On Jun 27, 8:17=A0pm, paris <gdunnhom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 25 Jun, 22:02, "Iain" <iain1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Mike" <travel.lo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On 25 Jun, 16:49, a_wilso...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> British Airways have announced that they are scrapping the 6am
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> > >> from GLA-LHR!! They are to combine the 2 early flights and instead
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> > >> using x2 A319 they are using a A321 . The new flight arrives in
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> > >> at 0830 and many business leaders have slammed this , especially
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> > >> people wanting to attending 9am business meetings !! , Also reduces
> > >> the early morning window for longhaul connections. The LGW service
> > >> still departs at 615am however , and LCY at 0700am.
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> > > Yes, this may reduce connection possibilities. However BA may think
> > > that by moving flights all flights to T5 they will reduce connection
> > > times.
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> > Pretty poor form by BA, I would've thought these flights would have
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> > some of the busier ones in the day, but I guess they haven't been
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> > money they wanted (or possibly more likely the slot is required for a
> > long-haul which generates more cash!).
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> > Numbers are down on Scottish flights to LHR generally, so maybe it was
> > likely there'd be some cuts. In the face of declining pax numbers on
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> > flights, they're probably quite keen to get LHR slots back and try to
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> > the pax onto LGW and LCY flights instead. There are plenty airlines to
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> > so the pax can just transfer to BD or EZY instead?
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> > As far as connecting op****tunities go, I'm not that bothered - It will
> > hopefully lead more people to avoid LHR and hence attract another
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> > fly to CDG or FRA. With thier flight leaving at 6am ish, KL will now
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> > offer the earliest connections to most destinations in Europe.
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> Still a lot of good connections via LHR with Star Alliance using the
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Last northbound flight from Heathrow will be 1845.
bmi still at 1920 and 2140.
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