Bits: Gatwick to NYC cancellations, £28 BA Bordeaux flights, more on Australia domestics

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• Daniel says:

  2 Aug2 August 14:22

  I am flying with BA this weekend – how do I know if my flight might be with normal BA or Qatar?

  • Rob says:

    2 Aug2 August 15:28

    Try to book a seat on ba.com and click on the flight number, it will say ‘Operated by Qatar Airways’ if it has been switched. They will know by now what services Qatar is doing this weekend.

    Mine is not switched, and I really want a Qatar plane.

    • Nick says:

      2 Aug2 August 22:54

      Where are you flying? Am I remembering correctly that you’re off to Innsbruck? If so (and apologies if I’m making it up completely!) but that will never be a QR plane as captains have to undertake an extra course to command an aircraft in/out of there, and their staff won’t be doing that just for a few (to them) charter ops.

• Rob says:

  2 Aug2 August 15:27

  They have changed their subscription management company and it seems a lot of data has got lost or messed up. I know people have had problems trying to cancel credit card debits.

  • James Wagner says:

    2 Aug2 August 16:55

    oooh, bit of a faff going on then. Good luck to everyone. Sunday Times Subscription email address for anyone who needs it is sundaytimestravel@subscriptionhelpline.co.uk

    • Concerto says:

      3 Aug3 August 10:29

      It’s a major screw up, like everything in Britain and other banana republics. I already cancelled last month, but I don’t trust them because I never got a confirmation. The phone number is 01293-312214, but it won’t help much, it sounds like the local camping and caravan site. How can a major newspaper (Sunday Times) be such a joke?

• Robbie says:

  2 Aug2 August 17:39

  Not quite costing a quarter million, but I flew around the US in the 80s on an AAirpass for visitors, for – I think – $300 for 12 flights….booked in conjunction with a transatlantic on PanAm…the AAdvantage programme was the first of its kind, as I recall – and almost bust the airline decades later…
  Those were the days…

• Roger says:

  2 Aug2 August 18:09

  Any suggestion on LHR T2/T3 parking for weekend?
  All costs seem too high even just for 2 days.

  • Rob says:

    2 Aug2 August 18:22

    Use JustPark, see my old article, to book a spot in a hotel car park on Bath Road?

  • Aeronaut says:

    2 Aug2 August 20:29

    Or Hatton Cross or Hounslow West tube station car parks.

• Steve says:

  2 Aug2 August 21:49

  You can just use your Amex Platinum and use the American Express lounges though surely?

  • Steve says:

    2 Aug2 August 21:53

    That should say it doesn’t matter which airline you’re travelling on, your Amex card can get you in the Amex lounge. It’s average, but cheaper than being in the ripoff terminals!

• Johnny_c-l says:

  2 Aug2 August 22:03

  I’ve been receiving TLS for 6+ weeks now and recall getting a letter saying it was either included or complimentary to my existing subscription for a period (12 weeks?).

  Such a waste as I really have little interest in reading it so it goes straight into recycling.

  • Genghis says:

    3 Aug3 August 04:43

    +1. Waste of paper all round

• Andy E says:

  3 Aug3 August 07:32

  The Amex lounge at SYD is only accessible for international flights
  Howver Priority Pass now has some good domestic food outlet options in both Int and Dom in SYD & BNE

• David says:

  3 Aug3 August 09:30

  Quick question about compensation- I’m flying AMS-NRT with Qatar in business in November (I got it on one of the flash sales in January so return was only EUR 600). I haven’t had any notifications about flight time changes but when I logged into my booking yesterday I see they are trying to get me to confirm that I accept a new flight departing a day later and a return DOH-AMS which gives me 12 hours in DOH rather than the original 2. As these are both flights departing from or flying to the EU, would I be entitled to EU compensation for this? I wanted to understand my rights before I call them to discuss. I can reschedule but it will be a pain and I would only want to do it if I got good compensation to do so. Thanks.

  • Rob says:

    3 Aug3 August 09:32

    No compensation unless changes occur within 2 weeks of departure. You are allowed a full refund. In reality, if you ring Qatar I’m sure they will be flexible.

    • David says:

      3 Aug3 August 09:41

      Thanks Rob. I’ve made other flight bookings and hotel bookings so it really is a pain for me to cancel or reschedule… I’ll see how it goes when I call them

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