GATWICK

[Skipness One Echo]

Does that mean Pier 1 is closing at the end of the month?

[clareview]

For those less in the know, which one is pier one - is it the short one closest to the runway end?

[tubby linton]

Yes it is the smallest one.Concorde House is the access point for crew to go air side and it delivers crew to a bus stop which involves going under the pier1 .

[Seljuk22]

In 2011 BA will increase flights to:

Barbados 10 to 12 flights a week
Antigua 5 to 6 flights a week
St. Lucia 5 to 7 flights a week
Cancun 2 to 3 flights a week
Tampa 5 to 7 flights a week

Orlando down from 9 to 7 flights a week
Haneda Holiday British Airways Press Office

[jdcg]

New flights just announced: Norwegian to HEL - starts May 2011.

[ottokar1]

LGW - Paris

Hi,
Can anyone tell me why there are no flights from LGW to Paris? I know BA used to have them until about 2003 (I think) but now there's nothing - not from any airline.
Is it a political thing? Unprofitable perhaps?
I would've thought there'd be a market for that route.

[IJM]

LGW - Paris

I would imagine that Eurostar must be a major factor

[racedo]

Can anyone tell me why there are no flights from LGW to Paris? I know BA used to have them until about 2003 (I think) but now there's nothing - not from any airline.
Is it a political thing? Unprofitable perhaps?
I would've thought there'd be a market for that route.

Eurostar offers lower fares, don't have hassle of checking in with queues for security and long slog from arrival gate to Station to get into centre of Paris.

Taking your stated home as an example = leave Brighton at 8.45am and would be in Gare de Nord at 12.47am (1.47 Paris time) via Eurostar.

Getting a flight and leaving same time from Brighton for a 10.45 flight giving enough time via security you would get to CDG around midday but then the walk and catching a train would add signnificantly to that.

[cornishsimon]

i think BA could make a go of a 2 of 3 daily service LGW-CDG-LGW. They have recently put the short haul 767 back on the LHR-CDG service at least 1 or 2 sectors a day!

a 2 or 3 a day service on a 319/734 could also help feed the longhaul services ex LGW

cs

[Feet on ground]

Then there's the anti competitive issue of £11 APD (going to £12 in November) on each economy class ticket, more for Club passengers...which the train customers don't have to pay.

[thebeehive]

LGW-CDG would be absolute suicide

[ottokar1]

I did think of Eurostar and that logic does make sense yet there are Paris flights from Luton on Easyjet. For me in Brighton (and others who live in the south), I still have to travel to Euston which is about 1.5hrs on average. I still would think there is *some* scope for LGW-CDG/ORY flights.

[RooCat]

Flybe maybe with a spare Dash 8 into CDG??almost guaranteed some kind of demand but even if air france used a regional or brit air aircraft (crj 700/900 or atr 42/72)

[racedo]

I still have to travel to Euston which is about 1.5hrs on average

Being pedantic but its St Pancras and have done that route though not for Eurostar on 1 occasion and was smooth and good especially as walk to St Pancras Int is very quick.

[uklad007]

I must admit I've always thought some sort of route to Paris would be in operation from LGW. I think in today's Market it would have to be a smaller plane - like flybe or an air France subsidiary that would work. BA prob feel they don't need it especially as they are using 767's from Heathrow ( which I think has as much to do with freight movements than passengers) but also from all other London airports there is probably saturation on the London to Paris especially with Eurostar ( which if am not mistaken BA has a v small stake in the operating company ). BA is wise to remain cautious on this especially as I hear Deutsche Bahn wants to operate London to Frankfurt when open access to the tunnel is granted very soon! Like I say it's odd there isn't a route but I can see why BA don't fly it and if Easyjet couldn't make it work with their big presence in Paris that must also say something!

[EI-BUD]

I must admit I've always thought some sort of route to Paris would be in operation from LGW. I think in today's Market it would have to be a smaller plane - like flybe or an air France subsidiary that would work

Uklad007, You are probably right on this one, but I think that rationale maybe that the airlines are thinking there are more lucrative markets to install the aircraft where better yields are possible? Not necessarily that it wouldnt work but might not meet the airlines criteria in terms of payback???

EI-BUD

[Seljuk22]

BA will launch San Juan (Puerto Rico) from 28th March. Flights op. via Antigua twice weekly (Monday and Friday) with B772.

[BAladdy]

A new airline will commence services between LGW and YYC, YYZ and YVR starting June 2011. Further info about the company can be found here:

Canada Extra has cheap flights to Canada, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Glasgow

Flights will be operated by a 517 seater Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-300. Configured with 22 First Class and 495 Economy seats.

Flights will operate:

1 x Weekly to YYC

From 02JUL11 to 16JUL11 flights op via GLA,
-- After 16JUL11 flight will op direct--

2 x Weekly to YYZ (Thursday and Sunday)

From 23JUN11 - 14JUL11 flights on a Thursday op Via GLA, Sunday flights will op direct..
--After 14JUL11 flights op 2 x Weekly direct--

2 x Weekly to YVR. (Monday and Friday)

From 27JUN11 to 18JUL11 flights on Monday only op via GLA, Friday flights op direct
-- After 18 JUL flights op 2 x weekly direct --

[763 jock]

How does anyone think they can make money flying these antiques around? Lai Travel highly unlikely to celebrate 31 years in travel if they press on with this idea...

[adfly]

I would imagine the 517 seats help-if they can sell them at reasonable prices and get high loads then they may do quite well. However they do have the Canadian Affair TCX, TS and MON(?) flights to compete with.