BA A380 return: Meet?

ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 12:39

Word on the street is, BA's A380s are coming back in November and will be operating LHR-FRA and LHR-MAD for crew re-familiarisation.

Anyone up for that?

My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.

airtrainer 06 Oct 21, 21:23

Do we have any more info on the dates ? That is damn tempting {blush}

New airlines, new routes, new countries... back in the air

ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 06 Oct 21, 22:49

From OMAAT, this is the best I've got at the moment:

In November, British Airways will operate the A380 on short haul routes for crew familiarization purposes. I don’t yet see these flights loaded into the schedule, but rumor has it that British Airways will begin operating the A380 temporarily on the following routes as of November 8, 2021 (again, this remains subject to change, and hasn’t been publicly confirmed by the airline):

From London to Frankfurt (FRA) in the mornings
From London to Madrid (MAD) in the afternoons

https://onemileatatime.com/news/british-airways-a380/

I just had a random stab around on ba.com, and couldn't find any A380 yet (the only widebodies being IB's A330/350 on the MAD run, which might make for a nice option the other way!).

My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.

mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 07 Oct 21, 10:02

I'd be interested as I'm off that week - but if the US opens up to vaccinated travellers may also be trying to head over there (but I still haven't seen a date for it)

There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.

CentrelinePhoto 07 Oct 21, 16:24

Nothing in GDSs yet.

Just once in a while, let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

JLAmber (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 07 Oct 21, 19:40

Would love to but it's our busiest time of the year. No time off from last week until mid-December as we work our way through all the insurance surveys for the armada heading West as the hurricane season ends.

A million great ideas...

airtrainer 08 Oct 21, 16:53

I'm off on 11-12 NOV, could be a great opportunity to be back in the air...

New airlines, new routes, new countries... back in the air

CentrelinePhoto 15 Oct 21, 08:19

A380 flights are now loaded in GDSs as follows - both FRA and MAD are showing one A380 flight per day 08NOV - 02DEC inclusive...

BA902 - LHR/FRA - SUN to FRI - 0710/0955
BA908 - LHR/FRA - SAT ONLY - 1555/1840
BA903 - FRA/LHR - SUN to FRI - 1125/1215
BA909 - FRA/LHR - SAT ONLY - 2010/2100

BA462 - LHR/MAD - SUN to FRI - 1515/1845
BA456 - LHR/MAD - SAT ONLY - 0620/0955
BA463 - MAD/LHR - SUN to FRI - 2015/2130
BA457 - MAD/LHR - SAT ONLY - 1125/1255

Subject to change of course.

Just once in a while, let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 15 Oct 21, 19:41

airtrainer wrote:I'm off on 11-12 NOV, could be a great opportunity to be back in the air...

Also potentially available those days!

There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.

ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 16 Oct 21, 11:59

Also available those days at the moment. Knowing what November looks like, I'm all about the MAD.

My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.

mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 25 Oct 21, 17:27

I have booked to go to MAD - earlier than originally planned due to the anticipated birth of my niece! Flying out on the 8th Nov (A380), returning on the 11th (A359 IB).

There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.

ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 25 Oct 21, 18:59

Nice one! I'm trying to make the 10th, but still not quite got everything in place (other than a whole load of appointments on the 9th that can't be cancelled).

What are the Covid rules for entering Spain at the moment?

My friend and I applied for airline jobs in Australia, but they didn't Qantas.

mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 25 Oct 21, 20:05

From what I could tell, and assuming the rules are the same for Finland as a starting point - if you have a double vaccination, you need proof of it but there are no other requirements. If you haven't been fully vaccinated, a negative PCR test is needed.

For returning to the UK, no PCR test is required but you need to do a lateral flow two days after returning, but of course can't use any of the free flow tests being handed out {sarcastic}

There's the right way, the wrong way and the railway.

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