Winter 2011/12
Well although nothing spectacular as yet there are some positive changes mainly around Skyteam and Star Alliance.
Cityjet are on the way out on BHX-CDG from the winter schedule. The AF timetable now shows all Air France mainline A318's although another forum is reporting the evening flight is a Regional EMB190. Whatever this is great news.
KLM at present are to remove the F70 from the BHX route with the 190 taking over the first BHX inbound. The last outbound which for reasons only KLM know was first scheduled this winter as a 190 is now a 737-700 with the 190 moving to the early afternoon departure. The night-stop is a 737-800 and the second inbound a 737-700.
SAS bring back the Saturday morning Copenhagen which is great and currently showing as a CRJ900. The Mon-Fr service is showing all MD80's
but no doubt all subject to change.
Lufthansa Munich has seen some recent changes, despite excellent June loads the LH2510 & 2512 are now back to CRJ900's and these are to stay until winter except for a brief change back to the 195. Winter shows all 195's again though and added to the A320 on Frankfurt amounts to an increase in capacity.
Some change at Thomson's due to the Arab spring. Out goes Luxor, Taba, Hurghada and the "never released" Djerba (it was in the booking engine).
Replacements are Wednesday extra Las Palmas, Tuesday Boa Vista, Thursday Tenerife and Friday Tenerife. Saturdays from late November until the ski flights start are poor with no weekly sun flights unless some cruise flights are scheduled.
I can't see any further Monarch winter cuts but it looks as if Ryanair have started to hurt them on ACE, TFS, LPA & FUE which all see ZB cuts from November compared to November 2010.
Pete
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