thanks darren,all is looking up

Hi Darren, Sorry to be a pain but could you please tell me which rows are over the wing on the Boeing 737 BA 2886 to Tunis on Saturday? I don't usually bother but having had my nerves severely rattled by not knowing whether I'd actually get away I'd like to treat myself to a decent view if possible.

aslemma,

You'll be flying on a Boeing 737-400. The rows over the wings are approximately 5 to 18. As the wings sweep back, the wing is still in view for a few rows aft. Rear of row 20 will give you good views.

Darren

My son & I are due to fly MAN to LHR and LHR to SFO on 24 July and return LAX to LHR and LHR to MAN on 7/8 August.
Could you kindly advise what plane types are likely to be used on these routes and whether the individual planes vary or are identical within BA's fleet?
We are flying economy, so do we get any refreshments on the domestic legs? Presumably we do on the transatlantic parts.
Is the transfer easy at LHR? Where do we go through all the USA controls? Can we book our baggage right through on both outbound & inbound journeys?
Can we find out in advance what the entertainment offering will be?

Thanks for any help. It's my son's first trip to the US so he is excited, and I'd like to make the journey as easy and enjoyable as possible.

Paul

Thanks so much Darren, you are a star. I'll book in on line as soon as it opens on Friday and try to get one of those. I quite like being towards the back of the plane as you often get off more quickly.

paulbos,

Please quote flight numbers when you request aircraft information as there are several options and multiple flights per day. I'll ussume you're on one of the following:

Outbound:
MAN-LHR - BA1387: Airbus A320-200
LHR-SFO - BA285: Boeing 747-400

MAN-LHR - BA1389: Airbus A320-200
LHR-SFO - BA287: Boeing 747-400

Inbound:
LAX-LHR - BA278: Boeing 747-400
LHR-MAN -BA1394: Airbus A320-200

LAX-LHR - BA282: Boeing 747-400
LHR-MAN -BA1396: Airbus A319-100

There are other variations to the flights as well, but they're the main ones. The aircraft on those routes are the same. You'll find details of inflight facilities on BA's website, eg UK Domestic: On board and World Traveller: On board. Transfers are easy in T5. You'll be checked-in to your final destination so once you get to Heathrow, follow the transfers sign. Your bags will be taken care of. IFE etc are on BA's website. See previous links.

Darren

Darren,

Many thanks for that. As yet I don't know my flight numbers but should do shortly when I pay the balance to my TA.
Sounds like the transfers will be easy so that's a relief.

Paul

Ive noticed that my flight BA279 and BA216 the seating is slightly different,I HAVE CHOCE ROW 53 H AND J on both flights,BA 216 seems to have a row 54 and 55 in the middle,will my row have a large gap between seat j and the fuselage? and do they recline at all? thanks

cymrulad1106,

Please refer to my previous post to your questions. There's a gap between the seat and fuselage wall as the seat is set slightly away from it with only having 2 rather than 3 seats together. Seats recline as normal but bear in mind you have the lavatories directly behind you. The reason for the extra centre seats on the BA216 is because that's a 70 business class seat aircraft rather than 52.

Darren

hi everyone, we are flying on BA0578/579 LHR - VEN on Tuesday, what plane is it please and I've booked row 6 A&C - is there a window there please?
Many thanks
Deana

deana,

LHR-VEN-LHR (BA0578/9) are operated by an Airbus A319-100. Row 6 has windows.

Darren

Thanks darren, great help as always

Listening to the news tonight and Unite are obviously encouraging their members to turn down the latest proposals.
Hopefully I won't have a strike on top of the Volcanic which grounded my Holiday.
I am flying with BA (Virgin AA had no availibility on direct flight to Miami) again to Miami but doing 14 nights in the Caribbean this time so long haul flight both ways.
I know that should there be a strike then Celebrity will book us on to another Airline. Not the best idea but just cross everything.

Sue

yeah im hopefull flying to Tampa on the 30th May, so im hoping that there are no strikes then. When will we find out the strike dates.
Sharon

Hi, Im booked on BA2167 flight to Tampa, i have seats 16, A, B and C, is that right that seat 16C, has no seat in front of them. Is it a good seat does anyone know

Thanks

Fresh BA strikes loom as cabin crew reject management deal

British Airways cabin crew are set for a lengthy strike that could affect half-term week and hit 1.8 million passengers after rejecting a peace offer by an 81% majority.

The Unite trade union is considering a 20-day walkout but is not expected to announce strike dates until Monday at the earliest. Unite must give BA seven days' notice of strike action, making 17 May the soonest possible date for industrial action.

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With permission from The Guardian

I can't believe that my holiday may again be disrupted by strike action. My Cruise on the 19th April was cancelled as I was unable to fly out to Miami due to the Volcanic Ash.
My rebooking is for the 22nd May flying again to Miami and this time back from Miami on the 6th June. Both flights are at the weekend 22nd May on a Saturday and the 6th June Sunday evening flight.

Don't know what I will do if this happens. There is the distinct possibility the Celebrity will get us on flights with other Airlines. This could mean all sorts of things like having to fly indirectly to Miami something I wanted to avoid. In fact this time I opted not to book a domestic flight from Manchester but to go to Heathrow by taxi and stay over at Heathrow to insure being in the right place.

If this is cancelled I don't know what to do. The holiday is already costing just more than a £1000 more per person without adding in the taxi. The hotel I was staying in at Manchester are to give me a refund (which I am still waiting on) so that covers the hotel at Heathrow costs.

Sue

UNITE have announced 20 days of strikes effecting BA flights from 18th May, in 4 blocks of 5 days. More details on BBC News.

Darren

BA faces 20 days of strikes

British Airways faces 20 days of strike action by cabin crew including a walk out during the next school half-term holidays.

Four sets of industrial action are planned by the Unite union: May 18-22, May 24-28, May 30-June 3 and June 5-9.

BA plans to run all flights from Gatwick and London City Airport as well as a "substantial part" of its long haul network from Heathrow as well as services to all short haul destinations (see separate story).

Unite's joint general secretaries Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley said: "Passengers and investors alike will be dismayed that British Airways' management rejected an approach by the union over the weekend, after their offer had been comprehensively turned down by their own employees.

"Cabin crew are left with no choice but to take further strike action.

"The seven days notice period is sufficient time for BA management to do the sensible thing and reopen meaningful negotiations."

Unite said it also intends to hold a further industrial action ballot of BA cabin crew over issues which have arisen from the company's conduct during the dispute.


BA slams latest strike action as "pointless"

British Airways says flights from Gatwick and London City Airport will be unaffected by the latest series of strikes by cabin crew.

the airline said it was "saddened but not surprised" that Unite has announced further plans for extensive disruption for potentially hundreds of thousands of passengers over a period that includes the May half-term school holidays.

"This decision has no semblance of justification. Unite's officials continue to operate in their own world, showing callous disregard for our customers and their own members in all parts of our airline," BA said.

"We have made a very fair offer, which meets the concerns the union raised during 14 months of negotiations and also ensures that our crew remain the best rewarded in the UK airline industry. That offer remains available.

"We are confident that many crew will again ignore Unite's pointless strike call and support the efforts of the rest of the airline to keep our customers flying."

BA said that due to "excellent levels of support" received from cabin crew based at Gatwick, all flights to and from Gatwick will continue to operate as normal. Flights at London City will also be unaffected.

"At Heathrow we plan to operate a substantial part of our long haul schedule and there will be a number of daily flights to every destination across our short haul network," the carrier said.

"We are speaking to a number of carriers about leasing in extra aircraft to support our shorthaul schedule and also obtaining thousands of seats from other airlines to help our customers rebook if their original flight is cancelled," added BA.

"We will give more details four or five days before the strike is due to begin when we will announce the exact details of our revised Heathrow schedule."

BA stike to "wreak havoc" over Whit week

Travelsupermarket.com travel expert Bob Atkinson advised anyone thinking of booking a flight for departure between May 18 and June 9 to "seriously consider" booking elsewhere.

"Today's announcement has the potential to wreak havoc with half term holiday plans," he warned.

"Regardless of the reasons behind these strikes, the people who are going to suffer the most are BA's customers.

"Thousands of families will have booked their trip well in advance to coincide with the Whit week school holiday and will have little flexibility, minimal realistic alternatives and will be left disappointed.

"On top of this, a 20 day strike running into next month may also cause disruptions to those travelling out to South Africa for the World Cup.

"If these strikes do go ahead we look forward to a speedy response from BA to their customers, communicating which routes will be affected. In the previous round of strikes BA actually managed to get away many more flights than expected, minimising disruption.

"So what should BA customers do? Firstly customers should consult the BA website for the latest updates, they should then check their travel insurance policy wording to see if they are covered for industrial action, should they need to make a claim."

With permission from Travelmole