Originally Posted by GSTBD

Do we know if BKK will ever return? It will be a great loss to the network if it does not, and there is a lot of history on the BA9/10 route. I’m very surprised it will not come back this winter as there are only a handful of open markets to the east so it is a shame to lose an open one.

Originally Posted by drkaboobi

As another data point, I spoke with BAEC on yesterday. I was through to someone in <3 mins via the Gold dedicated number. The rep I spoke to was particularly nice and helpful and looked at various policies and spoke with a duty manager.
They are now emailing and rebooking customers up to end September. The directive is to rebook onto Qatar applicable to both revenue and Avios fares.
In my circumstance, with a trip planned for Feb '22, she said that her system had the markers that the flight was cancelled, but not the marker to rebook. She confirmed they were working through by chronological priority and that likely by October my rebooking could be processed. The flexibility on their rebooking is T-3 Days to T+14 days and a change of origin or destination of c. 350 miles, but added there was some discretion around the latter. It will benefit me to return from Phuket (420 miles) rather than BKK, so I'd be confident they'll approve this.

Originally Posted by JackDann

The choice to SE Asia doesn't appear to be there as it was years back either. I had no plans to fly BA unless they put CS on the route anyway, which was never going to happen. Not really sure what i'll do in January at this rate, prices are all insane.

Originally Posted by drkaboobi

As another data point, I spoke with BAEC on yesterday. I was through to someone in <3 mins via the Gold dedicated number. The rep I spoke to was particularly nice and helpful and looked at various policies and spoke with a duty manager.
They are now emailing and rebooking customers up to end September.

Originally Posted by Nightbus to Dalson

I absolutely loved the BA9/10 when it was a 747 on night routes.
Decent food in the lounge with a few glasses of vino then onto the flight with a glass of bubbles & a request for a hot chocolate & a glass of port then the head down for a decent 7-8 hrs straight upstairs in A/K then breakfast.
BKK-LHR meant that I would turn up to a central London meeting before 8am refreshed & good to go with my hand luggage in the corner which always got noticed & they would ask where I had come from.
The silence after my reply was an excellent bargaining tool as it seemed that I appeared ready not to any pull punches.
Longhaul overnight flights in club or above is the only way that I really enjoy travelling.

Originally Posted by PlaneSpeaking

Couldn’t agree more. It was our first experience of a BA Amex 241, our first Avios trip and our first visit to Thailand as a surprise trip for my partner’s 40th back in 2013 and in first class too on the gorgeous 747, complete with a flower in the loo and a window too. We will never ever forget that trip (Orient Express from Bangkok to Singapore, a stay in Raffles and then onto HK) and we’ve been back to Thailand many times since having fallen in love with the place but only ever on the 777’s in Club. It’s still a delight of course, despite all the bad press for old Club but those were definitely the days and the very beginning of our Avios fuelled travels and for which we count ourselves very lucky indeed. Massive thanks to FT, Rob Burgess and all the bloggers for opening our eyes.

Originally Posted by Nightbus to Dalson

I absolutely loved the BA9/10 when it was a 747 on night routes.
Decent food in the lounge with a few glasses of vino then onto the flight with a glass of bubbles & a request for a hot chocolate & a glass of port then the head down for a decent 7-8 hrs straight upstairs in A/K then breakfast.
BKK-LHR meant that I would turn up to a central London meeting before 8am refreshed & good to go with my hand luggage in the corner which always got noticed & they would ask where I had come from.
The silence after my reply was an excellent bargaining tool as it seemed that I appeared ready not to any pull punches.
Longhaul overnight flights in club or above is the only way that I really enjoy travelling.

Originally Posted by earlscourtflyer

just received the cancellation emails for December 2022.

Originally Posted by marble

Yup, me too. I assume there's nothing we can do online, so we have to phone in and see what's available?

Originally Posted by earlscourtflyer

just edited my initial post with an update

Originally Posted by marble

That's weird. So the flight is cancelled but they won't rebook us? If they're booking up to end of October, then they're booking up to 4 months ahead. For December, that means we nee d to wait until the start of September to rebook?