BA CityFlyer Buy on Board
#1
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BA CityFlyer Buy on Board
Does anyone know when we can expect services from London City and London Stansted will go buy on board?
On the website is still says Summer 2017, however, there are only days left of it and it still doesn't state the actual date it will change.
Does anyone have any ideas/information?
On the website is still says Summer 2017, however, there are only days left of it and it still doesn't state the actual date it will change.
Does anyone have any ideas/information?
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to expand, I had heard various stories.
1. supplier and cart related, i.e. that they couldn't make it work yet.
2. this came from LCY crew and I somewhat doubt (unfortunately), that BoB was not regarded as a success and therefore wasn't being rolled out further to LCY.
either way, I don't think there's a date yet so suspect it might be some time.....
1. supplier and cart related, i.e. that they couldn't make it work yet.
2. this came from LCY crew and I somewhat doubt (unfortunately), that BoB was not regarded as a success and therefore wasn't being rolled out further to LCY.
either way, I don't think there's a date yet so suspect it might be some time.....
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Does anyone know when we can expect services from London City and London Stansted will go buy on board?
On the website is still says Summer 2017, however, there are only days left of it and it still doesn't state the actual date it will change.
Does anyone have any ideas/information?
On the website is still says Summer 2017, however, there are only days left of it and it still doesn't state the actual date it will change.
Does anyone have any ideas/information?
In BA terms, surely the timetable is what is meant by Summer and that runs until well into October AFAIK.
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I think the only way this can work from LCY is if there is no CE cabin. Sometimes these aircraft are going out with up to 12 rows of CE, how can 2 crew do a full CE service and BOB?
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Given that the delta between Y and J tickets would easily exceed the cost savings/profit from BOB in just one or two tickets, that is unlikely to happen as there is very definitely a market for J ex-LCY.
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I suppose that is really what I was saying. CE from LCY must be a money maker so to implement BoB they need additionsl crew. That cost would probably wipe out any BoB profits. I assume these routes will remain as they are for some time. Perhaps, they'll remove a lavatory and install a vending machine.
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I suppose that is really what I was saying. CE from LCY must be a money maker so to implement BoB they need additionsl crew. That cost would probably wipe out any BoB profits. I assume these routes will remain as they are for some time. Perhaps, they'll remove a lavatory and install a vending machine.
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