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Swiss will up the ZRH route to seven weekday flights with effect summer schedule. Departures from LCY at 0825 (X7), 1025 (X7), 1215 (X67), 1510 (X67), 1715 (X6), 1830 (X6), 1950 (X6), all with RJ100s. On top of that three weekday depatures to BSL (RJ100) and four to GVA (RJ85), making it 14 daily departures from LCY by Swiss.
As it appears, Cirrus Airlines will axe the MUC orute with effect sumer schedule. The flights are no longer bookable. Anyone confirm ? Would be the second time to see MUC disappear which is particularly noteworthy as MUC will be axed by BA from LGW as well.
As it appears, Cirrus Airlines will axe the MUC orute with effect sumer schedule. The flights are no longer bookable. Anyone confirm ? Would be the second time to see MUC disappear which is particularly noteworthy as MUC will be axed by BA from LGW as well.
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"Eastern Airways have announced NCL - LCY 4x weekdays..."
More bloody low n' slow departures through Brookmans Park, no doubt.
What with this and EGMC's increasing claims to the airspace, it's gonna get stupid and completely out-of-hand very soon.
Rumoured that EGGW's and EGSS's owners are also starting to get grief from their lo-co's about departure delays on south-eastbounds at peak times - well guys, you ain't seen nothin' yet...
More bloody low n' slow departures through Brookmans Park, no doubt.
What with this and EGMC's increasing claims to the airspace, it's gonna get stupid and completely out-of-hand very soon.
Rumoured that EGGW's and EGSS's owners are also starting to get grief from their lo-co's about departure delays on south-eastbounds at peak times - well guys, you ain't seen nothin' yet...
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I was just wondering if the LH/C9 withdrawal from the MUC route has something to do with Swiss' accession to Star alliance and the increase of Swiss' flights to ZRH, i.e. if Star wants to route LCY-MUC passengers through ZRH in the future. Not exactly sure how the Cirrus flights are marketed - is it a block space agreement LH has with Cirrus or do they just buy seats ad hoc ?
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1.) As we are just at it, according to ABTN Air France is also adding capacity at LCY:
"AIR FRANCE has introduced a 0635 departure from London City Airport to Paris Orly. With this new flight, a 1000 (local) appointment in the centre of the French capital can easily be met. There are now six daily (Monday to Friday) services in each direction with the last departure from Orly 2020. Air France continues with a limited Monday to Friday operation to Charles de Gaulle leaving City airport 0905 arriving CDG 1115."
AMS, ZRH, PAR, BRU, MAN, RTM, EDI now all have seven or more daily flights. Pretty impressive.
2.) The airport has relaunched its website. Much better, IMHO, although the light blue is a bit difficult to read.
"AIR FRANCE has introduced a 0635 departure from London City Airport to Paris Orly. With this new flight, a 1000 (local) appointment in the centre of the French capital can easily be met. There are now six daily (Monday to Friday) services in each direction with the last departure from Orly 2020. Air France continues with a limited Monday to Friday operation to Charles de Gaulle leaving City airport 0905 arriving CDG 1115."
AMS, ZRH, PAR, BRU, MAN, RTM, EDI now all have seven or more daily flights. Pretty impressive.
2.) The airport has relaunched its website. Much better, IMHO, although the light blue is a bit difficult to read.
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According to Cirrus Airlines, LCY-MUC will be continued, but at the moment there are some slot difficulties. This is the reason why they do not accept bookings at the moments.
LUXury is a 13,000 ft runway
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AMS, ZRH, PAR, BRU, MAN, RTM, EDI now all have seven or more daily flights. Pretty impressive.
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ABTN has this to report:
"Also expected today is an announcement by SAS of a twice daily service from London City to Stockholm Arlanda. This would fit in nicely with the recently introduced Copenhagen operation although the carrier will for the longer route use an AVRO RJ70."
There have been rumours about this route and that Blue1 will operate it on behalf of SAS. Until now, Blue1 does not operate RJ70s, so it seems to me that an RJ85 is more likely.
"Also expected today is an announcement by SAS of a twice daily service from London City to Stockholm Arlanda. This would fit in nicely with the recently introduced Copenhagen operation although the carrier will for the longer route use an AVRO RJ70."
There have been rumours about this route and that Blue1 will operate it on behalf of SAS. Until now, Blue1 does not operate RJ70s, so it seems to me that an RJ85 is more likely.
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The Blue1 RJ85/100 fleet is currently fully utilised, so they will presumably need an additional airframe from somewhere. Could be a cheap RJ70, there are more sellers than buyers for it at present.
Presumably by the timing of this announcement the recent SAS LCY-Copenhagen service has done well for them.
Presumably by the timing of this announcement the recent SAS LCY-Copenhagen service has done well for them.
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As I am thinking about it, how is the Transwede RJ70 currently utilised that fed these Skavsta-Pakistan flights from the UK ? Might be a way to keep it busy. Or maybe some work for Euromanx 
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This appears on LCY's website and is also uploaded into the CRS:
Departures to Stockholm
Depart Arrive Flight No. M T W T F S S
09:35 13:05 SK510
17:55 21:25 SK1510
Arrivals from Stockholm
Depart Arrive Flight No. M T W T F S S
07:35 09:05 SK517
15:55 17:25 SK529
Flight equipment is indeed the Transwede Avro RJ70 according to the SAS press release, although the CRS show a Dash 8 Q400.
As it reads at LCY's website, it is already operating, but apparently it will start on February 13, 2006.
Deals offered starting at 95 GBP.
Departures to Stockholm
Depart Arrive Flight No. M T W T F S S
09:35 13:05 SK510
17:55 21:25 SK1510
Arrivals from Stockholm
Depart Arrive Flight No. M T W T F S S
07:35 09:05 SK517
15:55 17:25 SK529
Flight equipment is indeed the Transwede Avro RJ70 according to the SAS press release, although the CRS show a Dash 8 Q400.
As it reads at LCY's website, it is already operating, but apparently it will start on February 13, 2006.
Deals offered starting at 95 GBP.
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Eastern Airways look set to launch London City to Aberdeen as it is bookable on though their website!!
It seems to be 3/4 daily on weekdays with no weekend services (could be wrong)
It seems to be 3/4 daily on weekdays with no weekend services (could be wrong)
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Aircarf at LCY?
Is it still the case at LCY that all jets are banned except for the odd few that compy within the noise regs?
The runway is also a large restriction at the airfield aswell isnt it?
Regards Lee@LPL
The runway is also a large restriction at the airfield aswell isnt it?
Regards Lee@LPL
The permitted aircraft (prop as well as jet) are described here :
http://www.lcacc.org/aircraft/index.html
The runway is limited in length but more of an operational restriction is the steep approach required due to obstacle clearence at each end (Canary Wharf towers at the west end, East London River Crossing bridge at the east end - the latter a theoretical item only at present because it hasn't been built yet ! ). Some types which could handle the runway length are unable to handle the approach. It has a knock-on effect on climbout and missed approach capability as well. In addition there are special training requirements for crews.
http://www.lcacc.org/aircraft/index.html
The runway is limited in length but more of an operational restriction is the steep approach required due to obstacle clearence at each end (Canary Wharf towers at the west end, East London River Crossing bridge at the east end - the latter a theoretical item only at present because it hasn't been built yet ! ). Some types which could handle the runway length are unable to handle the approach. It has a knock-on effect on climbout and missed approach capability as well. In addition there are special training requirements for crews.
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As time goes by - I am surprised to see that VLM has been on the route for almost five years now...
In other news, it appears as if the LCY-LPL has been cut back to four daily flights until the end of March.
Antwerp, 22 February 2006 – VLM Airlines will introduce Business Class on its 6 daily flights between Brussels and London City from Wednesday 1st March, 2006.
Since the launch of the Brussels – London City route in November 2001, VLM Airlines has seen a steady increase in the number of business passengers choosing to fly to the centre of London. Today, the airline offers 6 flights every weekday between these two cities with flights specifically targeting business people who wish to arrive in the heart of London in the morning and return on the same day.
The award-winning airline had already successfully introduced Business Class on its flights from Luxembourg and Amsterdam to London City and noted a substantial demand for Business Class over the past months....
Business Class passengers will receive a full upgrade and be able to make use of the following facilities:
* Access to Business Class lounge at Brussels Airport
* A complimentary Newspaper on all morning flights
* High quality Business Class meals, including a welcome drink onboard
* Fully flexible tickets, allowing for changes and refunds
* A higher hand luggage allowance, up to 15kgs in total
* A higher hold luggage allowance, up to 30kgs in total
* Seating at the front of the cabin
Since the launch of the Brussels – London City route in November 2001, VLM Airlines has seen a steady increase in the number of business passengers choosing to fly to the centre of London. Today, the airline offers 6 flights every weekday between these two cities with flights specifically targeting business people who wish to arrive in the heart of London in the morning and return on the same day.
The award-winning airline had already successfully introduced Business Class on its flights from Luxembourg and Amsterdam to London City and noted a substantial demand for Business Class over the past months....
Business Class passengers will receive a full upgrade and be able to make use of the following facilities:
* Access to Business Class lounge at Brussels Airport
* A complimentary Newspaper on all morning flights
* High quality Business Class meals, including a welcome drink onboard
* Fully flexible tickets, allowing for changes and refunds
* A higher hand luggage allowance, up to 15kgs in total
* A higher hold luggage allowance, up to 30kgs in total
* Seating at the front of the cabin
In other news, it appears as if the LCY-LPL has been cut back to four daily flights until the end of March.
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As we are just at it, it seems as if Lufthansa will add an early afternoon flight on the DUS route with effect summer schedule. The flight has been uploaded into the CRS:
LH4828/9 DUS 1300 - 1340 LCY 1410 - 1650 DUS
Type: ATR42-500 opb Contactair / bmi code-share (BD 3132/3).
Good to see that the long struggling route now appears to have taken off. Given that VLM Airlines operated from Dusseldorf Express (MGL) four daily flights from 1996 until 2002 or so, I was always surprised to see how difficult it was to fill flights from DUS to LCY.
LH4828/9 DUS 1300 - 1340 LCY 1410 - 1650 DUS
Type: ATR42-500 opb Contactair / bmi code-share (BD 3132/3).
Good to see that the long struggling route now appears to have taken off. Given that VLM Airlines operated from Dusseldorf Express (MGL) four daily flights from 1996 until 2002 or so, I was always surprised to see how difficult it was to fill flights from DUS to LCY.