Got a BKK 50% avios reward flight in November...happening...??
Jul 8, 2022, 5:13 pm
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Got a BKK 50% avios reward flight in November...happening...??
Legacy pre Covid 50% deal in J out to BKK scheduled for November...
What's happening at the moment...?? It'll be cancelled eventually I assume and then I have to try and contact BA to get shifted to Qatar...?? Or will BA bring back that sector...??
Chris
What's happening at the moment...?? It'll be cancelled eventually I assume and then I have to try and contact BA to get shifted to Qatar...?? Or will BA bring back that sector...??
Chris
Jul 9, 2022, 12:47 am
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I also have 50% avios in and out of bkk in November problem I can see is getting any availability ( not avios but any fare) due to the World Cup taking place in Qatar. Have spoken to BA on several occasions and they keep reiterating that it is not cancelled. I suppose an enhancement would be to place pax in the cargo hold! Just wish they would either reinstate flight or allow rebooking now and not 24 hours prior to the scheduled departure
Jul 9, 2022, 3:23 am
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The current plan remains to restore LHR-BKK from 30 October onwards as a daily service at least for the winter season (March 2023).
You can check the timetable via
ba.com/schedules
If you call up, the agents are looking at the same data as the above link, so you can save yourself a call.
You can check the timetable via
ba.com/schedules
If you call up, the agents are looking at the same data as the above link, so you can save yourself a call.
Last edited by corporate-wage-slave; Jul 9, 2022 at 3:38 am
Jul 9, 2022, 3:26 am
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The current plan remains to restore LHR-BKK from 31 October onwards as a daily service at least for the winter season (March 2023).
You can check the timetable via
ba.com/schedules
If you call up, the agents are looking at the same data as the above link, so you can save yourself a call.
You can check the timetable via
ba.com/schedules
If you call up, the agents are looking at the same data as the above link, so you can save yourself a call.
I think the original plan was to restart on the 27th, hence why I left a couple of days of buffer. But guess that’s a moot point now
Jul 9, 2022, 3:38 am
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Sorry, I mistyped. The first flight is 30 October 2022, it's the Sunday connected with the IATA seasonal date and the day the clocks in the UK go to GMT.
Jul 9, 2022, 5:15 am
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The current plan remains to restore LHR-BKK from 30 October onwards as a daily service at least for the winter season (March 2023).
You can check the timetable via
ba.com/schedules
If you call up, the agents are looking at the same data as the above link, so you can save yourself a call.
You can check the timetable via
ba.com/schedules
If you call up, the agents are looking at the same data as the above link, so you can save yourself a call.
Flights were cancelled out, and still are closed off, but existing bookings left in place to reduce pressure on the can centre, but the pressure is unrelentless so will need processing soon.
You imply that perhaps BA have taken a 2nd look and are perhaps resuming services for the winter service?
It would be fair to say that yields have considerably improved over previous years... International flight capacity to Thailand is 30% of 2019.
I have several dogs in this game so intrigued if the situation has very recently changed?
Jul 9, 2022, 5:45 am
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Flights were cancelled out, and still are closed off, but existing bookings left in place to reduce pressure on the can centre, but the pressure is unrelentless so will need processing soon.
You imply that perhaps BA have taken a 2nd look and are perhaps resuming services for the winter service?
You imply that perhaps BA have taken a 2nd look and are perhaps resuming services for the winter service?
Jul 9, 2022, 6:13 am
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Thanks for the clarification. There's nothing more i'd love to see than a re-assessment. A (brief) case was put forward for Phuket services but never really entertained. I've no expectation of seeing BA resume services, neither does the Thai government. Massive shame as I do believe that with a sensible schedule to fit around PG/MH/CX connections it could feed a lot of South East Asia business, provide support for KUL/HKG and relieve the pressure on the SIN flight (which is seeing a lot of USM business).
Jul 9, 2022, 7:07 am
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Jul 9, 2022, 7:18 am
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Normally they send out crew earlier and probably using Qatar, to take the first flight back to London. But the aircraft won't go empty from LHR so unless it's cargo I imagine the first back will end up being 31 October.
Jul 9, 2022, 7:46 am
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That is what I feared - obviously they would not send an empty plane, what I meant was the possibility of them taking one of their cargo only flights and restarting BKK-LHR before LHR-BKK as pax flights. But guess chances are slim to none
Jul 9, 2022, 8:09 am
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Jul 9, 2022, 8:41 am
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