GB Airways
Plans afoot to lease out two A320s for the coming winter - being advertised in Airfax today.
Also understand that flying from two new UK regional airports is in the pipeline down to Tenerife.
Also understand that flying from two new UK regional airports is in the pipeline down to Tenerife.
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Originally Posted by EGCC
Arrecife, Gran Canaria, Marrakesh, Malaga and Malta all dropped from MAN next winter, TFS and PFO continue. Flights starting from EMA and BRS.
Ive read on another forum that GB will leave Seville and suspend Nantes for the winter. The low cost airlines seem to be affecting GB a lot at the moment
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Originally Posted by airhumberside
The low cost airlines seem to be affecting GB a lot at the moment
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So is it only MAN crews who will be operating the EMA and BRS flights or will us LGW guys be doing them too? I guess it would mean having to train for BA Connect onboard service down here.
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Railgun - my point is that there is more to going low-cost than merely lowering fares, flying with minimum crew and providing all snacks/drinks for sale. Any airline can lower its fares (at least in the short term), but actually lowering operating costs (and keeping them low) takes a lot more effort. The low-cost model works provided it is not tampered with; in other words, it is not a very flexible business model if it is to be successful.
That said, GB are probably better placed than BA Connect to pratice low cost; one thing going for them is that their fleet is better adapted - but flying longer sectors like TFS (meaning they won't be able to use their aircraft on 4 to 6 sectors each day like LCCs do) and having crew nightstop downroute may well make their fares higher than the competition. Good luck to them though.
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That said, GB are probably better placed than BA Connect to pratice low cost; one thing going for them is that their fleet is better adapted - but flying longer sectors like TFS (meaning they won't be able to use their aircraft on 4 to 6 sectors each day like LCCs do) and having crew nightstop downroute may well make their fares higher than the competition. Good luck to them though.
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Yep BA Connect product on all GB Airways services excluding London. Flights will be marketed as BA Connect ''operated by GB Airways'' - Just goes to show that there's faith in the new product and gives BA Connect some strength..... Check out the GB Airways website. (news services to TFS from EMA/BRS as well) Also see BRS and EMA threads.
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