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I know these were announced a couple of months ago, but I was just wondering. If the routes to PRG and CGN have now been stopped for this summer what replaced them? Are there any plans to bring back PRG?
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Re bmi rumours...
A large organisation like LH works toward the long terms and I sense that if they were planning major culls etc of say Baby why would they be investing in paint jobs for aircraft such as we saw last week. I would imagine that in advance of any announcement it would seem likely that all spending of this nature would be put on hold. LH would be planning some time ahead and I sense that snap decision are rarely made.
VS has been very active in terms of trying to sell the business, would it be the news that VS is selling and bmi and VS are to come together to make something bigger? If this was the case would WW or regional have a place in that make up?
EI-BUD
VS has been very active in terms of trying to sell the business, would it be the news that VS is selling and bmi and VS are to come together to make something bigger? If this was the case would WW or regional have a place in that make up?
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EI-BUD, but very few people within an organisation would know about any impending change and as a consequence, operationally, the airline would continue as normal and i imagine this includes paint jobs. In any case, a paint job isn't really an expensive matter on the grand scheme of things, especially if it was due a repaint. Wasn't it ex TOM anyway?
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Get sorted out baby!
Manchester base closing - crew given 30 days notice a few minutes ago.
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Apparently watch this space again too.... 
Looks like CWL base is gonna be fully wound up along with Manchester. I know they wanted to concentrate on the Midland bases only, but they will now have lost alot of repspect from loyal and potential customers by doing this... which as we all know word of mouth and repeat business is key to this industry! Obviously they are not going to be allowed any new or extra aircraft anytime soon or could this be the space to watch.
Looks like CWL base is gonna be fully wound up along with Manchester. I know they wanted to concentrate on the Midland bases only, but they will now have lost alot of repspect from loyal and potential customers by doing this... which as we all know word of mouth and repeat business is key to this industry! Obviously they are not going to be allowed any new or extra aircraft anytime soon or could this be the space to watch.
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New bmibaby Belfast routes
Yes 7 new routes from BHD include AMSTERDAM, MALAGA, ALICANTE, GENEVA, FARO, PALMA and IBIZA. Stansted, East Midlands and Birmingham all stay too with Manchester. But seriously, what is the point of a 1x daily service to Manchester when we have the likes of easyJet from BFS and upto 7x daily flights from Flybe!!???
While these new routes should be celebrated, the fact that MAN and now most likely CWL bases are being closed down, it is very sad news for all those involved at those bases!
While these new routes should be celebrated, the fact that MAN and now most likely CWL bases are being closed down, it is very sad news for all those involved at those bases!
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Cardiff base to close at the end of the summer schedule as well...
Bmibaby pulls out of Manchester and Cardiff - ttglive
Bmibaby pulls out of Manchester and Cardiff - ttglive
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That's what bmibaby says
bmibaby.com route update
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Sometimes in life you have to make unpleasant but necessary decisions, I think that this is such a time at baby. With 14 units and no sign of additional or newer aircraft for next year, then CWL & MAN would never make money with only a couple of aircraft each.
Whilst many will slag them off, they have at least been honest in not putting flights on sale that will now be cancelled and from a customer point of view that adds confidence, one only has to look at what both Ryanair & Easy did last year! so no customers will have to apply for refunds or rearrange their holiday or business plans, for that i applaud them.
BHD & Costa's are a risk, but its early days and there is ample time to tweak the program if required (11 months-ish)
So before everyone gets excited, remember Easy culled EMA and look that way at NCL Ryanair culled BHD & MAN to name but a few. It is a mature market with no growth with the highest environmental taxes in Europe plus oil North of $125 d/pb
As for CWL lets see who takes up the challenge, Globespan tried at MNE! still nothing there!
Whilst many will slag them off, they have at least been honest in not putting flights on sale that will now be cancelled and from a customer point of view that adds confidence, one only has to look at what both Ryanair & Easy did last year! so no customers will have to apply for refunds or rearrange their holiday or business plans, for that i applaud them.
BHD & Costa's are a risk, but its early days and there is ample time to tweak the program if required (11 months-ish)
So before everyone gets excited, remember Easy culled EMA and look that way at NCL Ryanair culled BHD & MAN to name but a few. It is a mature market with no growth with the highest environmental taxes in Europe plus oil North of $125 d/pb
As for CWL lets see who takes up the challenge, Globespan tried at MNE! still nothing there!
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I really dont think that Northern Ireland needs any more flights to any of these places, other cities area available!!! MAD,CPH,VNO,SVO just as a wild selection. Why on earth to all airlines that use NI airports like lambs to the slaughter keep all going to the same place only for a price war to follow and they all pull out again!!!
dublindispatch - agree with you on MAD and CPH, but have some doubts as to whether the market is ready for a Belfast-Moscow route. While there are rumours, no LCC has *yet* announced a London-Russia route. Wizz may fly to/from the Ukraine, but even they haven't done anything to Russia yet. And no, I doun't think a Belfast-Lappeenranta route would work 
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David,
Wizz set up a Wizz Air (Ukraine) company to be able to operate in Ukraine, it is not an EU LCC operating those Ukraine routes, it is a Ukrainian Wizz Air operating them.
Wizz set up a Wizz Air (Ukraine) company to be able to operate in Ukraine, it is not an EU LCC operating those Ukraine routes, it is a Ukrainian Wizz Air operating them.