Banker Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: Odd, London City to Heathrow is easy on the Underground. Depends if they’re operating due to strike action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinderella Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 And to add - they automatically moved her seats to flight to London City and gave her option to either accept that or get full refund. She immediately chose latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 6 hours ago, snowman said: If Heathrow have put a cap on numbers you'd expect it to be all over the news and have an impact on BA. So for now, I'm calling bullshit They did have a cap, but lifted it in October and announced last month that there wouldn't be a cap over Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOM Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: They did have a cap, but lifted it in October and announced last month that there wouldn't be a cap over Christmas. It’s extremely inconvenient for those who have booked through Heathrow and very short notice as well . However whats odd is that the same flight is still operating into London City in other words they have not used it as an opportunity to cancel the schedule . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinderella Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: They did have a cap, but lifted it in October and announced last month that there wouldn't be a cap over Christmas. Well then Loganair are not being accurate in their email because that is what they say has caused them to cancel their Heathrow flights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ringy Rose Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 19 hours ago, Cinderella said: aughter was due to fly on 23rd and offered new flight to London City - not much use when connecting to long haul It's a piece of piss from City to Heathrow now the Elizabeth Line is running through. Much easier than from Gatwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, snowman said: If Heathrow have put a cap on numbers you'd expect it to be all over the news and have an impact on BA. So for now, I'm calling bullshit It's such an easy thing to check with Heathrow that I'd be surprised if it was complete bullshit, but Loganair do have form for trying to blame others for their operational decisions. They did it to me in January, cancelling my flights to Scotlanc because of "Covid restrictions" to try and avoid UK/EU261. As Heathrow is easily reachable from City in about an hour, I'm not sure UK/EU261 would even apply. I can well imagine they have lost their slot though. Edited December 8, 2022 by Ringy Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 5:49 AM, John Wright said: Only one more sleep until start up day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Only one more sleep until start up day! Thank god! I haven't slept through anticipation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Ringy Rose said: It's such an easy thing to check with Heathrow that I'd be surprised if it was complete bullshit, but Loganair do have form for trying to blame others for their operational decisions. They did it to me in January, cancelling my flights to Scotlanc because of "Covid restrictions" to try and avoid UK/EU261. As Heathrow is easily reachable from City in about an hour, I'm not sure UK/EU261 would even apply. I can well imagine they have lost their slot though. The ground handlers are on strike so they're reducing the number of flights. Now the border force staff are striking. I was due to fly through on the 20th but I'm just going to cancel my trip. ETA not sure what 'bargaining power' people expect loganair to have. They have about 3 flights a day into Heathrow with by far the smallest aircraft that operates there. They're not going to cancel an Emirates A380 full of passengers to make room for the crappy ATR72 😂 Edited December 8, 2022 by 0bserver 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOM Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, 0bserver said: The ground handlers are on strike so they're reducing the number of flights. Now the border force staff are striking. I was due to fly through on the 20th but I'm just going to cancel my trip. ETA not sure what 'bargaining power' people expect loganair to have. They have about 3 flights a day into Heathrow with by far the smallest aircraft that operates there. They're not going to cancel an Emirates A380 full of passengers to make room for the crappy ATR72 😂 The clue is in the fact they have retained the flight times but switched it to London City ! I have had my issues with Loganair throughout the year and experienced poor service several times but I just don’t get the extreme loathing of them by some . Yes they could be better at times but I would like to understand what the other options are for the island other than hand it over to EasyJet and see a big reduction in frequency. But maybe I am missing something? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, IOM said: The clue is in the fact they have retained the flight times but switched it to London City ! I have had my issues with Loganair throughout the year and experienced poor service several times but I just don’t get the extreme loathing of them by some . Yes they could be better at times but I would like to understand what the other options are for the island other than hand it over to EasyJet and see a big reduction in frequency. But maybe I am missing something? I'm indifferent towards them. I think the loathing is due to the undisclosed amount of taxpayer's money that Lognanair are being given. But as you point out there's not exactly a wealth of airlines knocking at our door wanting to service the island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOM Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, 0bserver said: I'm indifferent towards them. I think the loathing is due to the undisclosed amount of taxpayer's money that Lognanair are being given. But as you point out there's not exactly a wealth of airlines knocking at our door wanting to service the island. Indeed . Might also be worth comparing with how much the taxpayer pays Aurigny to run their own airline in Guernsey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, IOM said: Indeed . Might also be worth comparing with how much the taxpayer pays Aurigny to run their own airline in Guernsey! IOM Government trying to establish and run an airline is the stuff of nightmares. We would end up with a financial disaster or an aircrash disaster... possibly both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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