BA CityFlyer adds nine routes from London City Airport BUT scraps regional weekend flights

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• SimonW says:

  27 Jun27 June 10:12

  Just called to move an Avios LCY-PMI weekend flight, that is no longer on sale, so clearly is cancelled. They said they cant/won’t move us to the LHR flight until they send the official “cancelled” email around a month before the flight, and update their system to show it as not flying.

• AndrewC says:

  27 Jun27 June 10:12

  We were notified by BA of the cancellation of Edinburgh to Florence on 3 June. Full refund received 19 June.

  • KathyB says:

    27 Jun27 June 14:45

    When was your EDI-Florence flight Andrew? We have one for 12 September and no notification yet. ALternative Ryanair flights to Pisa are cheap just now, but probably won’t be in a couple of weeks time!

• Dave says:

  27 Jun27 June 10:19

  They should just rename themselves London Airways. How many BA flights now don’t involve London?

  Avios points are now more useless for anyone who doesn’t live near London, especially up here in Scotland with Flybe also gone.

  • The Original David says:

    28 Jun28 June 06:14

    Yeah yeah, same story with AF, IB, TP, OS, LH etc – if you don’t like it, either move house or use a different carrier. BA is a business to make money for its shareholders, not a charity for people living in the regions.

• Harry T says:

  27 Jun27 June 10:45

  My August CityFlyer flights from Edinburgh to Florence have been cancelled and I was promptly informed via email.

  Good old London Airways! 😂

  • Andrew says:

    27 Jun27 June 10:48

    Send a Tweet to Nicola

    She might be able to arrange alternative flights from the Scotland’s National Airport at Prestwick?

    • Harry T says:

      27 Jun27 June 11:53

      I’m English and live in Newcastle! I really don’t mind that much – I understand how BA makes profits. My money will go to EasyJet, Ryanair, KLM, Jet2 etc

      • D Pascoe says:

        27 Jun27 June 19:12

        BA has good links with London to international routes

      • Doug M says:

        28 Jun28 June 10:10

        Have you lived abroad long?

• Paul H says:

  27 Jun27 June 11:25

  I’ve had our EDI-FLR flights cancelled in August too. Shame as the timings are great (even driving up from Newcastle) and we find the 2-2 Embraer layout very family friendly. However, five minutes on the phone got us rerouted NCL-LHR-PSA on the same dates which works just as well for us (though would have been nearly £1k extra for the four of us had we booked it in the first place).

  • Anna says:

    27 Jun27 June 12:29

    But your journey is now going to take the best part of a day instead of a few hours. It’s pretty soul-destroying on the way back, especially as you have to clear security again at LHR and if your first flight is delayed you are in a mess if you’re not in time to make a later connection to NCL.

    • Harry T says:

      27 Jun27 June 13:14

      I agree. You might as well fly to Doha or Dubai in the time it’s going to take to actually get to Florence, which is a short haul destination. I see no benefit in European trips that require a connection.

      • Anna says:

        27 Jun27 June 17:43

        I went to Vienna with my sister last December, using the Lloyd’s voucher to upgrade to CE on the outbound. It was her first time in Club and we had a lovely journey out feeling very pampered and sampling the offerings in the Qantas and Cathay lounges. On the way back we flew direct to MAN with Easyjet on the 2030 flight meaning we had the whole of the last day in Vienna. It was definitely the best of both worlds in terms of short haul travel. I’ve done short-haul a few times via LHR and the return journey really, really sucks even in CW, so we’ve generally gone back to just using LHR for long-haul destinations, especially those with no direct flight from MAN.

  • Jon111 says:

    27 Jun27 June 21:32

    Hi Paul
    I am in a similar position with Manchester to Mykonos flights in September (although I haven’t been notified yet, I imagine they’re working through them in date order). I have found flights via LHR which I would be happy with but the price is a lot more. Am I right in assuming they will offer me these at no extra cost?
    Cheers
    Jon

• BJ says:

  27 Jun27 June 12:52

  People in the regions need to vote with their feet use Lufthansa, KLM, AF, Finnair, SAS, Norwegian, Austrian, Swiss, Icelandair, Virgin, Aer Lingus, Stobbart, Eastern, Loganair, United, American, Rouge, Emirates, Qatar, Etihad, Jet2, Easyjet, Wizz, Ryanair and others …anybody but BA unless you’re using avios and even then only if it is the best option. We need to stop supporting BA and London at the expense of our local airports, travel opportunities and economies.

  • BJ says:

    27 Jun27 June 12:55

    That was meant to be a reply supportingrting @Harry and a plea to others.

  • mutley says:

    27 Jun27 June 13:07

    Absolutely, I couldn’t agree more. A case in point, BA scrapping Leeds is a prime example, the fourth largest urban area in the country with a 1.7m population and no air link to London.

  • Harry T says:

    27 Jun27 June 13:15

    Couldn’t agree more! I have several bookings for the next few months with Ryanair and easyJet. Jet2 cancelled on me but they are a great company nonetheless. I’m hoping KLM flights from Newcastle start picking up again so a weekend away is easier (Amsterdam flights are once a day at present).

  • Lady London says:

    27 Jun27 June 13:25

    I’m doing that from London!

  • the_real_a says:

    27 Jun27 June 14:40

    I mean we have… for about 20 years 🙂 I find it very hard to believe that anyone up here in the regions has any kind of emotional loyalty to BA, that they are willing to face inconvenience and pay higher prices to get to a place thats severed by low cost airlines directly.

    I also find it bewildering that there are still die hards in London who refuse to fly loco’s because of some snobbishness factor.

  • Anna says:

    27 Jun27 June 17:48

    As Rob will point out, BA doesn’t care about the regions and isn’t likely to start any time soon. Sadly I think the regions will see services cut further in the short to mid-term, as was the case after 9/11. I’m happy to use BA when they’re the most convenient option (such as the LHR-GCM flight which avoids transit in the US), but am more than happy to fly with other airlines if it suits me better. My next scheduled trip is with Ryanair to Carcassonne in October – if it goes ahead!

    • Lady London says:

      27 Jun27 June 21:20

      you’ll be ok to carcassonne i should think

  • Doug M says:

    28 Jun28 June 10:17

    @BJ. You make it seem so personal. BA would fly 50 times a day to Pyongyang if it was a money maker. I don’t support BA I use them when they work for me, and to be honest travelling west it’s mostly on AA tickets and often AA metal. Why would anyone use a particular airline as a commitment to support them? Wouldn’t you always just choose the best mix of location, timing and price, regardless of the airline?

• Paul74 says:

  27 Jun27 June 13:05

  🙂

• Liz Stevenson says:

  27 Jun27 June 14:37

  I had July flights cancelled from Edinburgh to Palma and took vouchers which seemed easier as I wished to rebook. Rebooked on Thursday for flight again in August BA cancelled them yesterday and now left with so many vouchers. This is the only route I would use with BA and they have refused point blank to give me cash which they have held since July 2019. Disappointed.

  • Lady London says:

    27 Jun27 June 15:22

    eu261 based on their latest cancellation you have the right to a full refund in cash at your choice and dont take no for an answer. Go Section 75, chargeback (check with your card if they will do a prompt chargeback otherwise section 75 for not having received what you paid for) otherwise moneyclaim dot gov dot uk and tell the airline you will do this

  • Anna says:

    27 Jun27 June 17:49

    CEDR mediation service was brilliant with me last year when BA was refusing delay compensation. BA didn’t even try to argue the case once they were involved, just paid up without quibbling.

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