Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to Singapore.
Oct 13, 2021, 10:53 pm
#91
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: BAEC GFL (Only took 30 years)
Posts: 497
https://londonairtravel.com/2021/10/...nes-singapore/
Though I've found nothing from BA itself.
Oct 13, 2021, 11:00 pm
#92
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: BAEC GFL (Only took 30 years)
Posts: 497
This is currently a hypothetical question, but I'll ask it anyway. On the days where BA currently has two daily flights scheduled to SIN, if they were to say designate ONE of those two daily flights as VTL and you happened to be booked on the other, non-VTL flight, would BA allow you to rebook onto the VTL flight as a 'free' change? As I said, currently hypothetical...
Oct 14, 2021, 3:12 am
#93
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
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https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...kba?faqid=8753
Oct 14, 2021, 10:10 am
#94
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Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,277
It was reported both SQ n BA have sold many seats between 26 dec to 12/Jan for their VTL flights. Most flights are almost full.
a search on BA show almost no Y seats available while SQ just released more seats at the highest class/price as they upgraded the VTL flight to A380 with 471 seats compare to the 264 seat 777-300ER.
maybe BA should work on daily flights during these period.
a search on BA show almost no Y seats available while SQ just released more seats at the highest class/price as they upgraded the VTL flight to A380 with 471 seats compare to the 264 seat 777-300ER.
maybe BA should work on daily flights during these period.
Oct 14, 2021, 1:47 pm
#95
Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 3
Hi all - I have flights booked for mid-April 2022 but it is not BA11 and is BA15. I'm unsure what to do at this point, wait to see whether this is updated to a VTL flight or try to contact BA to ask for my fights to be rebooked onto a BA11 (which seems impossible just now as I have tried numerous times over the last couple of days without answer, it automatically cuts you off after listening to some messages and going through the menu system). Is anyone else in a similar situation or has any more information at this stage? Thank you.
Oct 14, 2021, 2:59 pm
#96
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,573
Hi all - I have flights booked for mid-April 2022 but it is not BA11 and is BA15. I'm unsure what to do at this point, wait to see whether this is updated to a VTL flight or try to contact BA to ask for my fights to be rebooked onto a BA11 (which seems impossible just now as I have tried numerous times over the last couple of days without answer, it automatically cuts you off after listening to some messages and going through the menu system). Is anyone else in a similar situation or has any more information at this stage? Thank you.
Oct 14, 2021, 3:04 pm
#97
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,573
It was reported both SQ n BA have sold many seats between 26 dec to 12/Jan for their VTL flights. Most flights are almost full.
a search on BA show almost no Y seats available while SQ just released more seats at the highest class/price as they upgraded the VTL flight to A380 with 471 seats compare to the 264 seat 777-300ER.
maybe BA should work on daily flights during these period.
a search on BA show almost no Y seats available while SQ just released more seats at the highest class/price as they upgraded the VTL flight to A380 with 471 seats compare to the 264 seat 777-300ER.
maybe BA should work on daily flights during these period.
Oct 16, 2021, 12:59 am
#98
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Stafford, England, UK
Programs: BA Executive club
Posts: 140
My husband had a call from BA yesterday to confirm that our flight was to be a VTL flight, and to make sure that we were aware of the requirements.
The outbound however is no longe showing as bookable on ba.com, although it’s still in MMB and still showing on expert flyer. They didn’t mention this on the call (and unfortunately he didn’t know to raise it).
The outbound however is no longe showing as bookable on ba.com, although it’s still in MMB and still showing on expert flyer. They didn’t mention this on the call (and unfortunately he didn’t know to raise it).
Oct 16, 2021, 5:14 am
#99
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: BAEC GFL (Only took 30 years)
Posts: 497
They were daily at one point and then they cut them back and changed the days so I wondered if Singapore or Changi are liaising with the airlines to keep capacity under the 3000 VTL arrival limit and BA are limited by this. Air France have added (converted?) an extra flight to VTL around then as well to help meet the demand. BA doesn't really have another aircraft to send - F does well so they wouldn't want to send a denser 777 and the A380s are already occupied and it wouldn't be worth pulling any more out of storage for a short period, I imagine it'll calm down after the festive seasons
I noticed that there were very few economy seats on BA11 in January and February after the VTL was announced, but before BA confirmed that all BA11 will be VTL flights. SQ have three flights a day from London, though only the morning one is a VTL flight though that switched to A380 metal a couple of days ago. Its surprising BA hasn't gone back to daily flights.
Oct 17, 2021, 8:03 am
#102
formerly JackDann
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,655
I'm looking at SIN as an option for my travel to Thailand in January - Unfortunately i'd need to clear immigration in Singapore and then check-in for my onward flight to Phuket or Bangkok. I've had a read about this but i'm still not completely clear on the requirements. Is this just a stupid idea of mine?
Oct 17, 2021, 8:12 am
#103
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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I'm looking at SIN as an option for my travel to Thailand in January - Unfortunately i'd need to clear immigration in Singapore and then check-in for my onward flight to Phuket or Bangkok. I've had a read about this but i'm still not completely clear on the requirements. Is this just a stupid idea of mine?
Even though UK -> Singapore -> Thailand might be possible the opposite isn't so if I were you I would have transferred at a country which doesn't have any issues with transfers and I would have kept all flights in a single ticket to be safe.
Oct 17, 2021, 8:21 am
#104
formerly JackDann
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,655
Good point re the return - A real shame as there was a good deal available to travel in First, which would have been great to get off the bucket list.
I don't think there is a simple way of doing it unfortunately and completely agree that getting everything on one ticket is ideal (Unfortunately not able to do so from Singapore to Thailand)
I don't think there is a simple way of doing it unfortunately and completely agree that getting everything on one ticket is ideal (Unfortunately not able to do so from Singapore to Thailand)
Oct 17, 2021, 8:25 am
#105
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Singapore
Programs: BAEC GFL (Only took 30 years)
Posts: 497
I'm looking at SIN as an option for my travel to Thailand in January - Unfortunately i'd need to clear immigration in Singapore and then check-in for my onward flight to Phuket or Bangkok. I've had a read about this but i'm still not completely clear on the requirements. Is this just a stupid idea of mine?
https://www.flyscoot.com/en/announce...ough-singapore