It illustrates my point, BA needs about stg 24 Million of revenue per day to achieve its past financial stability. This operation ex LCY assuming a 80% load factor and a round trip fare of circa stg 3K is going to raise stg 150K per day. Thats only about .6% of the daily revenue the airline needs. WW is not crying wolf but is his strategy right??
I could tell you info on the LCY-JFK-LCY sale that would absolutely blow your mind! Obviously I'm not gonna due to confidentiality for obivous reasons.
27 minutes?! From LHR to MAN?! Is this usual?! I have done BLK-STN in that time on a weekday but BLK is straight out etc. but is this normal for a BA shuttle flight? Only at the weekend?
Quite possible. I did LHR-LBA in a British Midland DC9 some years ago in 26 minutes block time, 22 minutes flight time on a Saturday evening. I guess the same is still possible nowadays at the right time of day.
The block times and the flying times are two different species. Half the flying time on some LHR short haul can be spent taxi-ing in the departure queue or circling Bovingdon......
Can we have another runway please Mr Cameron? PLEASE?!?!?!
Oh I know block time is something completely different, as I say I have done it before in 30 minutes with a block of 55. Ryanair seem to extend their scheduled times, which I am sure is what helps their on time performance, added to the small airport etc.
Anyway, I just thought 27 minutes in the two biggest airspaces in the UK (All London airports and Manchester, Liverpool etc.) I thought it may have taken slightly longer. It look nearly as long from taxi (18:11) to take-off (18:32)!
In 1968, 41 years ago, the standard schedule time (ie block time plus all your contingency etc) between Heathrow and Liverpool was 40 minutes, on a British Eagle One-Eleven. BEA One-Elevens to Manchester were the same. What a step backwards to nowadays, schedule of 65 minutes and for ever creeping upwards.
In the latest release of figures for June. They mention grounding 3 x 744 in winter 2010.Does anybody know if this in addition to the 8 already announced or are they part of that number.
with the 744's being grounded you have to keep in mind that 4 new 772's are in the process of entering service and they start getting 773's next year i understand. The grounding of 744's i expect is part of the aim to downscale the amount of seats and to fly routes with more fuel efficient aircraft.
In 1968, 41 years ago, the standard schedule time (ie block time plus all your contingency etc) between Heathrow and Liverpool was 40 minutes, on a British Eagle One-Eleven. BEA One-Elevens to Manchester were the same. What a step backwards to nowadays, schedule of 65 minutes and for ever creeping upwards.
You have to remember that there are far more aircraft in the sky now a days which makes the journey more complicated, even over 200 miles.
In 1968, 41 years ago, the standard schedule time (ie block time plus all your contingency etc) between Heathrow and Liverpool was 40 minutes, on a British Eagle One-Eleven. BEA One-Elevens to Manchester were the same. What a step backwards to nowadays, schedule of 65 minutes and for ever creeping upwards.
Further to your 27 minute flight I would just like to add that I flew LHR-MAN on 6/7 in just over 30 mins. The problem with this flight was that I spent 45 minutes sat on the aircraft at the gate and a further 25 minutes taxiing - bad weather deviations etc. The four trolley dash for service was ok but because of predicted turb no hot drinks!
I have also flown the same route in a BMI penciljet in under 30 mins.
Is this usual?! I have done BLK-STN in that time on a weekday but BLK is straight out etc. but is this normal for a BA shuttle flight? Only at the weekend?
