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Old May 22, 2024, 3:53 am
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Ba1412 - LHR BHD, stopping in SNN
Parents are flying LHR BHD today on BA1412, and they’ve just been told they are now stopping in Shannon (distance LHR SNN BHD is 620 miles - ie twice the distance of the original flight). They are told this is to drop off two pilots in SNN. Have not heard of this before. In general, does anyone know what the rules are for this with regards to rebooking, compensation, alternatives. Avios club Europe ticket for reference.
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:00 am
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I guess if it only adds 30-45-60 mins to the flight time - then nothing will be due - and can't see any improved alternatives ?
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:03 am
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BA1412 is showing scheduled arrival 1255 and now estimated 1420.

Return is showing 1500 scheduled arrival at LHR, and now estimated 1613.

So that is a lot of people being inconvenienced, and on the return maybe missing connections.

I have to say, outside of an emergency situation, this is very bizarre.
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:09 am
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Why didn’t BA put the 2 pilots on the 3 direct EI flights LHR to SNN?
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:09 am
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Is there a BA frame at Shannon already to be brought home, or is there something coming across the Atlantic very late with pilots about to go out of hours?
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:16 am
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There are SNN BOS and SNN JFK flights in the afternoon, perhaps these are EI pilots?
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:21 am
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Are there no direct SNN LHR flights ? (ON EI)
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:26 am
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Is something coming across the pond that is marginal on flight crew hours?
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:44 am
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BA214 Boston-London is diverting to Shannon. Looks like they positioned in a frame from Atlanta (cancelling ATL-LHR) to operate it last night so crew likely do not have hours to reach London as they left past 2am local time. Aer Lingus went at 09:50am so likely couldn't get the crew there on time for that one.

BA214 was a replacement for BA212 which was a cancelled LHR-BOS-LHR A380 so wouldn't have been a 777 crew in Boston to take it to London
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:45 am
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I would ask for two sets of Tier Points
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Old May 22, 2024, 4:53 am
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BA214 from Boston has 212 customers onboard so some would say a good reason to position the two pilots.
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Old May 22, 2024, 5:40 am
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Originally Posted by sammyg901
BA214 Boston-London is diverting to Shannon. Looks like they positioned in a frame from Atlanta (cancelling ATL-LHR) to operate it last night so crew likely do not have hours to reach London as they left past 2am local time. Aer Lingus went at 09:50am so likely couldn't get the crew there on time for that one.

BA214 was a replacement for BA212 which was a cancelled LHR-BOS-LHR A380 so wouldn't have been a 777 crew in Boston to take it to London
Quite the record to impact 3 sets of passengers (ATL-LHR, LHR-BHD, BHD-LHR) just to get the BOS pax back to London. Were there IAG board directors on that flight?!
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Old May 22, 2024, 6:14 am
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No ATL customers were involved, the aircraft was going to be ferried back to LHR empty but positioned to BOS to operate this service.
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Old May 22, 2024, 6:16 am
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Timings must have been incredibly tight if they decided for BOS-SNN instead of BOS-DUB or BOS-BFS (don’t think BHD has enough runway?), the latter two would have avoided this pit stop, of course.
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Old May 22, 2024, 6:20 am
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No ATL customers were involved, the aircraft was going to be ferried back to LHR empty but positioned to BOS to operate this service.
Was there not a cancelled BA226 last night that was scheduled to be G-VIIY?
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