Israel security situation : BA flights to TLV affected
Oct 8, 2023, 7:12 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2008
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With all due respect they’re speculating about a flight that has already departed and returned so questioning about the delay has 0 impact on wondering about what’s happening with friends and family, it’s just gossip.
As stated it’s the crew member “friend” who is either creating gossip or reiterating gossip (not the poster) which has no basis or truth and have pointed out that they need to be corrected. For that I make no apologies for clarifying what actually happened because galley FM serves no one and it’s not unkind to be factual or end rumours that have probably been made up by attention seekers.
As stated it’s the crew member “friend” who is either creating gossip or reiterating gossip (not the poster) which has no basis or truth and have pointed out that they need to be corrected. For that I make no apologies for clarifying what actually happened because galley FM serves no one and it’s not unkind to be factual or end rumours that have probably been made up by attention seekers.
Oct 8, 2023, 7:40 am
#47
Join Date: Jan 2015
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So yes this poster is correct and it’s a shame they’ve been jumped on with what is actually the truth.
Oct 8, 2023, 8:38 am
#48
Join Date: Dec 2012
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To cut through the hubris, the delay was actually down to a significant number of passengers electing not to travel and the subsequent offloading. Given the rapidly changing nature of the situation, news and advice yesterday, this is hardly surprising.
I also welcome Downinnthetrenches and echo the comments of Waterhouse, and do stick around. The more from the mad house here, the merrier.
I also welcome Downinnthetrenches and echo the comments of Waterhouse, and do stick around. The more from the mad house here, the merrier.
Oct 8, 2023, 9:08 am
#49
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is now advising against all but essential travel:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In addition, we advise against all travel to:
- Gaza
- the Sheba’a Farms and Ghajjar
- within 500m of the border with Lebanon (the ‘Blue Line’) east of Metula, including the northern edge of the town and and within 500m of the border with Syria (the ‘Alpha Line’).
- The area close to the border with Gaza that includes the following:
- The area southwest of Ashkelon
- The area south of route 35 and west of route 40 as far as Tlalim, not including Be’er Sheva
- The area west of Be’er Sheva
- The area north of route 211
Oct 8, 2023, 10:10 am
#50
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: London - LHR
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Honours Diamond
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The return service (166) is not yet officially "cancelled". Of course it's not flying, but it's not officially cancelled, so BA won't treat it as being cancelled yet .... which means that they won't make me a booking with another airline (LY) yet, even though the few seats left out of TLV are rapidly running out ... Try explaining to them that since BA167 is cancelled (officially), there is no way BA166 the next morning is flying
The BA 167 / 166 rotations have been cancelled through to Wed.
Strangely a BA 165 / 164 rotation is now showing on BA app departing LHR at 08:15 and returning from TLV at 16:35. I imagine this in error.
Oct 8, 2023, 10:36 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,024
Please note we are still operating as planned:
VS453 and VS457 London Heathrow-Tel Aviv 9th October
VS454 and VS458 Tel Aviv-London Heathrow 10th October
https://help.virginatlantic.com/gb/e...el-update.html
Oct 8, 2023, 11:04 am
#52
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,071
Not an error, this is now being done as a day trip, no crew stopping over
Oct 8, 2023, 11:12 am
#53
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Oct 8, 2023, 3:21 pm
#54
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Location: Scotland
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Question…what is the reason to implement a LCA shuttle? Is this to do with loads, to take off with less fuel?
Oct 8, 2023, 5:13 pm
#57
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Location: London, UK
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I'm a dual citizen and have witnessed how the British government acts in recent emergencies, alongside my other home country, Portugal. Let's just say that it seems that whilst the UK is happy to take an enormous amount of money in income tax from each one of us, when it comes to actually do something about their own citizens abroad, the response either comes late or not at all.
Somalia, Morroco and now Israel had prompt responses from the Portuguese government. The Portuguese Air Force is sending a plane to Tel Aviv for any Portuguese citizens wanting to return home for free. The same happened in Morroco last month. The UK government issued a tweet saying for you to lump it and make your own way home. "Bonne chance", it may as well have added.
Oct 8, 2023, 5:32 pm
#58
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Location: Seattle, Wash. USA
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Somalia, Morroco and now Israel had prompt responses from the Portuguese government. The Portuguese Air Force is sending a plane to Tel Aviv for any Portuguese citizens wanting to return home for free. The same happened in Morroco last month. The UK government issued a tweet saying for you to lump it and make your own way home. "Bonne chance", it may as well have added.
Oct 8, 2023, 6:59 pm
#59
Join Date: May 2005
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To take this back on topic to flyertalk focus, does that mean that LCA will get a flight with CW and WT+? That’d make many people happy. Also — wonder if BA would be allowed to fly passengers who bought tickets on a fifth freedom flight LCA<>TLV which would be an interesting route…
Oct 8, 2023, 8:31 pm
#60
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To take this back on topic to flyertalk focus, does that mean that LCA will get a flight with CW and WT+? That’d make many people happy. Also — wonder if BA would be allowed to fly passengers who bought tickets on a fifth freedom flight LCA<>TLV which would be an interesting route…