancellation?
#110
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I had YVR-ATH booked through AA for August 3 and BA is showing the flight is cancelled, but AA hasnt updated schedule and says the fight is still operating. Despite two calls, agent says any changes will result in fare difference. Tried BA but they told me AA had to make the change.
Any idea when AA might be notified of the cancellation?
Any idea when AA might be notified of the cancellation?
#111
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I had YVR-ATH booked through AA for August 3 and BA is showing the flight is cancelled, but AA hasnt updated schedule and says the fight is still operating. Despite two calls, agent says any changes will result in fare difference. Tried BA but they told me AA had to make the change.
Any idea when AA might be notified of the cancellation?
Any idea when AA might be notified of the cancellation?
Until the AA system shows the BA flights as cancelled, your changes would not be considered as involuntary so the agents were right.
Also, you have booked with AA so you have to deal with AA. BA has nothing to do here.
#112
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#113
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My JFK-LHR-JNB continuing on 4Z to LUN shows cancelled and after Tues hopefully can connect with tour operator to see if BA will reroute me on QR which now flies JFK-DOH-LUN. Hopefully BA will honor getting me to Lusaka.
#115
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Our BNA flights for the last part of August have been canned. No surprise there. Now it's crystal ball time as to whether we think it's worth moving it to October half term or whether we'd better wait until Christmas. We will have 3 2 year olds, so the direct flight is all we want to consider really. Having family coming from all round the US reschedule for a second time would be far from ideal.
#116
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Our BNA flights for the last part of August have been canned. No surprise there. Now it's crystal ball time as to whether we think it's worth moving it to October half term or whether we'd better wait until Christmas. We will have 3 2 year olds, so the direct flight is all we want to consider really. Having family coming from all round the US reschedule for a second time would be far from ideal.
Clearly Christmas would be a safer bet than October but even thats not guaranteed.
And its possible that, once the Presidential proclamation is lifted, BA ramps up its US operations gradually and prioritises increasing frequency to key cities over restarting direct flights to secondary destinations like BNA.
#117
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CHS, PIT and PDX were trimmed entirely.
IMO; BWI, BNA, MSY, SAN, SJC would be the last routes to be restarted if they ever resume.
#118
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Interesting view. I am of the opposite opinion, I think leisure travel will recover much more quickly than business travel and that 8-10 flights a day to JFK might never be seen again. Secondary cities with the 787 and LGW 777s were a huge success prior to COVID and I think they will be after. The short haul network looks different today than in 2019, with much lower frequency but quite a few new leisure or "LGW" destinations. Overall I think the BA route map will look broadly similar, but the frequency will be down.
#119
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We can speculate all we like but the reality is no-one here knows when the US will open up again.
Clearly Christmas would be a safer bet than October but even thats not guaranteed.
And its possible that, once the Presidential proclamation is lifted, BA ramps up its US operations gradually and prioritises increasing frequency to key cities over restarting direct flights to secondary destinations like BNA.
Clearly Christmas would be a safer bet than October but even thats not guaranteed.
And its possible that, once the Presidential proclamation is lifted, BA ramps up its US operations gradually and prioritises increasing frequency to key cities over restarting direct flights to secondary destinations like BNA.
#120
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Interesting view. I am of the opposite opinion, I think leisure travel will recover much more quickly than business travel and that 8-10 flights a day to JFK might never be seen again. Secondary cities with the 787 and LGW 777s were a huge success prior to COVID and I think they will be after. The short haul network looks different today than in 2019, with much lower frequency but quite a few new leisure or "LGW" destinations. Overall I think the BA route map will look broadly similar, but the frequency will be down.