BA resumes LHR-SIN-SYD at end of March 22
Feb 8, 2022, 8:00 pm
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BA resumes LHR-SIN-SYD at end of March 22
Being made official today: BA15/16 is back as a daily service, albeit on the Boeing 787-9 instead of the 777-300ER.
After almost a two-year absence, BA15 arrives into Sydney on 29 March. BA's not yet commented on if the SIN lounge will reopen or if the LHR-SIN or SYD-SIN flights will be counted as VTL services, allowing passengers to do just that SIN-bound leg.
More at https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...hts-from-march
After almost a two-year absence, BA15 arrives into Sydney on 29 March. BA's not yet commented on if the SIN lounge will reopen or if the LHR-SIN or SYD-SIN flights will be counted as VTL services, allowing passengers to do just that SIN-bound leg.
More at https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...hts-from-march
Feb 9, 2022, 4:54 am
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Worth noting that currently Singapore does not allow transit passengers from the UK (and other "high risk" countries) to use the facilities during transit at Changi, if this is not resolved then BA transit passengers will need to remain at the gate during the stop
I'd have thought BA would share the lounge with QF or use the paid for options (either of which aren't terrible in T1) rather than open their own for only 1 x 787 worth of passengers
Feb 9, 2022, 5:41 am
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They've been on sale throughout - BA was selling and then cancelling. Certainly the April dates a friend was looking at for a work trip from Singapore were full or nearly full in F/CW so no extra Avios availability is going to appear anytime soon!
Worth noting that currently Singapore does not allow transit passengers from the UK (and other "high risk" countries) to use the facilities during transit at Changi, if this is not resolved then BA transit passengers will need to remain at the gate during the stop
I'd have thought BA would share the lounge with QF or use the paid for options (either of which aren't terrible in T1) rather than open their own for only 1 x 787 worth of passengers
Worth noting that currently Singapore does not allow transit passengers from the UK (and other "high risk" countries) to use the facilities during transit at Changi, if this is not resolved then BA transit passengers will need to remain at the gate during the stop
I'd have thought BA would share the lounge with QF or use the paid for options (either of which aren't terrible in T1) rather than open their own for only 1 x 787 worth of passengers
Feb 9, 2022, 6:36 am
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They're announcing that the flights will actually start to happen, whereas previously they were selling tickets and then cancelling 100% of the flights.
Feb 9, 2022, 6:41 am
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Feb 9, 2022, 6:45 am
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I am booked to travel to SIN in F at the beginning of May and the cabin is full. I have been re-booked from the BA11, which Id held since September last year, but BA have yet to inform me of the change, which involves a change of timing. I have no idea if it is a VTL flight or not. Of course, if it isnt, I wont be going.
Last edited by Exsilver; Feb 9, 2022 at 6:52 am
Feb 9, 2022, 7:14 am
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They were selling tickets for March 2022 last November and those flights have not been cancelled since then. BA11 was cancelled though.
Feb 9, 2022, 9:46 am
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Anyway, BA are back to Sydney. Where are all those who said it would never happen?
Good news all round anyway.
Feb 9, 2022, 5:02 pm
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Apr 17, 2022, 4:07 am
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Two bookings
We are on way to Sydney and were going to travel back via bali to Singapore. As my pregnant wife has found journey harder than expected we are going to go directly home from Sydney. We have a booking through avios so going to pay for a flight from syd to sin. Am I right to think they will check our bags straight through? Even though we will be on two bookings otherwise we wont have enough time to loop back round.
Apr 17, 2022, 4:46 am
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We are on way to Sydney and were going to travel back via Bali to Singapore. As my pregnant wife has found journey harder than expected we are going to go directly home from Sydney. We have a booking through avios so going to pay for a flight from SYD to SIN. Am I right to think they will check our bags straight through? Even though we will be on two bookings otherwise we won’t have enough time to loop back round.
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Apr 17, 2022, 5:30 am
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We are on way to Sydney and were going to travel back via bali to Singapore. As my pregnant wife has found journey harder than expected we are going to go directly home from Sydney. We have a booking through avios so going to pay for a flight from syd to sin. Am I right to think they will check our bags straight through? Even though we will be on two bookings otherwise we wont have enough time to loop back round.