[DavidSmith2]

Waiting for our flightfrom Accra to London in a couple of hours. I realised that BA has brought forward the London departure time by around an hour, compared to how it has been for the last 4 years, at least. So now it has a 4 hour turnround in Accra, rather than the 3 hous that was previously the case.

I’d be interested if anyone can shed light on the rationale for this, if any, as it would seem that it is simply a dead hour. Unless maybe there is an impact on staff rosters or something?

[cybertravller]

Hi David,

When I was crew, we used to do LGW-MLA and had a 4-hour turnaround in MLA. As long as the crew are within flight limitation hours, then I suspect this is due to some slot shifting at LHR.

That sounds like a long shift for the crew though.

[CheamTraveller]

Likely to be restrictons on early morning arrivals at LHR to avoid circling and wasting fuel.

[FrDougal]

cybertravller wrote:

Hi David,

When I was crew, we used to do LGW-MLA and had a 4-hour turnaround in MLA. As long as the crew are within flight limitation hours, then I suspect this is due to some slot shifting at LHR.

That sounds like a long shift for the crew though.

The crew nightstop in ACC so this would not affect them.

[DavidSmith2]

CheamTraveller wrote:

Likely to be restrictons on early morning arrivals at LHR to avoid circling and wasting fuel.

The Accra=London flight still departs at the same time and gets into LHR shortly after 6am. It is the LHR_Accra flight which now departs an hour earlier. I can see why that means that the Accra flight cannot leave any earlier than it does, but it doesnrt explain why the outward leg departure time has been changed.

[Down under]

If the arrival time in LHR remains the same, it might have to do with DLS and Africa not doing it?

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