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http://www.pprune.org/flight-ground-...situation.html
Possibly related? The former KLM Ground Services handling operation was renamed COBALT following the Air France merger and they are apprently shutting up shop and moving out. It seems that a completely new and untested outfit are moving in to replace them. Quite why Air France by CityJet didn't consolidate with Air France owned COBALT is another issue. If the new mob do set up, does TUPE apply as they have no relation no the previous handler?
I smell fish...
Possibly related? The former KLM Ground Services handling operation was renamed COBALT following the Air France merger and they are apprently shutting up shop and moving out. It seems that a completely new and untested outfit are moving in to replace them. Quite why Air France by CityJet didn't consolidate with Air France owned COBALT is another issue. If the new mob do set up, does TUPE apply as they have no relation no the previous handler?
I smell fish...
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Cityjet starting Toulon and Avignon in the summer
CityJet New south of France flights to Avignon Toulon from London City
Looking at the schedules, looks like they have plans for the aircraft to be doing other things from these points over the weekend.
I do however find it a bit strange. I took Cityjet LCY to Nice 18 months ago and we were full both ways, despite which the route was abandoned a few months later. If they can't make Nice work, what chance two lesser places along the coast ?
CityJet New south of France flights to Avignon Toulon from London City
Looking at the schedules, looks like they have plans for the aircraft to be doing other things from these points over the weekend.
I do however find it a bit strange. I took Cityjet LCY to Nice 18 months ago and we were full both ways, despite which the route was abandoned a few months later. If they can't make Nice work, what chance two lesser places along the coast ?
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Probably by me ..... and simplistically it is correct, but it would be surprising to get better yields to these off-line points than to Nice. If you want good commercial/business traffic from LCY to the French Mediterranean coast you surely look to Nice and Marseilles; these new ones look entirely leisure oriented.
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BA is adding more flights from LCY this summer.
Faro (4 x a week) and Malaga (3 x a week) start on June 7th and 8th respectively. And they will be operated year round.
Extra flights;
Nice: May - Sept > Up to double daily.
Palma: July - Sept > From 4 up to 10 times a week
Ibiza: July - Sept > From 4 up to 10 times a week
A total of 39 flights a week to the sun at the height of summer.
Faro (4 x a week) and Malaga (3 x a week) start on June 7th and 8th respectively. And they will be operated year round.
Extra flights;
Nice: May - Sept > Up to double daily.
Palma: July - Sept > From 4 up to 10 times a week
Ibiza: July - Sept > From 4 up to 10 times a week
A total of 39 flights a week to the sun at the height of summer.
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LCY Cable Car
"How low do they think aircraft are at 2 DME on a 5.5 degree approach (answer about 1,100 feet)."
But how high are the towers ?
The north main tower (admittedly 275m south of the runway centre line) is 93m above ordnance datum and is just scraping the bottom of the the take-off control surface - in fact that seems to be the constraint on its design.
The north intermediate tower (115m south of the runway) is 66m AOD.
It seems odd to me that the take-off surface is lower than the approach surface.
But how high are the towers ?
The north main tower (admittedly 275m south of the runway centre line) is 93m above ordnance datum and is just scraping the bottom of the the take-off control surface - in fact that seems to be the constraint on its design.
The north intermediate tower (115m south of the runway) is 66m AOD.
It seems odd to me that the take-off surface is lower than the approach surface.
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Apparently Bell Jet Ranger declared emergency:
London City Airport shut after helicopter emergency landing - Travel - The Docklands
Airport website reports runway open.
London City Airport shut after helicopter emergency landing - Travel - The Docklands
Airport website reports runway open.
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Apparently now cleared and airport open again.
Our runway is now open and fully operational. Passengers affected by earlier disruptions should contact their airlines for more information
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Meanwhile, how long will the continuing bug on the website which shows all the arrival/departure lines twice (not necessarily next to each other) be there before it is fixed ? If LCY were a charity I would offer my IT side to come and help them fix things like this. But it's not a charity.
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LCY-JER
The Channel Islands based carrier Blue Islands have announced that they will begin operating flights between JER and LCY from the 18th April. The flights will open 2 x Daily Monday to Friday and 1 x Daily on a Sunday. The flights will be operated by a 48 seater ATR42-500.
Blue Islands | News and information about airline, aircrafts, destinations and crew
According to the new article the schedule will be as follows
SI 712 JER 07:25 LCY 08:45 AT5 x67
SI 718 JER 17:15 LCY 18:35 AT5 x6
SI 713 LCY 09:15 JER 10:35 AT5 x67
SI 719 LCY 19:05 JER 20:25 AT5 x6
A look at the Blue Islands website shows that for the first 2 weeks of operation flights are only operating 2 x Daily Mon-Thu. Fri and Sun flights will commence week begining 3rd May 2011
Fares start at:
£85 one way JER-LCY
£98 one way LCY-JER
£181 return
Blue Islands | News and information about airline, aircrafts, destinations and crew
According to the new article the schedule will be as follows
SI 712 JER 07:25 LCY 08:45 AT5 x67
SI 718 JER 17:15 LCY 18:35 AT5 x6
SI 713 LCY 09:15 JER 10:35 AT5 x67
SI 719 LCY 19:05 JER 20:25 AT5 x6
A look at the Blue Islands website shows that for the first 2 weeks of operation flights are only operating 2 x Daily Mon-Thu. Fri and Sun flights will commence week begining 3rd May 2011
Fares start at:
£85 one way JER-LCY
£98 one way LCY-JER
£181 return
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The Channel Islands based carrier Blue Islands have announced that they will begin operating flights between JER and LCY from the 18th April. The flights will open 2 x Daily Monday to Friday and 1 x Daily on a Sunday. The flights will be operated by a 48 seater ATR42-500.
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Just for the record, Sun Air's Billund service came to an end at the end of the Winter schedules. Do328 perhaps not the best size for LCY nowadays.
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Just for the record, Sun Air's Billund service came to an end at the end of the Winter schedules. Do328 perhaps not the best size for LCY nowadays.
SunAir - London City - Billund - Billund - London City
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Interesting to see that Sunair's morning flight operates only MTuWed. At "normal" airports, Tu & Wed tend to be the weakest days of the week. This makes me wondering how the situation at LCY is - is the number passengers more evenly balanced than at other airports? Or are passengers numbers even higher on those days that are weak at other airports?
(P.S.: I am aware of the weekend closure)
(P.S.: I am aware of the weekend closure)