redarmy990

my parents fly out next thursday 1 week from today.
so they should be fine.

just confused as to why there knocking flights off without nothing on there website

SultanOfSwing

According to UA's website, flight 100 is operating direct IAD-MAN next Thursday so you're all good ...

SEL_boy

I just came back on that flight on Sunday evening. It does look like it has about four different codeshares.

The flight was fine - check in at LHR smooth and quick, security efficient, but US passport control took an age. Must have been a number of flights arriving at once. The flight attendants were less than welcoming - everything seemed to be too much trouble for them, and I didn't ask for anything outside of the normal offerings... they rocked up with the trolley, asked me if I wanted a drink, and then acted all put out when I asked for something they had to open a draw to find.

lansbury

The flights are not in the timetable, so there wouldn't be anything on the web site. The flight now operates 5 days a week, until mid January.

Jerseygirl

But are they? I suspect they only fly the direct route on busy days...on the quieter days you have to fly via Newark etc.

SultanOfSwing

If you're lucky. For the purpose of research, I did a random Tuesday flight on the UA website (chose Nov 13). That one has you connecting to Boston first, then Newark before going on to Manchester

So you can still fly IAD-MAN on other days, just not direct as you and lansbury have said.

lansbury

The busy days have been 7 days a week. That flight goes out most days sold out or with just a handful of empty seats. Business first rarely has an empty seats, and hardly any upgrades.

The reason I know is because I have been watching it in order to get a mileage upgrade to business first on it. It's one of the hardest flights to get an upgrade on, unless you are a top tier frequent flyer on UA. I've just managed to get a swap from arriving at LHR to MAN on that flight from IAD for next May, and guess what it is a Tuesday flight. Hopefully it will go back to 7 days a week in January as the timetable shows.

Jerseygirl

Which flight are you referring to...the direct or non direct flight from Dulles to Manchester?

lansbury

The direct UA100

Giantaxe

The return flights from Manchester are pretty full too. I just booked for the return direct flight 101 back from Manchester towards the end of the month and seat availability was relatively low. Odd that they would reduce the flights to five days a week when they seem to be getting such high passenger loadings.

civilservant

I did BRS-EWR on a Continental 757. Never again. Transatlantic was terrible.

SultanOfSwing

Yeah, I did BFS-EWR on a CO 757 when I was moving here. I'd have been way better flying BA and connecting in Heathrow, then I'd have had a 777 or 747 instead.

Well, you live and learn

Jerseygirl

That's the plane they fly to Manchester from Newark. I'd rather fly on that than change at Heathrow...I hate non direct flights.

GeoffM

EWR-LIM several years ago on CO, similar time actually. Only niggle was the trolley getting in the way, oh and the lack of IFE (at the time - might be different now).





Been there, done that. I've only been in BA business class a couple of times internationally and it was still rubbish. Ever heard of a business class running out of food? Or asking a steward for a drink because the snack bar is empty, and getting an "I'm busy, give me a few minutes"? Welcome to BA.

tonrob

I fly Club World a lot and quite like it. It's one of the best business class seats in the sky according to Business Traveler Magazine, but BA's service can be patchy (which can be said about most airlines I think, maybe apart from some Asia-based ones).

I frequent the BA forum on Flyertalk quite a bit, and I've never heard of reports of them running out of food. Do you mean running our of your first or second choices of main course, or totally out of any kind of food? (Bit of a horrifying thought).