BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Jul 22nd 2006, 12:08 am
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BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
...160 pax delayed, RCMP called to airport to deal with frayed tempers 
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/arti...280269,00.html
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/arti...280269,00.html
Jul 22nd 2006, 1:57 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
My experience of BA customer service has not been great. I've been ill on a couple of flight's and have been studiously ignored by various cabin crew.
I never advise anyone to fly BA. I have found the cabin crew to be far more courteous on both Canadian Affair and Zoom. And their flights often cost a third of the BA flights.
I never advise anyone to fly BA. I have found the cabin crew to be far more courteous on both Canadian Affair and Zoom. And their flights often cost a third of the BA flights.
Jul 22nd 2006, 2:11 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by SarahBC
My experience of BA customer service has not been great. I've been ill on a couple of flight's and have been studiously ignored by various cabin crew.
I never advise anyone to fly BA. I have found the cabin crew to be far more courteous on both Canadian Affair and Zoom. And their flights often cost a third of the BA flights.
I never advise anyone to fly BA. I have found the cabin crew to be far more courteous on both Canadian Affair and Zoom. And their flights often cost a third of the BA flights.
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Jul 22nd 2006, 2:13 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by kt0157
Ditto.
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Jul 22nd 2006, 2:58 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
BA is the embodiement of all things empire, stuffy stiff upper lip, overt and excessive formality, huffiness, professional grumbling. We only flew with BA once and they had water leaking in through the bulkheads not that any aircrew cared any. Might as well have said the engine was falling off.
Rich.
not that any aircrew cared any. Might as well have said the engine was falling off.Rich.
Jul 22nd 2006, 3:53 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by Rich_007
BA is the embodiement of all things empire, stuffy stiff upper lip, overt and excessive formality, huffiness, professional grumbling. We only flew with BA once and they had water leaking in through the bulkheads not that any aircrew cared any. Might as well have said the engine was falling off.
Rich.
not that any aircrew cared any. Might as well have said the engine was falling off.Rich.
At least that what's we used to say when I worked for Virgin 
Jul 22nd 2006, 4:27 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by Steve&Tanya
Well didn't you lot know BA actually stands for Bad Attitude At least that what's we used to say when I worked for Virgin
At least that what's we used to say when I worked for Virgin Rich.
Jul 22nd 2006, 11:39 am
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by Rich_007
100% bang on line.
Rich.
Rich.
Personally, I've only flown with them once and was pretty ambivalent about it. Air France are great. Air Canada has dodgy old planes, provides poor value for money but I've 'always' ended up engaged in some weird but friendly conversation with their aircrew, so I'd fly with them again.
Zoom/Canadian Affair etc will be getting my custom this year since BA/AC flights to Toronto can no longer be had for £350 and I'm looking forward to it. If they offered a better baggage allowance I'd never have flown with anyone else.
Has anyone else heard rumours about Air Transat's flights occasionally not being filled with enough fuel to reach their destinations? I didn't believe it when I heard it...
Jul 22nd 2006, 1:25 pm
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by kt0157
Ditto.
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Jul 22nd 2006, 8:08 pm
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by windward
.lol. my OH adores BA. They even overtook Air France as her airline of choice after her last trip.
Personally, I've only flown with them once and was pretty ambivalent about it. Air France are great. Air Canada has dodgy old planes, provides poor value for money but I've 'always' ended up engaged in some weird but friendly conversation with their aircrew, so I'd fly with them again.
Zoom/Canadian Affair etc will be getting my custom this year since BA/AC flights to Toronto can no longer be had for £350 and I'm looking forward to it. If they offered a better baggage allowance I'd never have flown with anyone else.
Has anyone else heard rumours about Air Transat's flights occasionally not being filled with enough fuel to reach their destinations? I didn't believe it when I heard it...
Personally, I've only flown with them once and was pretty ambivalent about it. Air France are great. Air Canada has dodgy old planes, provides poor value for money but I've 'always' ended up engaged in some weird but friendly conversation with their aircrew, so I'd fly with them again.
Zoom/Canadian Affair etc will be getting my custom this year since BA/AC flights to Toronto can no longer be had for £350 and I'm looking forward to it. If they offered a better baggage allowance I'd never have flown with anyone else.
Has anyone else heard rumours about Air Transat's flights occasionally not being filled with enough fuel to reach their destinations? I didn't believe it when I heard it...
Jul 22nd 2006, 8:31 pm
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
My second half is flying out of YVR to London today fortunately not with BA. Hope she doesn't encounter any delays.
Jul 22nd 2006, 11:55 pm
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
...160 pax delayed, RCMP called to airport to deal with frayed tempers
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/arti...280269,00.html
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/arti...280269,00.html
I will always travel BA transatlantic after the demise of Canadian Airlines......(that merger/takeover was awful for Canadians).......although I am an Elite card holder with AC.
To be honest I'd prefer to be on the ground than up at 37,000 feet with wing flap problems...........although it amazes me that Boeing can't get the parts to BA quicker than that...........god they are only just down the road in Seattle.
Jul 23rd 2006, 5:02 pm
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by windward
Has anyone else heard rumours about Air Transat's flights occasionally not being filled with enough fuel to reach their destinations? I didn't believe it when I heard it...
Edit: Zoom's 44hr delay at GLA - must be catching!!
Last edited by Biiiiink; Jul 23rd 2006 at 5:36 pm.
Jul 23rd 2006, 7:51 pm
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Re: BA's 50hr delay at YVR...
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
I appreciate it's little comfort when it happens to you at 37,000ft but it bothered me more that the Air Transat incident was due to sloppy maintenance. AC's was fault of the evil metric system
The way I had the story put to me Air Transat's snafu was caused more by penny-pinching fuel miserliness on the part of the airline. I'll cheerfully put them straight
Seems if you're going to run out of fuel though you're quite safe with a Canuck at the wheel
Last edited by windward; Jul 23rd 2006 at 7:55 pm.
