Dec 14, 2021, 9:38 am
Last edit by: 1Aturnleft
BA plan to resume or start flights to the destinations below from the dates shown (Summer 2023)
Alicante - from 29th March
Amsterdam - from 29th March
Antalya - from 2nd April
Athens - from 4th May
Bari - from 3rd April
Berlin - from 7th May
Bordeaux - from 16th May
Cagliari - from 24th May
Catania - from 31st March
Dalaman - from 23rd April
Dubrovnik - from 4th April
Faro - from 30th March
Gran Canaria - from 2nd April
Heraklion - from 24th April
Ibiza - from 3rd May
Kos - from 24th April
Lanzarote - from 30th March
Larnaca - from 29th March
Madrid - from 16th May
Malaga - from 7th April
Malta - from 14th April
Marrakesh - from 31st March
Menorca - from 16th May
Nice - from 31st March
Milan (MXP) - from 4th May
Palma - from 7th May
Paphos - from 29th March
Rhodes - from 28th April
Santorini - from 15th April
Seville - from 15th April
Tenerife - from 29th March
Thessaloniki - from 14th April
Turin - from 4th April
Venice - from 26th April
Verona - from 16th April
Alicante - from 29th March
Amsterdam - from 29th March
Antalya - from 2nd April
Athens - from 4th May
Bari - from 3rd April
Berlin - from 7th May
Bordeaux - from 16th May
Cagliari - from 24th May
Catania - from 31st March
Dalaman - from 23rd April
Dubrovnik - from 4th April
Faro - from 30th March
Gran Canaria - from 2nd April
Heraklion - from 24th April
Ibiza - from 3rd May
Kos - from 24th April
Lanzarote - from 30th March
Larnaca - from 29th March
Madrid - from 16th May
Malaga - from 7th April
Malta - from 14th April
Marrakesh - from 31st March
Menorca - from 16th May
Nice - from 31st March
Milan (MXP) - from 4th May
Palma - from 7th May
Paphos - from 29th March
Rhodes - from 28th April
Santorini - from 15th April
Seville - from 15th April
Tenerife - from 29th March
Thessaloniki - from 14th April
Turin - from 4th April
Venice - from 26th April
Verona - from 16th April
BA Euroflyer - ‘low-cost’ shorthaul subsidiary at Gatwick - launching 29th Mar 2022
Apr 25, 2022, 5:43 pm
#256
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London
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Just landed from Malaga. Boy are those seats hard! And non reclining. I just couldn’t get comfortable. And the leg room leaves a lot to be desired.
The problem is that whilst it is a BA flight so the procedures are all Iberia. So mandatory face masks (when none are required in Spain, in the UK or on BA). And the procedure for leaving the plane is quite different (and stricter) than BA. So the crew got quite cross at people being surprised by having to use face masks on boarding and then got cross again when people stood up when the engines shut down.
looking forward to BA metal replacing these flights
The problem is that whilst it is a BA flight so the procedures are all Iberia. So mandatory face masks (when none are required in Spain, in the UK or on BA). And the procedure for leaving the plane is quite different (and stricter) than BA. So the crew got quite cross at people being surprised by having to use face masks on boarding and then got cross again when people stood up when the engines shut down.
looking forward to BA metal replacing these flights
Apr 25, 2022, 5:52 pm
#257
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1,110
Just landed from Malaga. Boy are those seats hard! And non reclining. I just couldn’t get comfortable. And the leg room leaves a lot to be desired.
The problem is that whilst it is a BA flight so the procedures are all Iberia. So mandatory face masks (when none are required in Spain, in the UK or on BA). And the procedure for leaving the plane is quite different (and stricter) than BA. So the crew got quite cross at people being surprised by having to use face masks on boarding and then got cross again when people stood up when the engines shut down.
looking forward to BA metal replacing these flights
The problem is that whilst it is a BA flight so the procedures are all Iberia. So mandatory face masks (when none are required in Spain, in the UK or on BA). And the procedure for leaving the plane is quite different (and stricter) than BA. So the crew got quite cross at people being surprised by having to use face masks on boarding and then got cross again when people stood up when the engines shut down.
looking forward to BA metal replacing these flights
You can refer to - https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...oard-faqs#mask and also FT's own thread on this - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...k-mandate.html
The disembarkation would have been different though as BA have done away with the COVID style row by row disembarkation method.
Last edited by AirbusA350; Apr 25, 2022 at 6:02 pm
Apr 26, 2022, 3:26 pm
#260
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold for Life
Posts: 469
Masks are required onboard still for Spain. Unfortunately in Spain, masks are still mandatory on public transport (but ironically not in airports themselves, similar to France). Therefore, whether you were flying BA metal or an IB-operated BA service to AGP (or any Spanish destination for that matter) from either LGW/LCY/LHR, masks would have had to have remained on in both directions.
You can refer to - https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...oard-faqs#mask and also FT's own thread on this - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...k-mandate.html
The disembarkation would have been different though as BA have done away with the COVID style row by row disembarkation method.
You can refer to - https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...oard-faqs#mask and also FT's own thread on this - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...k-mandate.html
The disembarkation would have been different though as BA have done away with the COVID style row by row disembarkation method.
Apr 26, 2022, 3:55 pm
#261
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 259
Masks are required onboard still for Spain. Unfortunately in Spain, masks are still mandatory on public transport (but ironically not in airports themselves, similar to France). Therefore, whether you were flying BA metal or an IB-operated BA service to AGP (or any Spanish destination for that matter) from either LGW/LCY/LHR, masks would have had to have remained on in both directions.
Apr 27, 2022, 12:22 pm
#262
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Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
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Titan is back .....
"We're writing to let you know that there has been a change to the airline that is planned to operate your upcoming British Airways flight to/from London Gatwick.We’ve had to make some adjustments to our schedule and have leased an aircraft from Titan Airways. This change is due to operational reasons and they will operate your flight on our behalf so you can fly to your destination as planned."
They are running a 757 :-)
"We're writing to let you know that there has been a change to the airline that is planned to operate your upcoming British Airways flight to/from London Gatwick.We’ve had to make some adjustments to our schedule and have leased an aircraft from Titan Airways. This change is due to operational reasons and they will operate your flight on our behalf so you can fly to your destination as planned."
They are running a 757 :-)
Last edited by Raffles; Apr 27, 2022 at 12:41 pm
Apr 27, 2022, 1:34 pm
#263
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: BAEC Silver, Starwood Prefferred Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, Melia Gold
Posts: 18
Titan is back .....
"We're writing to let you know that there has been a change to the airline that is planned to operate your upcoming British Airways flight to/from London Gatwick.We’ve had to make some adjustments to our schedule and have leased an aircraft from Titan Airways. This change is due to operational reasons and they will operate your flight on our behalf so you can fly to your destination as planned."
They are running a 757 :-)
"We're writing to let you know that there has been a change to the airline that is planned to operate your upcoming British Airways flight to/from London Gatwick.We’ve had to make some adjustments to our schedule and have leased an aircraft from Titan Airways. This change is due to operational reasons and they will operate your flight on our behalf so you can fly to your destination as planned."
They are running a 757 :-)
Apr 29, 2022, 2:36 pm
#265
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 86
It would be great for EDI to return for connections to the long-haul leisure routes not served at LHR.
May 8, 2022, 10:26 am
#266
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Sussex, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 489
What are we able to do in terms of rebooking as a result of operator change to IBExpress?
I don't mind the change, but considering moving the date of my outbound flight from Thu to Sat so could I do for it free due to the change?
I don't mind the change, but considering moving the date of my outbound flight from Thu to Sat so could I do for it free due to the change?
May 8, 2022, 10:46 am
#267
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Honors Diamond
Posts: 1,639
You may want to get on and do sooner rather than later in case Saturday is subbed for I2.
May 8, 2022, 11:23 am
#268
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Sussex, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 489
Yes you can move by up to three days to a BA-operated service. If any issues remind the agent that there are specific guidelines for the I2 change that they need to refer to for this.
You may want to get on and do sooner rather than later in case Saturday is subbed for I2.
You may want to get on and do sooner rather than later in case Saturday is subbed for I2.
May 8, 2022, 11:28 am
#269
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Posts: 1,036
I notice that BA Euroflyer have started two seasonal IT charter services from Gatwick to Kalamata (Saturday) and to Preveza (Sunday)
The IB Express lease remains at 2 aircraft. I wonder if the plan is still to increase this to 4 as the summer progresses. London Air Travel
did report a couple of weeks or so ago that BA planned to operate more of its own services from Gatwick than previously anticipated. We shall see.
The Titan 757 only operated for a few days then returned to Stansted.
Staff shortages do not appear to be affecting the Gatwick operations as severely as elsewhere. I believe BA Gatwick long haul has only cancelled one flight since March.
BA Euroflyer has cancelled about 5 or 6, although a couple of these may have had delayed start dates in any case. I am not sure of the definite reasons for the cancellations.
Of course I am aware that this is a much smaller operation than that of LHR.
The IB Express lease remains at 2 aircraft. I wonder if the plan is still to increase this to 4 as the summer progresses. London Air Travel
did report a couple of weeks or so ago that BA planned to operate more of its own services from Gatwick than previously anticipated. We shall see.
The Titan 757 only operated for a few days then returned to Stansted.
Staff shortages do not appear to be affecting the Gatwick operations as severely as elsewhere. I believe BA Gatwick long haul has only cancelled one flight since March.
BA Euroflyer has cancelled about 5 or 6, although a couple of these may have had delayed start dates in any case. I am not sure of the definite reasons for the cancellations.
Of course I am aware that this is a much smaller operation than that of LHR.
Last edited by vectismanpaul; May 8, 2022 at 11:34 am
May 8, 2022, 11:40 am
#270
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
I notice that BA Euroflyer have started two seasonal IT charter services from Gatwick to Kalamata (Saturday) and to Preveza (Sunday)
The IB Express lease remains at 2 aircraft. I wonder if the plan is still to increase this to 4 as the summer progresses. London Air Travel
did report a couple of weeks or so ago that BA planned to operate more of its own services from Gatwick than previously anticipated. We shall see.
The Titan 757 only operated for a few days then returned to Stansted.
Staff shortages do not appear to be affecting the Gatwick operations as severely as elsewhere. I believe BA Gatwick long haul has only cancelled one flight since March.
BA Euroflyer has cancelled about 5 or 6, although a couple of these may have had delayed start dates in any case. I am not sure of the definite reasons for the cancellations.
Of course I am aware that this is a much smaller operation than that of LHR.
The IB Express lease remains at 2 aircraft. I wonder if the plan is still to increase this to 4 as the summer progresses. London Air Travel
did report a couple of weeks or so ago that BA planned to operate more of its own services from Gatwick than previously anticipated. We shall see.
The Titan 757 only operated for a few days then returned to Stansted.
Staff shortages do not appear to be affecting the Gatwick operations as severely as elsewhere. I believe BA Gatwick long haul has only cancelled one flight since March.
BA Euroflyer has cancelled about 5 or 6, although a couple of these may have had delayed start dates in any case. I am not sure of the definite reasons for the cancellations.
Of course I am aware that this is a much smaller operation than that of LHR.
BA have seconded a number of Heathrow crew to Gatwick for six months on full Heathrow pay and allowances.
This may be the reason for the Finnair wetlease at Heathrow.