No BA domestic seats until August 7th… to anywhere!

[Rory]

Hello,

I’m trying to book a domestic flight from LHR to anywhere in the UK during the first week of August, and there doesnt seem to be a single seat. When I look up Expert Flyer, there’s tonnes of seats, but I just can’t book the flights. I’ve called BA, and nothing. They say they’re all full.

I’m arriving into LHR and trying to get into INV, but can’t seem to book a ‘connecting’ flight to anywhere in Scotland.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Cheers,
Rory

[VerdantBacon]

https://www.headforpoints.com/2022/07/12/heathrow-tells-all-airlines-to-stop-selling-any-flights-until-11th-september/

[Rory]

See, I’d believe that if I couldnt book flights to anywhere else – but I can.

[memesweeper]

Just a guess but BA might be holding off on selling domestics so they have availability for servicing connections. The long haul bits being potentially more profitable.

[VerdantBacon]

Rory wrote:

See, I’d believe that if I couldnt book flights to anywhere else – but I can.

They’re probably starting to reduce their LHR load by dropping their least profitable routes first

[Froggee]

It’s weird as they show a few obscenely expensive seats on their website and it got as far as to allow me to enter payment.

But if that doesn’t work for you then national express to Gatwick and easyJet?

[Andrew.]

I’m guessing you aren’t based in the UK, so forgive me if I’m over-explaining.

Heathrow slashed the number of flights they handle so domestic flights have taken a hit. Easyjet Operate 2-4 services a day split bewtween Luton & Gatwick Airports. Easyjet and other airlines provide regular services to Scottish destinations from Luton, Gatwick, Stansted and London City Airports.

There are two direct rail services a day from London to Inverness. The Sleeper that operates overnight, and the Highland Chieftain that leaves Kings Cross daily at midday and arrives into Inverness at 20:07. There are around 4 rail services an hour from 6am to 6pm from London to Edinburgh or Glasgow, and the journey takes 4h:20m-4h40m

However, the rail unions are in the middle of industrial action, so there may be service disruption on the day you are travelling.

Can you switch your flight to arrival in Edinburgh (or Glasgow) instead?

Alternatively, my old colleague lives near there and I think she can connect with a KLM flight to Amsterdam?

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