British Airways @ NCL

[SWADLER747]

Im sure the locals at NCL will know that BA operate a winter ski flight to Innsbruck. (BA9222/BA9223), using 737-400 a/c.

The aircraft ops like this. LGW-NCL-INN-NCL, then nightstops.

I am hoping to travel on this service in the winter, but the Gatwick timetable on the day of travel shows;

0700*-2125 BA8070/9 A319
0840-0810 BA8074/3 A319
1240-1210 BA8076/5 A319
1820-1745 BA8078/7 A319

It seems that the 8075, returns to LGW as the 8076, and not to INN, as the 9222C.

ANYONE GOT ANY IDEAS ON HOW THIS WILL WORK, OR DO YOU THINK THAT A DIFFERENT AIRLINE WILL BE USED TO OPERATE THE NCL-INN FLIGHT?

[tech...again]

The BA NCL-INN-NCL flights are charters, not scheduled flights - and they're due to finish very soon so you'd better be quick and book through the right tour operator! The LGW based aircraft operate a scheduled service between LGW and NCL and a charter service between NCL and INN.

Hope this helps...

TA

[SWADLER747]

I am travelling in January 2005.

My tour op. said the flight was 1415/2010 BA9222/3

But, that flight cannot be operated by a LGW based plane in January, because the plane returns to LGW straight away...

[tech...again]

There must be a 'swap' of some sort at NCL as it's definitely an LGW based 734

[SWADLER747]

The LGW flights become A319's wef November time...:ugh:

[Flightrider]

Swadler747, no they don't. BA has loaded a generic daily schedule into the res system for the purposes of taking bookings for Winter 2004/5. This happens to be based around A319 because the original plan was for the first two A319s to be delivered to start replacing the 34-strong 737 fleet at LGW. It is possible that a small number of services will be A319 operated unless the fleet plan changes again, but otherwise 737s will prevail. It is purely a means of loading a schedule into the res system to capture bookings for the season, rather than a categoric indication of what they intend to do.

[CentreFix25]

Looking at the NCL website arivals & departures this is what happens I think:

LGW- NCL ARR NCL 13.40
NCL-INN DEP NCL 14.15
Returns to NCL and operates a schedule to LGW.

J.

[FinalsToLand]

Today was the last INN charter of the season but the acft ops LGW-NCL-INN-NCL-n/stop-LGW

FTL

[CentreFix25]

Most charter operations tend to be the same year on year (the larger carriers, anyway) , I would expect this operation to be the same next year.

J.