GATWICK
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According to BAA the sale is still ongoing and they are speaking to 'multiple bidders.'
In reality (and according to what Google throws out) the remaining bidder is MAG plc who put the highest bid on the table however this falls short of what BAA / Ferrovial want for the airport.
I think it may be some time before this sale is completed.
In reality (and according to what Google throws out) the remaining bidder is MAG plc who put the highest bid on the table however this falls short of what BAA / Ferrovial want for the airport.
I think it may be some time before this sale is completed.
Join Date: May 2005
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Canadian Affair
Just looking at next years brochure,the flights to Halifax and Fredericton to be operated by Canjet 737's.
Is this the first time they have done flights to the UK?
Is this the first time they have done flights to the UK?
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Iraqi Airways
Ive been informed by a friend of mine that Iraqi Airways are due to start services to London Gatwick on 16th July. They will fly 3 times weekly, Tu, Thu, Sun with ETAs shortly after 2000. Flight numbers IAW623/4 and apparently a 737-400. Scheduled also to go via IST.
Im not 100% sure on this, however i feel it was defiantly worth a mention.
Im not 100% sure on this, however i feel it was defiantly worth a mention.
Join Date: Aug 2002
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More US Losses at LGW
This one's been expected as US Airways pull the LGW-PHL link to concentrate on LHR which sees an upgrade from the B767-200 to a shiny new A330-200 for the winter. Seems that the 767 freed up from axing LGW-CVG is being deployed on the only remainaing Delta flight to ATL, freeing up the NWA A330 for elsewhere.
This will leave only US LGW-CLT, DL LGW-ATL and the BA and VS beach fleets flying long haul for the winter, and let's be honest, Delta and US are LHR bound for the summer I reckon.
This will leave only US LGW-CLT, DL LGW-ATL and the BA and VS beach fleets flying long haul for the winter, and let's be honest, Delta and US are LHR bound for the summer I reckon.
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If I were a suspicious and cynical chap, I would think that BAA was doing little to prevent the switch in services from LGW to LHR. After all they are having to dispose of LGW so why leave it with a traffic base that could / would challenge its main earner (i.e. LHR)?
Don't get me wrong, I know that the likes of DL, US and CO have long covetted the prospect of operating out of Heathrow, but it would seem that slots are being found for them at one of the most slot constrained airport in Europe? Amazing what can be done when the corporate body puts it's mind to it
Don't get me wrong, I know that the likes of DL, US and CO have long covetted the prospect of operating out of Heathrow, but it would seem that slots are being found for them at one of the most slot constrained airport in Europe? Amazing what can be done when the corporate body puts it's mind to it
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Skipness is right - Gatwick has always been second to Heathrow, if it wasn't for Bermuda II agreement forcing these US carriers to operate from Gatwick they would have been at Heathrow many years ago, subject to slot availability of course. Open Skies has changed all that. BAA in agreement with other stakeholders agree runway and terminal capacity but doesn't have much say as to which airlines are allocated slots. I would have thought that at Heathrow they don't need to do much marketing to attract new airlines as virtually all the runway slots are spoken for and the airlines themselves do slot trading. Other BAA airports may be different. As long as the runway and terminal capacity limits are not exceeded then that's fine. Gatwick is reverting back to what it always was, a major base for the mainstream charter operators plus a good variety of scheduled holiday long/short haul flights with the occasional big non-Heathrow scheduled airline. It also seems to attract ex Stansted operators like Norwegian and Iceland Express so clearly it is the no 1 choice for some operators who for one reason or another start a Stansted route only to transfer it later to Gatwick. I wonder if Air Asia X has Gatwick in it's sights once the start up deal at Stansted has expired.
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Gatwick terminal shuttle closed from september 2009
I had heard a rumour so i contacted BAA and they have confirmed that
"Dear
Yes this is true buses will be running interterminal services from the begining of September."
The train is down from September until the middle of 2010 with a lovely bus shuttle taking up the slack.
Nice.
So along with
Terminal rework,
Virgin Clubhouse closed
the easy to use train is down to be replaced with a bus service.
I had heard a rumour so i contacted BAA and they have confirmed that
"Dear
Yes this is true buses will be running interterminal services from the begining of September."
The train is down from September until the middle of 2010 with a lovely bus shuttle taking up the slack.
Nice.
So along with
Terminal rework,
Virgin Clubhouse closed
the easy to use train is down to be replaced with a bus service.
The inter-terminal train link has been near (or at) the end of its working life for quite some time. A replacement with a fixed walkway with travelators - similar to that installed out to the South Terminal satellite - has been in the Gatwick Airport capital expenditure plans for several years. If they are going ahead with the work in the current environment, you can only conclude that the maintenance costs of keeping the old transit running have now exceeded the cost of replacing it.
Gatwick terminal shuttle closed from september 2009
I had heard a rumour so i contacted BAA and they have confirmed that
"Dear
Yes this is true buses will be running interterminal services from the begining of September."
The train is down from September until the middle of 2010 with a lovely bus shuttle taking up the slack.
Nice.
So along with
Terminal rework,
Virgin Clubhouse closed
the easy to use train is down to be replaced with a bus service.
I had heard a rumour so i contacted BAA and they have confirmed that
"Dear
Yes this is true buses will be running interterminal services from the begining of September."
The train is down from September until the middle of 2010 with a lovely bus shuttle taking up the slack.
Nice.
So along with
Terminal rework,
Virgin Clubhouse closed
the easy to use train is down to be replaced with a bus service.
Can't see a moving walkway as its just too far and probably would breach lots of safety guidelines.
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BAA and travelators don't mix very well. A week after Pier 6 (aka Charlwood Terminal) opened, the first travelator on the bridge broke down. And they still break down on a regular basis.
I'm just hoping that there will be plenty of buses to run between N & S terminals, as otherwise we'll have plenty of late flights due to pax and crew not being able to get to the correct terminal in time.
Gg
I'm just hoping that there will be plenty of buses to run between N & S terminals, as otherwise we'll have plenty of late flights due to pax and crew not being able to get to the correct terminal in time.
Gg
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BA quitting LGW?
This is a new rumour, and is based on insider talk....sounds entirely plausible that BA will focus on LHR. (Shrinking Ship!)
Last edited by RoyHudd; 21st Aug 2009 at 16:16. Reason: typo