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Exactly as I posted - I doubt they will run with punters' money, but there are other costs involved with making a travel booking that a flight canx refund would not cover.
There is also a small question of car hire - never good value with locos anyway imho, but if baby were to cancel your flight, and you've booked a hire car, their deal is with an agency (CarTrawler), who then contract with the rental co. Who would be responsible for the refund?
BA used to own go, and baconnect, I don't think they are in the business of running locost. I don't care who makes my chocolate bar, I have never wanted a refund on one!
Exactly as I posted - I doubt they will run with punters' money, but there are other costs involved with making a travel booking that a flight canx refund would not cover.
There is also a small question of car hire - never good value with locos anyway imho, but if baby were to cancel your flight, and you've booked a hire car, their deal is with an agency (CarTrawler), who then contract with the rental co. Who would be responsible for the refund?
BA used to own go, and baconnect, I don't think they are in the business of running locost. I don't care who makes my chocolate bar, I have never wanted a refund on one!
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agree with most of what you say, but I do question the value of the brand once the bmi connection is removed; it would still require a bit of investment and effort to re-establish what is effectively a new brand.
Re-naming the airline to ''flybaby.com'' for example would still keep the branding in-line and everything they have been working to achieve.
In all fairness, there is no brand connection needed anymore regarding the ''bmi-'' part of baby. Even if there wasn't a sale of the group and things were to carry on as normal, bmibaby could re-name itself to flybaby.com tomorrow and still retain it's brand image. What i am trying to is people are booking to fly with bmibaby not 'bmi' and what that stands for.
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New Routes
GayFriendly & BHD2BFS
The four based BHX schedule is quite packed and any new route might come at the expense of an existing route (Madrid for Rome due Monarch's service
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East Mids had loads of gaps in their schedule of eight aircraft that is why I thought they were going to lose an aircraft when there was some discussion about a delay to re-signing of the four aircraft leases. Coupled with Munich and Prague being taken of sale for next summer, it was all pointing to one less aircraft. I wonder if Prague will survive but certainly not bookable next summer from EMA.
Now that it is believed that 14 will be in the fleet, this leaves at least a chance of a couple of new routes for EMA. Sorry BHD2BFS I have not looked at the BHD aircraft utilisation to see if there is room for more in the schedule.
Pete
The four based BHX schedule is quite packed and any new route might come at the expense of an existing route (Madrid for Rome due Monarch's service
)East Mids had loads of gaps in their schedule of eight aircraft that is why I thought they were going to lose an aircraft when there was some discussion about a delay to re-signing of the four aircraft leases. Coupled with Munich and Prague being taken of sale for next summer, it was all pointing to one less aircraft. I wonder if Prague will survive but certainly not bookable next summer from EMA.
Now that it is believed that 14 will be in the fleet, this leaves at least a chance of a couple of new routes for EMA. Sorry BHD2BFS I have not looked at the BHD aircraft utilisation to see if there is room for more in the schedule.
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i thought after the launch of BHD they where interested in reinstating the prague route, especially since no one else flies there now and i think there is a few gaps in the time table, just a thought
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do you know from which airport cazza?
Only with a jigging around of some timing and days at BHX would there be enough room for the likes of say another Med-length route, so most likely they will be from EMA where there is a few gaps some days.
BHD looks a pretty full schedule also, I guess they could squeeze in a UK domestic route some days with a little jigging about with the current timetable, but I doubt they would do.
Let's just hope it's NOT in the old bmibaby style of introducing brand new routes while quietly dropping another...
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I was hoping baby would squeeze in a Jer service somewhere in the schedule as its a pretty short run down and back. Compete with be .
Anyway Ive heard they will announce within the next 48hours
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Anyone able to tell me more about the current fleet utilisation? How many aircraft are based at each base? I'm especially interested in the BHD operations...
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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Anyone able to tell me more about the current fleet utilisation? How many aircraft are based at each base? I'm especially interested in the BHD operations...
BHX = 8x 733/5
EMA = 4x 733/5
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Reverse BHX & EMA
I am sure BHX would love 8 based!
Currently BHX is three based but from the end of next week only
Sunday will see all three needed.
Pete
I am sure BHX would love 8 based!
Currently BHX is three based but from the end of next week only
Sunday will see all three needed.
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Currently BHX is three based but from the end of next week only
Sunday will see all three needed.
Sunday will see all three needed.