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Judging by the Met information ,on the web this morning, so far that decision by BAA was ill founded and not needed as visibility has remained acceptable. Making decisions like this so far ahead based on a weather forecast are likely to bite your bum.
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Teevee bit lost on the point you are making ?
But moving on
With only 4 flights a day cancelling just one flight is a major inconvenience , at least at Manchester if you cancelled 20% or what ever the figure you would still only have to wait a maximum of a couple of hours to next service.
As a fledgling service I just thought LBA deserved a bit more attention !
But moving on
With only 4 flights a day cancelling just one flight is a major inconvenience , at least at Manchester if you cancelled 20% or what ever the figure you would still only have to wait a maximum of a couple of hours to next service.
As a fledgling service I just thought LBA deserved a bit more attention !
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Just that at 638 LBA is a 'bit' higher than most other UK airports! So Man might well have been able to get flights out, while the top of the LBA 'hill' would be shrouded in thick fog! I've been in Bramhope (from where you usually get a really good view of the LBA approach) less than 2 miles from LBA in clear weather and not been able to distinguish ANYTHING where the aiport should have been! On the other hand this doesn't seem to have been a factor in this case. Though if real weather wasn't the problem, only predicted weather, it does make you wonder what the 'other'factors were in the planning? Maybe, in the grand scheme of things, those cancellations didn't really matter much? Which would, in turn, make me wonder about (a) the profitability, and (b) the future of the route.
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Yep pwalhx guess you've heard the same? Rumour has it that Jet2 may have picked up 2x Boeing 767-300ER's and are looking to start Orlando Sanford routes from Leeeds, Manchester and East Midlands next summer. Wither its true or not this time is anyone's guess i suppose.
Shaheen Air have been seen around several UK airports now they have those Airbus A330's. I wonder if they might return to Leeds after there last attempt?
Shaheen Air have been seen around several UK airports now they have those Airbus A330's. I wonder if they might return to Leeds after there last attempt?
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Great reply Frank regarding 'SK4'."
Thank you, canberra97.
Quote: "This really is thread drift and nothing to do with Leeds, however to be correct some parts of Stockport MBC and the Post Coded areas are extremley close to Manchester Airport (Heald Green for example)."
Not really rocket science is it? If refering to "Heald Green", then say "Heald Green", then even people from out of the area would understand. It is a matter of basic geography: use proper place names not silly post code prefixes.
BTW, pwalhx, it isn't thread drift, just an attempt at clarification, as the poster was talking about accessibiity of other airports from an area near Ringway. My question was legitimate.
Great reply Frank regarding 'SK4'."
Thank you, canberra97.
Quote: "This really is thread drift and nothing to do with Leeds, however to be correct some parts of Stockport MBC and the Post Coded areas are extremley close to Manchester Airport (Heald Green for example)."
Not really rocket science is it? If refering to "Heald Green", then say "Heald Green", then even people from out of the area would understand. It is a matter of basic geography: use proper place names not silly post code prefixes.
BTW, pwalhx, it isn't thread drift, just an attempt at clarification, as the poster was talking about accessibiity of other airports from an area near Ringway. My question was legitimate.
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Teevee
BA canx 30 flights of Tuesday morning's first wave including a MAN NCL ABZ FRA BCN MAD LBA and many many others.
You are talking nonsense trying to link a single canx with the viability of the route itself.
LHR had forecast vis of 50m and the flying programme was pruned accordingly.
End of story.
BA canx 30 flights of Tuesday morning's first wave including a MAN NCL ABZ FRA BCN MAD LBA and many many others.
You are talking nonsense trying to link a single canx with the viability of the route itself.
LHR had forecast vis of 50m and the flying programme was pruned accordingly.
End of story.
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Forecast viz at LHR might have turned out wrong but it was very patchy yesterday morning. Not the sort of hill fog/clag that gets LBA but stuff in pockets and moving around.
Lunchtime commuter group bike ride in London yesterday. Several stories of going from clear to thick fog over short distances. Observations from train between MK & London suggested fog pockets were widespread in Thames Valley and surrounding counties.
Lunchtime commuter group bike ride in London yesterday. Several stories of going from clear to thick fog over short distances. Observations from train between MK & London suggested fog pockets were widespread in Thames Valley and surrounding counties.
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My impression is that of all weather types fog is the most difficult to forecast accurately. Just going back to the factors between LBA and MAN, suppose you need to go to somewhere like Denver for business where the options are from LBA via Schiphol or Heathrow or from MAN via Newark or Chicago. I think if the trip is Nov to Feb the possible weather at LBA is a factor. The question in your head is--which routeing am I least likely to get stuck somewhere? The reasoning for a trip in May might well be different.
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British Airways seem to be using the A320's instead of the A319's on the LHR-LBA shuttles. Its it because they are carrying extra pax due to all the problems on trains with and delays continuing on the East Coast Mainline?
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The recent trouble on ECML (de wiring at St Neots) lasted for around 24 hours. I'd doubt either passengers or the airline could have re-mustered themselves in any number over that short period. ECML does have a general reputation for unreliabilty though.
So hopefully the bigger machine is down to a rising load factor as the service gets better established.
So hopefully the bigger machine is down to a rising load factor as the service gets better established.
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The A320 appears to be a temporary replacement for the usual A319. I flew back to London on BA1345 last Sunday on the A320, the load was better than the three previous times I had used that flight, in that we had a total of 30 passengers, my lowest was 9. I don't think there is any risk of the capacity of the A319 being exceeded for some time yet, even on the busier flights
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Ba capacity Lba Lhr
Ba Dub Lhr is down to A319 on a regular ASIs and 9 would be a decent head count !!!! Maye some of A320 are being switched to Lba given 30 on a flight , more galley space ?