BA cuts MIA service for S22
Apr 19, 2022, 1:10 pm
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BA cuts MIA service for S22
Not sure where to post this, so seems easier to start a new thread given the popularity of BA’s MIA service.
Thanks to London Air Travel for the publication - BA have cut their 207/206 LHR - MIA - LHR service from June 4th to Sept 7th and will only operate the BA209 / 208 service with an A380.
Air Travel London also reporting AA will operate 2 flights a day on the route (plus BA’s 3rd) leaving LHR - MIA with the following departures:
10.40am - AA operated B772
12.50pm - AA operated B77W
2.15pm - BA operated A380
AA are dropping their SEA service for the summer due to B787 delivery delays, so perhaps BA are looking for a way to offset crew shortages with AA picking up the slack?
Pilot37
Thanks to London Air Travel for the publication - BA have cut their 207/206 LHR - MIA - LHR service from June 4th to Sept 7th and will only operate the BA209 / 208 service with an A380.
Air Travel London also reporting AA will operate 2 flights a day on the route (plus BA’s 3rd) leaving LHR - MIA with the following departures:
10.40am - AA operated B772
12.50pm - AA operated B77W
2.15pm - BA operated A380
AA are dropping their SEA service for the summer due to B787 delivery delays, so perhaps BA are looking for a way to offset crew shortages with AA picking up the slack?
Pilot37
Apr 19, 2022, 2:30 pm
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BA and AA have been combining schedules and frequencies for a decade now, nothing really new here. Summer is a relatively quiet period for MIA, and in any case an A380 carries the same number of pax (and crew) as 2 x 772s. Traditionally MIA a only saw the A380 in winter so that’s the only real story.
Apr 19, 2022, 6:34 pm
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I flew to MIA at lunchtime today, but on AA39, from LHR. It was half full (or half empty, depending on your life perspective 😉
. Business went out with 25 empty seats on the 77W. I didn’t see further back, but it took about 15 mins to board. We sat on the ground for 10 mins, with the door shut waiting for our slot to leave (according to the plane driver) so can’t have been very full down the back either.
Not sure how BA loads are doing, but I’m not surprised at this service reduction, having seen today’s flight on AA.
(No masks on board. Yay).
. Business went out with 25 empty seats on the 77W. I didn’t see further back, but it took about 15 mins to board. We sat on the ground for 10 mins, with the door shut waiting for our slot to leave (according to the plane driver) so can’t have been very full down the back either. Not sure how BA loads are doing, but I’m not surprised at this service reduction, having seen today’s flight on AA.
(No masks on board. Yay).
Apr 22, 2022, 11:28 am
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I flew to MIA at lunchtime today, but on AA39, from LHR. It was half full (or half empty, depending on your life perspective 😉 . Business went out with 25 empty seats on the 77W. I didn’t see further back, but it took about 15 mins to board. We sat on the ground for 10 mins, with the door shut waiting for our slot to leave (according to the plane driver) so can’t have been very full down the back either.
Not sure how BA loads are doing, but I’m not surprised at this service reduction, having seen today’s flight on AA.
(No masks on board. Yay).
. Business went out with 25 empty seats on the 77W. I didn’t see further back, but it took about 15 mins to board. We sat on the ground for 10 mins, with the door shut waiting for our slot to leave (according to the plane driver) so can’t have been very full down the back either.Not sure how BA loads are doing, but I’m not surprised at this service reduction, having seen today’s flight on AA.
(No masks on board. Yay).
I guess they know what they are doing…!
Apr 22, 2022, 1:41 pm
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I have it on good authority that from 12 noon today BA began a mass cancellation event that impacts almost 200,000 PNRs and close to 400,000 passengers. Flights till October are affected.
On a personal note I will do very well out of this. I have been rerouted on Qatar to Asia in F/J which is step up from BA/CX. Instead of HKG I get 4 nights somewhere new! Every cloud as they say.
On a personal note I will do very well out of this. I have been rerouted on Qatar to Asia in F/J which is step up from BA/CX. Instead of HKG I get 4 nights somewhere new! Every cloud as they say.
Apr 22, 2022, 2:13 pm
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Apr 22, 2022, 11:56 pm
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We got the dreaded Your flight to Miami has been cancelled email as well for our trip at the end of August . BA automatically rebooked us onto the replacement AA flight going at the same time but now arriving 15 minutes later. Seems PE and Business could be full as you can only book economy now.
Apr 23, 2022, 1:50 am
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I was already booked on the 208 A380 prior to this, so no change, but I had been holding off paying to reserve seats (currently only bronze) for the upper deck as things didn’t seem too busy. With the earlier flight now cancelled I’m starting to think im going to have to stump up the cash (or Avios) if I want to get my preferred seats for the three of us 🤔😭
Apr 23, 2022, 1:57 am
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I have it on good authority that from 12 noon today BA began a mass cancellation event that impacts almost 200,000 PNRs and close to 400,000 passengers. Flights till October are affected.
On a personal note I will do very well out of this. I have been rerouted on Qatar to Asia in F/J which is step up from BA/CX. Instead of HKG I get 4 nights somewhere new! Every cloud as they say.
On a personal note I will do very well out of this. I have been rerouted on Qatar to Asia in F/J which is step up from BA/CX. Instead of HKG I get 4 nights somewhere new! Every cloud as they say.
May 12, 2022, 7:03 am
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Looks like some changes to departure times too. I was already booked onto the A380 flight to Miami next week, just noticed in the App it's now scheduled to depart 45 mins earlier than when I booked the flight on Monday. No notification from BA or my corporate travel agent yet.