BMI F100s

[stanley37uk]

Hi , just wondering what routes these are used on , and have heard airline are getting rid of them .

Stanley

[EGAC_Ramper]

As far as I know they are being replaced/or have been by A319's G-DBCA/B/C.
I do believe 1 F100 is operating on lease for BMI Baby??


Regards

[LBA]

Still had a couple flying out of LBA last time I checked.

[The Great Unwashed]

There's at least two still at LBA, BXWE and BXWF. Used on Heathrow, Edinburgh and Paris. Baby are still borrowing one as well, I think.

[330-Purser]

Just keep your eyes open for a cloud of black smoke trailing at your nearest bmi base and then you'll know its a Fokker 100 taking off! lol!!!

Yes, bmi are still operating 3 F100s, cabin crew are still told to offer earplugs to the passengers on the last few rows for take off too!

I think they are still in the fleet because rumour has it they are owned, not leased. They still get from A to B bless them!

[Fried_Chicken]

There was one of the bmi Fk100s (GBVJC possibly) at East Mids the other day painted all white doing engine runs. Possibly ready for resale?

Fried Chicken

[Jet2LBA]

Indeed, they are still used from LBA on the regular LHR run whilst another example shares its time on the flights to CDG and EDI.

As far as I know, the F100's are due to leave in April/May 2005. A319/320's will take over LHR whilst it is rumoured that an A319 may take over some of the EDI/CDG timings from LBA due to BMIR lacking an aircraft with suitable capacity. The alternative would be to increase freqeuencies.

[The Desert Ferret]

I flew on a BMI F100 LHR-LBA recently - I was a few rows from the back and the noise was excrutiating - even in cruise.

I don't remember anything so bad on DC-9s and 727s.

Nice to lack at - poor to ride.

[baps]

Think you'll find as of next week there'll only be one Fokker left doing the LBA - LHR. All regional routes ex LBA will be operated by 4 based erj's and the carribean ATR of course for LCY.