INVERNESS
BA to return to Inverness
Good to see the LHR route back hope it works this time
New flights between Inverness and Heathrow announced. - BBC News
New flights between Inverness and Heathrow announced. - BBC News
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Bang!
"Look what LHR can do for the wider economy".
Like LGW-JFK, this is strategy driven rather than commercially driven surely?
BMI tried and failed badly at this, JER next?
"Look what LHR can do for the wider economy".
Like LGW-JFK, this is strategy driven rather than commercially driven surely?
BMI tried and failed badly at this, JER next?
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Ensuring the SNP vote in favour of RY3....not that it was ever really a question for them.
Wouldn't suprise me if BA are paying next to nothing in charges at LHR for the route!
Wouldn't suprise me if BA are paying next to nothing in charges at LHR for the route!
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given that BA have stuck with the similar examples of Belfast and Leeds where BD appeared to have failed, one presumes they are more than just political show pieces and they expect some return. The days of political loss making routes are gone. If some think a once daily to INV will clinch RW3 then imo thats naive.
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Pure politics in advance of next month's decision.
I suspect this has been read the wrong way by previous posters.
It's a VOTE AGAINST LHR expansion not FOR.
BA do not want RW3.
BA are effectively saying we can connect regional airports
without a 3rd runway, it closes down the argument with reference to lack of slots.
I suspect this has been read the wrong way by previous posters.
It's a VOTE AGAINST LHR expansion not FOR.
BA do not want RW3.
BA are effectively saying we can connect regional airports
without a 3rd runway, it closes down the argument with reference to lack of slots.
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excellent news and puts paid to the slot sitter naysayers about BA and commitment to regional domestics. Even LBA has lasted!
Bang!
"Look what LHR can do for the wider economy".
Like LGW-JFK, this is strategy driven rather than commercially driven surely?
"Look what LHR can do for the wider economy".
Like LGW-JFK, this is strategy driven rather than commercially driven surely?
BMI tried and failed badly at this, JER next?
BD used to have 14% of LHR slots but by the time BA bought it from LH it was down to just 8%. That's a hell of a lot of slots to go from BD!
Maybe these slots were asset-stripped from BD to LH or else leased/sold to other Star Alliance carriers? Whether BD ended these routes just because they were unprofitable (or failed to get a proper share on interlinung) or not is a moot point. Even if profitable for BD on INV, JER, LBA, MME, etc., or not, maybe LH believed the slots were more profitable elsewhere?
Ensuring the SNP vote in favour of RY3....not that it was ever really a question for them.
Wouldn't suprise me if BA are paying next to nothing in charges at LHR for the route!
given that BA have stuck with the similar examples of Belfast and Leeds where BD appeared to have failed, one presumes they are more than just political show pieces and they expect some return. The days of political loss making routes are gone. If some think a once daily to INV will clinch RW3 then imo thats naive
It also remains the fact that BA (like any hub-and-spoke operator) needs feeder flights to connect with its longhaul offerings.
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Well, after John Lennon, George Best and Robin Hood I am not putting any money on this not going to happen:
http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.c...irport-6841898
http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.c...irport-6841898
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Agreed, never bought into the idea a new route would be launched just to slot-sit if it was not profitable as well. Also not suggesting that LBA and INV are profitable slot-sitters!
I know that BA have made the price of the fares as competitive as they possibly with some cheaper than EZY by the looks of thing. Now all they need to do is work with HIAL on marketing and advertising and I am sure the route will be success
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Well, after John Lennon, George Best and Robin Hood I am not putting any money on this not going to happen:
http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.c...irport-6841898
http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.c...irport-6841898
The INV-LHR route has the potential to become a route served by more than one daily frequency with BA if demand dictates. I personally don't believe BA are launching INV to slot sit. However equally BA won't continue to operate the route if it is not profitable. I guess you could say it is going to be a case of use it or loose it.
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KLM
KLM daily Amsterdam - Inverness starting May 17!
Departing Amsterdam 09:45 – Arriving in Inverness 10:25
Departing Inverness 11:00 – Arriving in Amsterdam 13:40
Type of aircraft: Fokker 70
Departing Amsterdam 09:45 – Arriving in Inverness 10:25
Departing Inverness 11:00 – Arriving in Amsterdam 13:40
Type of aircraft: Fokker 70