BA Cityflyer

[virginblue]

Makes sense as DUS will become an Embraer destination in September, freeing up a Saab 2000. Surprising, however, that HAM was initially announced as a Saab 2000 route. Has BACF returned a Saab 2000 earlier than planned to Eastern?

[BAladdy]

Both Saab's currently on lease from T3 are operating the IOM and DUS daily services and some additional to ANE and EGC through until September when the one operating to DUS will be replaced by a E-jet freeing it up to operate the HAM service.

I would have thought an agreement to lease another S2000 from T3 would have been organised before the route was announced. Mind you were BACF not expecting to have E-jet enter service in June and another in September. Maybe the delayed entry into service is the reason for the aircraft changes.

[shamrock7seal]

Bournemouth BOH

Big high yield market that would pay more to fly with BA Cityflyer from Bournemouth (BOH) all year-round at the weekend to PMI, AGP, VCE, SZG, BCN…

[goerring]

new director of flight ops

So Cityflyer have a new Director of flight ops, just happens to be the same Director of Flight ops as BA. ........ Any "alignment" going on here ?

[Boeinglad]

DEC Cityflier moving to BA

DEC..Any real chance to move from Cityflier to BA after 2 years? What is the process to be followed?

[BAladdy]

Notice BACF have been using a leased E170 (G-CIXW) from T3 recently. Anyone know if this is a long term thing, or only for the summer?

[LandingConfig]

Notice BACF have been using a leased E170 (G-CIXW) from T3 recently. Anyone know if this is a long term thing, or only for the summer?

Seems to mostly be used for LCY-RTM which I believe is normally on the Saab 2000. Maybe covering a tech SB20, or providing extra capacity?

[jijpc]

I think it is additional capacity. The 2 Saab 2000s are currently operating IOM and Düsseldorf services and also have been covering some Angers and Bergerac rotations. Maintenance issues have been covered by other T3 S2000s, recently G-CIEC.

G-CIXW has generally been operating Rotterdam and Venice services since it started ops for BACF. Don't know if this will change as the winter schedules start.

[LandingConfig]

DUS is soon to be transferred back to the Embraer fleet anyway.

[Skipness One Echo]

Read ages ago HAM was going to BACF on the Embraers but seems to still be a Sunair Do328 albeit with a "Flyer" callsign. Wasn't it orginally Sunair or was it always BACF using one of their Dorniers?

[Ametyst1]

I thought Hamburg was going to be operated by one of the SAAB 2000s.

[GCILover]

I wish CityFlyer would look at expanding outside of LCY. They would be ideal to go up against Flybe out of SOU, and there are so many unserved routes that could benefit from SOU.

[BA318]

The Hamburg route was transferred to BA Cityflyer in June and increased to three daily (up from Sun Air's twice daily service). It was suppose to be operated by Saab2000 but now BA are leasing a Dornier from MHS Aviation to operate the service.

[LandingConfig]

Originally Posted by GCILover

I wish CityFlyer would look at expanding outside of LCY. They would be ideal to go up against Flybe out of SOU, and there are so many unserved routes that could benefit from SOU.

Just added 4 routes from STN this summer.

[canberra97]

I would welcome BA City Flyer with open arms if they ever considered operating from SOU as they would be an ideal fit for for the airport and open up unserved markets plus of course giving Flybe some competition.

[BAladdy]

Originally Posted by LandingConfig

Seems to mostly be used for LCY-RTM which I believe is normally on the Saab 2000. Maybe covering a tech SB20, or providing extra capacity?

RTM has been operated by a BACF using one of there E70's for sometime now, The S2000 have been based at IOM and DUS for sometime now.

Have just looked at the timetable on BA.com and the following aircraft changes are expected to take place over the next few weeks.

RTM - Will be operated by a Eastern E170 until 10th September. The route will return to being operated by a BACF E170 from the 11th September

HAM - D328 will operate it's last flight on the route on the 9th September, being replaced the next day by a Eastern S2000

DUS - The Eastern S2000 currently operating will from 11th September be replaced temporarily by a Eastern E170 until 26th September, when it will be replaced by a BACF E170

[stab3.5up]

Would they ever give BHD a go from LCY?

[Cozy F]

Well BA CityFlyer management were in Belfast this week. So must be something cooking??

Is LCY a thick enough route for two operators out of Belfast, I wonder.

[BAladdy]

BACF to operate from MAN

According to the article below BACF are set to add weekend flights from MAN to ALC/IBZ/AGP/PMI and NCE. The operation will be similar to the one that launched from STN last year. BACF will also add a weekly flight to/from LCY.
British Airways to launch Manchester services
According to the article the schedule is to be as shown below.

Alicante (20MAY17-30SEP17)

MAN 05:50 ALC 09:40 6 E90
ALC 10:25 MAN 12:20 6 E90

Ibiza (18MAY17-01OCT17)

MAN 12:50 IBZ 16:40 7 E90
MAN 19:30 IBZ 23:30 6 E90
MAN 21:25 IBZ 01:15 4 E90

IBZ 00:05 MAN 01:50 7 E90
IBZ 01:55 MAN 03:30 5 E90
IBZ 17:25 MAN 19:10 7 E90

Malaga (19MAY17-29SEP17)

MAN 05:35 AGP 09:35 5 E90
AGP 10:20 MAN 12:25 5 E90

Mykonos (19MAY17-29SEP17)

MAN 13:10 JMK 19:10 5 E90
JMK 19:55 MAN 22:05 5 E90

Nice (20MAY17-30SEP17)

MAN 13:05 NCE 16:25 6 E90
NCE 17:10 MAN 18:35 6 E90

Palma (21MAY17-01OCT17)

MAN 05:50 PMI 09:35 7 E90
PMI 10:20 MAN 12:05 7 E90

[BAladdy]

The LCY-MAN service will operate from 18MAY to 01OCT

LCY 19:45 MAN 20:45 4 E90
MAN 19:55 LCY 20:55 7 E90