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Feb 2024

Mar 2024
Fri 1st LHR-SOF BA890 - GuyWMD
Fri 1st SOF-LHR BA891 - GuyWMD
Sun 3rd LHR-SOF BA890 - GuyWMD
Sun 3rd SOF-LHR BA891 - GuyWMD

2023 ARCHIVE
Dec 2023
Mon 4th SOF-LHR BA891 - fluffymitten
Thu 7th LHR-SOF BA890 - EGLK FLYER
Fri 8 SOF-LHR BA891- EGLK FLYER

Nov 2023
Thu 2nd LHR-SOF BA890 - peter h
Thu 2nd SOF-LHR BA891 - peter h
Sat 4th LHR-SOF BA890 - Deathslam
Tue 7th LHR-SOF BA890 - peter h
Tue 7th SOF-LHR BA891 - peter h, Deathslam
Thurs 9th LHR-SOF BA890 - ms101, Bluekjp
Thurs 9th SOF-LHR BA891 - Bluekjp
Tues 14th SOF-LHR BA891 - ms101
Wed 15th LHR-SOF BA890 - Gastrocnemius, peter h
Wed 15th SOF-LHR BA891 - Gastrocnemius. peter h
Fri 24th SOF-LHR BA891 - EGLK FLYER
Tues 28th LHR-SOF BA890 - klimike
Tues 28th SOF-LHR BA891 - klimike
Wed 29th LHR-SOF BA890 - choosethedrew, EGLK FLYER, fluffymitten
Wed 29th SOF-LHR BA891 - choosethedrew
Thu 30th SOF-LHR - EGLK FLYER

Oct 2023
Monday 23rd October - LHR-SOF - BA0892 - muttley_
Monday 23rd October - SOF-LHR - BA0893 - muttley_
Tuesday 24th October - LHR-SOF - BA0892 - muttley_
Tuesday 24th October - SOF-LHR - BA0893 - muttley_

2022 ARCHIVE
Dec 2022
Thu 1 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun,
Thu 1 - SOF-LHR BA891- TPRun,
Sun 4 - LHR-SOF BA890 - DarkHarlequin,
Sun 4 - SOF-LHR BA891 - DarkHarlequin,
Wed 7 - LHR-SOF BA890 - DarkHarlequin, gustavmahler,
Wed 7 - SOF-LHR BA891 - DarkHarlequin, gustavmahler, AtoB,
Tue 13 - LHR-SOF BA890 - Lucanesque,
Thu 15 - SOF-LHR BA891 - Lucanesque,

Nov 2022
Sat 5 - LHR-SOF BA890 - stephenjc+1, LeeT, 86BA7, Gastrocnemius, palcsaky, FlyingBrit,
Sat 5 - SOF-LHR BA891 - LeeT, palcsaky, FlyingBrit
Sun 6 - LHR-SOF BA890 - palcsaky,
Sun 6 - SOF-LHR BA891 - stephenjc+1, 86BA7, Gastrocnemius, palcsaky* Plane went Tech in Sofia, Pax overnighting, returning on Mon 7 Nov @ 12.30pm
Tues 8 - LHR-SOF BA890 - IJG2,
Tues 8 - SOF-LHR BA891 - IJG2,
Thu 10 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun, FlyingBrit, Vahan Hovhannisyan, smiles in the aisles,
Thu 10 - SOF-LHR BA891- TPRun, Vahan Hovhannisyan, Lucanesque,
Sat 12 - LHR-SOF BA890 - jfallesen, 81romeo,
Sat 12 - SOF-LHR BA891 - 81romeo FlyingBrit,
Sun 13 - LHR-SOF BA890 - Lucanesque,
Sun 13 - SOF-LHR BA891 - jfallesen,
Tues 15 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun, rosswill,
Tues 15 - SOF-LHR BA891 - TPRun, rosswill, smiles in the aisles,
Thu 17 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun, Percy Pig+1, 81romeo,
Thu 17 - SOF-LHR BA891- TPRun, Percy Pig+1, 81romeo, Lucanesque,
Sat 19 - LHR-SOF BA890 - Vahan Hovhannisyan, ms101, 1A or No Way,
Sat 19 - SOF-LHR BA891 - Vahan Hovhannisyan,
Sun 20 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun,
Sun 20 - SOF-LHR BA891 - TPRun, ms101, 1A or No Way,
Tues 22 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun,
Tues 22 - SOF-LHR BA891 - TPRun,
Wed 23 - LHR-SOF BA890 - DarkHarlequin, Waggy, travellingwigbury, rosswill, Jetstreamer, MrCheapSeats,
Wed 23 - SOF-LHR BA891 - DarkHarlequin, Waggy, rosswill, Jetstreamer,
Thu 24 - LHR-SOF BA890 - TPRun+1,
Thu 24 - SOF-LHR BA891 - travellingwigbury,
Sun 27 - SOF-LHR BA891 - TPRun+1,
Tues 29 - LHR-SOF BA890 - josh100+1,
Wed 30 - LHR-SOF BA890 - DarkHarlequin, Jetstreamer, gustavmahler, AtoB,, IJN Harekaze
Wed 30 - SOF-LHR BA891 - DarkHarlequin, Jetstreamer, josh100+1, gustavmahler, IJN Harekaze

Oct 2022
Thu 27 - LHR-SOF BA890 - onobond
Thu 27 - SOF-LHR BA891 - onobond
Sat 29 - LHR-SOF BA890 - LeeT,
Sat 29 - SOF-LHR BA891- LeeT,

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Nov 6, 2022, 1:32 pm

#91

msm2000uk

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Today's b2b to SOF pax have been given a free opportunity to stay at Sofia for the night...as the plane went tech & crew went out of hours.

M

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Nov 6, 2022, 1:37 pm

#92

babyg_wc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

Today's b2b to SOF pax have been given a free opportunity to stay at Sofia for the night...as the plane went tech & crew went out of hours.

M

Its better than free.. its a paid for overnight stay with spending money to boot !

Nov 6, 2022, 1:39 pm

#93

msm2000uk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by babyg_wc

Its better than free.. its a paid for overnight stay with spending money to boot !

Haha true, although my Dad would rather be home than in Sofia!

M

Nov 6, 2022, 1:48 pm

#94

GumshoeW12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

Haha true, although my Dad would rather be home than in Sofia!

M

I’m sure he would!

Only on FT is a 20+ hour flight delay a cause for celebration!

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Nov 6, 2022, 1:52 pm

#95

stephenjc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GumshoeW12

I’m sure he would!

Only on FT is a 20+ hour flight delay a cause for celebration!

We weren't celebrating to be honest,would rather have gotten home to Scotland (and friends to Manchester), but it is what it is, so we decamped back to the Intercontinental for food and wine!

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Nov 6, 2022, 1:53 pm

#96

stephenjc

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891 now rescheduled for 12:30 on Monday!

Nov 6, 2022, 1:59 pm

#97

TPRun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

as the plane went tech & crew went out of hours.

M

I really hope this is a one-and-done, if a plane goes Tech it might screw up my B2B plans (I'd like the day off between, tbh!!)

Nov 6, 2022, 2:01 pm

#98

stephenjc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TPRun

I really hope this is a one-and-done, if a plane goes Tech it might screw up my B2B plans (I'd like the day off between, tbh!!)

Don't worry it's Gastrocnemius fault, he's a Jonah!

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Nov 6, 2022, 3:36 pm

#99

pacenotes

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I'm WFH on my two day trips.... So this could be interesting if it happens on my days.

On that, if I buy Wifi for the whole flight do you think it will work on the way back? Is it just for that flight and reset or is it for that day. If you get my drift.

Nov 7, 2022, 5:31 am

#100

IJG2

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For those that have managed to get there and back this month, what is on the menu for each leg?

Nov 7, 2022, 6:08 am

#101

xenole

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Quote:

Originally Posted by IJG2

For those that have managed to get there and back this month, what is on the menu for each leg?

For me, it's been:

British breakfast, or continental, or mushroom / spinach green stuff Omelette.

Ham hock, or aubergine thai curry, or shepherd's pie (with Panna cotta?, cheese etc)

Nov 7, 2022, 5:51 pm

#102

PGberkshire

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pacenotes

its for the flight, you have two pay twice

Nov 7, 2022, 11:08 pm

#103

msm2000uk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xenole

For me, it's been:

British breakfast, or continental, or mushroom / spinach green stuff Omelette.

Ham hock, or aubergine thai curry, or shepherd's pie (with Panna cotta?, cheese etc)

Its cottage pie opposed to shepherds.

M

Nov 8, 2022, 3:17 am

#104

xenole

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm2000uk

Its cottage pie opposed to shepherds.

M

That's what the crew member called it on my last flight. No menus to say otherwise, and we know BA's food items aren't always what the real deal might be

Nov 8, 2022, 3:57 am

#105

msm2000uk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xenole

That's what the crew member called it on my last flight. No menus to say otherwise, and we know BA's food items aren't always what the real deal might be

I had a menu last week, and it said Cottage Pie (hence my correction).

Also, I think correcting someone on pies, has to be ranked as one of the most British things a British person can do!

In fact if there was a British version of a Mucci from Pucci, I think I'd deserve one!

Anyway, back to back to back.

M

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