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Tiny bit spotter yeah
The Eastern schedules were pretty business friendly and the aircraft was a Jetstream 41. When the introductory pricing offer from LCY expired the charges went up and losses were too much to bear.
BA need to keep enough of the point to point traffic via LHR to keep the frequency up to keep connections viable to long haul. If traffic falls, any dilution of that point to point traffic (to a new LCY service) may impact numbers and further reduce frequency and make connections less attractive.
Careful what you wish for.
Last edited by Skipness One Echo; 21st Jan 2014 at 20:18.
Eastern did originally use a leased Do328 on LCY, and there were reliability issues. However LCY is pretty niche and Eastern survive on niche, so doubt whether advertising/awareness was the issue.
However NCL-LHR pax dropping? Any evidence for this? There are constant small fluctuations up and down month on month and BA are always tailoring the flight schedule in terms of number of flights and a/c size - the odd rotation being added or removed throughout the year means nothing.
However NCL-LHR pax dropping? Any evidence for this? There are constant small fluctuations up and down month on month and BA are always tailoring the flight schedule in terms of number of flights and a/c size - the odd rotation being added or removed throughout the year means nothing.
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I believe that the NCL-LHR route is actually showing an overall increase year on year, with loads regularly over 90%.
Now, how many of those are transferring to other flights, I suspect only BA will know the answer.
Now, how many of those are transferring to other flights, I suspect only BA will know the answer.
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IOM-LCY
BA still haven't released the IOM-LCY updated schedule from S14 onwards. It is still showing as one flight a day when they announced the service was back to three daily a month ago. I would of thought they would of got this in the booking engine fairly quickly, not long till the end of MAR14 now!
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You only have the word of a local shopkeeper that this is going to happen. Nothing official from BA, as far as I am aware. That will be why it's not available to book yet. 
BTW, I think you probably meant to say, "I would have thought......." That's the end of today's English lesson!
BTW, I think you probably meant to say, "I would have thought......." That's the end of today's English lesson!
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No, I think what you saw was this:-
BBC News - British Airways confirms Isle of Man-London service
It is just the BBC repeating what the spokesperson for IOMG said. I am pretty sure that nothing has been released on behalf of BA, which is why you can't book the flights.
I'm not saying it isn't going to happen, just that the operator hasn't confirmed the details yet.
BBC News - British Airways confirms Isle of Man-London service
It is just the BBC repeating what the spokesperson for IOMG said. I am pretty sure that nothing has been released on behalf of BA, which is why you can't book the flights.
I'm not saying it isn't going to happen, just that the operator hasn't confirmed the details yet.
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Also to add to the mix.....LHR - NCL is always one of the first flights to be cancelled if there are any problems at LHR...if Dec is the evidence of falling pax numbers, I'm sure there were a few cancelled flights during that month.
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I think you'll find that NCL-LHR is one of the first cancelled flights with a lot of other domestic flights...
Reduced take off slots at LHR due to disruption naturally means they're gonna cancel domestic/short haul routes before the long haul routes for obvious reasons.
Just because a route gets cancelled often in disruption it doesn't mean it's not a profitable or popular route! There's a lot more reasons, anyways, especially financially.
Reduced take off slots at LHR due to disruption naturally means they're gonna cancel domestic/short haul routes before the long haul routes for obvious reasons.
Just because a route gets cancelled often in disruption it doesn't mean it's not a profitable or popular route! There's a lot more reasons, anyways, especially financially.
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LCY-IOM Will increase to 3 a day. BACF are just waiting to finalise the schedule before releasing flight details. The flights are due to increase from March.
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Why do they choose T3, the saabs are constantly going tech and look awful in the cabin. I suppose there aren't many regional operators left with aircraft to fly into LCY
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Why do they choose T3, the saabs are constantly going tech and look awful in the cabin. I suppose there aren't many regional operators left with aircraft to fly into LCY
Have BACF had many problems with G-CDEB going tech since it began operating on the LCY-DUS route?.
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Micro gaming have underwritten it for the IOM route with BA as they say it's a vital link.
I dont know about the DUS route but it was constantly tech out of the Rock last summer and aircraft swaps galore.
I dont know about the DUS route but it was constantly tech out of the Rock last summer and aircraft swaps galore.
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Didn't BACF reduce the frequency from 3 to 1 x daily due to poor yields and loads?.