BA cancels all Heathrow domestic flights today!

Well it looks like everything is getting back to normal first flight from heathrow departed at 1332 bound for NCL and even better news is that the 1755 flight is on time.

Im sorry but im sick of people blaming BA there is nothing they can do about the fog its best just to grin and bear it.

I gotta feel sorry for BA and all the people who arent gunna be with those relatives, girlfriends/boyfriends for Christmas :([/QUOTE]

The general public and BA staff – yes I feel sorry for them, having been caught up in the August chaos I feel for them.

BA – No sympathy for them at all, they have put their eggs in the Heathrow basket

I’m just praying that by the 4th Jan all services will resume, which its bound to :D.

I gotta feel sorry for BA and all the people who arent gunna be with those relatives, girlfriends/boyfriends for Christmas 🙁

Any ideas which airports in the UK have been visted by a BA long haul aircraft in the last 2 days?

1 B772 did LGW-GLA last night, there were 2 B772s used on LGW-EDI, one evening flight and another one later on, infact the later one might even have been the nightstopper. Not if there are any more planned to be used today?

I can’t see many unusuals for today except for a 744 operating the 903U FRA-LHR this afternoon.

Any ideas which airports in the UK have been visted by a BA long haul aircraft in the last 2 days?

Yer. I heard on BBC that BA were using 747s on flights to Frankfurt and Geneva as well :).

This is where fleet reserves come into their own.

Yep accordingto ACARS G-VIIT operated BA2940 LGW-EDI this evening.

Yer. I heard on BBC that BA were using 747s on flights to Frankfurt and Geneva as well :).

If I were BA I’d be pretty p!ssed-off at the media doing another ‘look at BA – aren’t they rubbish!’ story.

Well…. Despite my poor attempt (by sarcasm) at making a point in post #15, I wonder if “the media” may be capitalising on the fact that the airline claiming to be ‘British’ Airways has shut down it’s domestic (British) network, thanks to some typically British weather, whilst (being seen) to maintain it’s international network, in the same week it has e-mailed it’s customers to confirm the sale of it’s regional network to Flybe.

Oh, accuse me of having a chip on my shoulder if you will, but if the so called national airline wants to serve the people of ‘Britain’ then perhaps it doesn’t want to put all of it’s eggs into one (LHR) basket…;)

Has there been any diversions from LHR?

I’ve got two BA flights on Sunday MAN-LHR and LHR-BRU. I have no idea whether or not those flights I’m booked on will operate.

Contingency plans include trying to switch to a direct MAN-BRU or doing MAN-AMS and going to Antwerp on the train and then Brugge on the train.

I ws looking forward to my first ride in a 757 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁

In an attempt to clear some of the backlog presumably BA are putting a B772 on one of the LGW-EDI flights this evening. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it happening again to MAN/EDI/GLA over the next few days.

Yep accordingto ACARS G-VIIT operated BA2940 LGW-EDI this evening.

I’ve just checked yesterday’s flight information to see how the KLM flights are affected. I’m really concerned that I’ll be affected on Sunday night, when I fly into Heathrow. The fog is not due to clear until Monday.

Yesterday’s KLM 1033 from Amsterdam was 2 hours and 20 minutes late. Let’s just hope everything runs smoothly on Sunday! 🙁

I’m sure there are many people on these forums that are going to be affected by these delays and cancellations.
I myself are flying LBA-ABZ on sunday, However as this aircraft originates in Exeter (which has been badly hit by Fog) has cancelled the flight on both Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Today it operated with an hours delay.

British Airways is cancelling all Domestic, All Paris (except flight BA0326) and All Brussels (except flights BA0400 and BA0402) on Friday 22nd December.

Friday 22 December:
British Airways is cancelling the following services to and from London Heathrow

All UK domestic services
All Paris services (excluding BA0326)
All Brussels services (excluding BA0400 & BA402)
London Gatwick is also affected by the severe fog with the cancellation of some services.

Customers should NOT travel to the airport if travelling on one of the cancelled flights.

British Airways is doing all it can to assist customers.

Customers due to travel are advised to check the status of their flight before they leave for the airport. To access our real time flight arrival and departure information please click here.

In an attempt to clear some of the backlog presumably BA are putting a B772 on one of the LGW-EDI flights this evening. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it happening again to MAN/EDI/GLA over the next few days.

I’ve just checked yesterday’s flight information to see how the KLM flights are affected. I’m really concerned that I’ll be affected on Sunday night, when I fly into Heathrow. The fog is not due to clear until Monday.

Yesterday’s KLM 1033 from Amsterdam was 2 hours and 20 minutes late. Let’s just hope everything runs smoothly on Sunday! 🙁

A Heathrow spokesman said Lufthansa and Alitalia were among the other airlines affected.

Barely a mention of it in a huge article on BA – like others have said I think there is some unfair light cast on BA.

Alas for BA they are worst affected being the No.1 carrier at LHR.

Now if they were still flying the REGIONS :rolleyes: maybe they wouldn’t have as much disruption than they do now by putting all eggs in the LHR basket.

(OK I’m winding you up!!)

BA will always concentrate on long haul in adverse weather at LHR, or where ATC places restrictions on movements for whatever reason, to the expense of domestic short haul especially.

Not so bad (relatively!) for the likes of MAN, EDI or GLA where there are alternatives.

For my area, ABZ is much more adversely affected given its location. It’s a LOOOOOONG to come by train/road, & air travel is most popular for the business passenger especially. It’s made all the worse by it being the busiest time of year up here plus business is booming anyway, if you look at the increases in pax at ABZ.

Just watched the BBC and ITV news and BA was the only airline mentioned during coverage of this crisis by either broadcaster.

(One passenger being interviewed mentioned that a BMI flight had also been cancelled.)

Surely other international airlines are affected too.

If I were BA I’d be pretty p!ssed-off at the media doing another ‘look at BA – aren’t they rubbish!’ story.

WA$.

Yeah, totaly unfair media coverage IMO.
The report featured a camera pan down the departure board from one of the Terminals at Heathrow, EVERY flight on that board was cancelled, not just BA’s