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I suspect more BA longhaul will be added to the LGW base as and when airframes are freed up from LHR.
Perhaps LAS wouldn't of been dropped if the 772 hadn't been damaged/written off recently as the 772 fleet seems rather stretched without it.
cs
Perhaps LAS wouldn't of been dropped if the 772 hadn't been damaged/written off recently as the 772 fleet seems rather stretched without it.
cs
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San Juan is in Puerto Rico not Costa Rica, San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.
DY to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
BA and THOMSON to San Jose, Costa Rica along with THOMSON to Liberia, Costa Rica.
San Juan is in Puerto Rico not Costa Rica, San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.
DY to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
BA and THOMSON to San Jose, Costa Rica along with THOMSON to Liberia, Costa Rica.
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BA commence LGW to San Jose the capital of Costa Rica on 04/05/2016.
BA commence LHR to San Jose, USA on 01/05/2016.
I think some people need to learn their geography.
Also people are getting a bit confused with San Juan in Puerto Rico where DY are commencing flights from LGW on 04/11/2015 with San Jose in Costa Rica, two different capital cities in two different countries.
BA commence LGW to San Jose the capital of Costa Rica on 04/05/2016.
BA commence LHR to San Jose, USA on 01/05/2016.
I think some people need to learn their geography.
Also people are getting a bit confused with San Juan in Puerto Rico where DY are commencing flights from LGW on 04/11/2015 with San Jose in Costa Rica, two different capital cities in two different countries.
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I suspect more BA longhaul will be added to the LGW base as and when airframes are freed up from LHR.
Perhaps the future is actually Norwegian
Genuine question :
If in 2-3 years time, DU have a based fleet of 5+ B787s up against Virgin and BA, does anyone see
1) Delta getting VS out of that market as the ROI on a B744 replacement against Norwegian isn't compelling
2) Norwegian could do to BA long haul what easyJet did to shorthaul
Might Norwegian actually be much better for LGW than either BA or VS?
If they survive the next 2 years and keep the profits coming, they could be in a very powerful position to decimate both competitors on cost alone, as well as a much more modern and fuel efficient product.
Thoughts?
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1. IMO the BA JFK operation is simply slot sitting (on the eastern seaboard) and will go away/ return to Slough Windsor and Hounslow regional when they get the opportunity to use a slot pair north of the river.
Am I right to say BA have returned a JFK rotation to AA (who are repurposing a US slot pair) north of the river so there is little if any gain in actual capacity.
Its also a usual BA tactic to nullify a certain perceived and potential risk!
2. I've said before I believe DL could very well look to recovering value by selling VS Holidays at some point leading to the closure of VS leisure fleet. To date they seem somewhat reticent about committing to fleet renewal.
3. Norwegian LH are a real potential risk to all the traditional legacies if they get through the next few years - Could we even see them merging with Thomas Cook - That would become a true second force from the UK and especially for cost driven leisure travellers -those not travelling enough to work the bribery systems of the legacies.
1. IMO the BA JFK operation is simply slot sitting (on the eastern seaboard) and will go away/ return to Slough Windsor and Hounslow regional when they get the opportunity to use a slot pair north of the river.
Am I right to say BA have returned a JFK rotation to AA (who are repurposing a US slot pair) north of the river so there is little if any gain in actual capacity.
Its also a usual BA tactic to nullify a certain perceived and potential risk!
2. I've said before I believe DL could very well look to recovering value by selling VS Holidays at some point leading to the closure of VS leisure fleet. To date they seem somewhat reticent about committing to fleet renewal.
3. Norwegian LH are a real potential risk to all the traditional legacies if they get through the next few years - Could we even see them merging with Thomas Cook - That would become a true second force from the UK and especially for cost driven leisure travellers -those not travelling enough to work the bribery systems of the legacies.
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Personally I think that BA will look to add an additional 5 longhaul and 10-20 shorthaul frames to the LGW fleet over the next 5 years, these will no doubt be either hand me downs from mothership Heathrow or 2nd hand purchases, however I think that they will start to take the game to DY & U2.
Personal thoughts not based on fact, but hey we will see.
cs
Personal thoughts not based on fact, but hey we will see.
cs
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Does anybody know anything about med view airlines nigeria according to last acl W15 report they hold slots for 3 weekly lagos there website has gatwick on its pull down for booking and when dummie booking has flight times and flight code.
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Nigerian virtual carrier doing domestic charters with a few elderly 737s as well as being an annual Hajj specialist broker employing the services of likes of Euro Atlantic.
Been around for some years however if they are about to jump on the scheduled long haul band waggon likely bankrupted in short order - Wouldn't put my faith or hard cash their way any time soon.
Been around for some years however if they are about to jump on the scheduled long haul band waggon likely bankrupted in short order - Wouldn't put my faith or hard cash their way any time soon.
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I swear I read somewhere that Thomson were also adding San Jose, Costa Rica to the already announced flights to Liberia, Costa Rica but after searching online it appears that Thomson Holidays are indeed offering San Jose as a destination but using BA as their flight option so it does appear so that Thomson won't be operating their own flights to the capital of Costa Rica only to Liberia.
I did wonder at the time if it was a bit of an over kill for Thomson to have two destinations in Costa Rica.
On a personal note having been to Costa Rica myself I do recommend it as it is a beautiful country with so much to offer.
I did wonder at the time if it was a bit of an over kill for Thomson to have two destinations in Costa Rica.
On a personal note having been to Costa Rica myself I do recommend it as it is a beautiful country with so much to offer.
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We are currently in the process of organising our holiday there next year, hence why I was interested. BA coming out the MUCH cheaper option for flights, but annoyingly Liberia is more convenient for the trip we have planned.
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Canberra, I thought TOM were only to Liberia, not San Jose.
The BA to San Jose, CR and San Jose, California will cause a hell of a lot of confusion, I think.
The BA to San Jose, CR and San Jose, California will cause a hell of a lot of confusion, I think.
Maybe it is one reason why SJO is to/from LGW and SJC is to/from LHR.