New "Low Cost" = BA Red!!

[d192049d]

Word around the cap fire says that anouncement in September will confirm that BACX will be re-branded "BA RED". One in the eye for the caterers at BHX, MCT et al let alone the staff.

Does it make any sense??

Dont shoot the messenger....

[madmax100]

Announcement due around mid-sept.

Apparently "BA RED" will be an all jet fleet of EMB145's, RJ's & 737's.......

Anyone know when are the dash-8 leases are up?

[FlyboyUK]

Have also heard this confirmed today from an ex BAR cabin crew rep, apparently it's going to happen very quickly.

[MerchantVenturer]

Perhaps BA should have formed its own low cost airline some years ago.

I don't like the name 'BA Red' though.

Something like 'Go' sounds snappier, but would BA ever come up with such a name, and if they did would they keep it?

[normal_nigel]

at BHX, MCT et al let alone the staff.

What have the staff at Muscat got to do with it?

[jongeman]

I can see the potential of this. It would remain to be seen whether a business/club element was retained for the core of business routes (so they tell us), like MAN/BHX - MXP.

Maybe flybe makes a potential good comparison. It would introduce possibilities such as MAN-Montpellier, Bergerac etc, and the return of Rome and Nice.

[normal_nigel]

Intersting because BACX have just announced the suspension of the following routes

MAN to

Shannon Zurich Cork Nice Pisa Rome Stuttgart Venice

BHX to

Rome Vienna

[madmax100]

BHX - FCO

Nigel...........You can still book BHX - ROME on Ba.com summer schedule 2006!

[Kirkwall]

And the management team will be?

Please please don't let it be another bunch of BA clones with escape slides back to the magic kingdom when they screw it all up.

Fresh new blood with a serious investment of their own money in the business as well as a serious element staff ownership is what is required.

I would chip in, given the right team.

[AndyHUY]

Is this just to replace some of its existing routes or would they expand to other airports like Go did at EMA?

HUY needs a lo-co

[normal_nigel]

Mad max

Fact I'm afraid.

Released by BACX on Thursday at 8am.

BA.com doesn't always reflect reality

[GS-Alpha]

Is it really going to include 737's?

[FlyboyUK]

Funny though that you can't book any BHX-FCO flights for the winter, but you can for next summer.

[Kirkwall]

There is of course the matter of a very valuable 07.20 peak time slot out of MAN. Would BA want to give that up?

[Final 3 Greens]

BA RED, Bared, Bare Bones service?????

Funny name I agree, although I didn't like Orange when it cameo out either and never did understand song in the US (Going for a Song?)

[jongeman]

I thought the 0720 slot might have been used by GB, but according to BA timetable, it isn't.

When I looked at bookings for MAN and BHX to FCO for next summer, both are showing as having flights on Mon, Thurs and Sats. Flights come up as daily on the timetable though.

Maybe when BA say that they've suspended these routes, they intend to bring back seasonal service....?

[7006 fan]

You would have thought, wouldn't you, that BA would have learnt first time around, but obviously they are into voodoo! At least they won't get catering hassle!

[Wannabe Flyboy]

Fact I'm afraid.

Released by BACX on Thursday at 8am.

BA.com doesn't always reflect reality

Do you have a link to that?

Not debating it, I'd just like to see it written down.

[Dozza2k]

does this mean that they are gonna transfer mainline 737's and crews over?

[MrBernoulli]

Final 3 Greens,

'BA-In-The-Red' perhaps?