Late JFK-LHR Flight
Mar 8, 2012, 9:00 am
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Late JFK-LHR Flight
For years we've been taking the late (DL 148 around 11:00 p.m.) flight from JFK to Heathrow (it was almost always full -- in fact the last time we went we got an op up). Now it seems the flight has been eliminated. Due to business commitments we can never leave earlier so we might have to switch our loyalty to another carrier.
Does anyone know if the flight might be resumed?
Does anyone know if the flight might be resumed?
Mar 8, 2012, 9:08 am
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Probably depends on slot availability at LHR. I would guess that the move of DL1 from a roughly 2300 departure to an earlier time came about as part of the rejiggering of DL slots at LHR after MIA-LHR was scrubbed and ATL-LHR went to 18 weekly. I suppose if DL sees total loads on JFK-LHR drop because of lacking a post 2100 departure, they might see if they can get something for later arrival into LHR, perhaps by swapping with a JV partner flight from AMS/CDG/FCO/LIN.
Mar 8, 2012, 9:43 am
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We were booked on DL1 JFK LHR 2245 1105+1 that has changed to an earlier flight. JFK LHR now departs 1900 1945 and 2115. I find the later departure less tiring upon arrival in UK without preflight body clock programming.
Mar 8, 2012, 9:53 am
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There's also the option of a late flight to CDG and then connecting onward to LHR. (Not that I really want to encourage anyone to connect through CDG.)
Mar 8, 2012, 7:24 pm
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OP, it could be due the summer season coming. Schedules adjust accordingly. For example. I know in the winter IAD-AMS is a 19:00 departure but next month it goes back to 17:55.
Mar 8, 2012, 8:10 pm
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I would much rather have an early flight, mid-evening (9p) flight, and late flight. And in my ideal world there would be a morning flight as well.
If you're going to operate at 1900 and 1945, for goodness sakes, just do one flight with a larger plane.
Mar 9, 2012, 11:56 am
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I just don't see the utility of having that many flights bunched that closely together, other than to brag about "frequency."
I would much rather have an early flight, mid-evening (9p) flight, and late flight. And in my ideal world there would be a morning flight as well.
If you're going to operate at 1900 and 1945, for goodness sakes, just do one flight with a larger plane.
I would much rather have an early flight, mid-evening (9p) flight, and late flight. And in my ideal world there would be a morning flight as well.
If you're going to operate at 1900 and 1945, for goodness sakes, just do one flight with a larger plane.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...london-dl.html
Mar 9, 2012, 2:07 pm
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Mar 11, 2012, 4:41 am
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Mar 11, 2012, 8:03 am
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