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Seems there's a few flights cancelled tonight as I've just noticed on the MAN arrivals board. Stockholm, LHR, HAM & DUS is what I can see, am I missing something?
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What's up with them? Bring back Manchester control! Is it a coincidence that 2 flights are orginating from Germany? Why are certain flights cancelled and others normal?
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Was an ATC problem yesterday, looks like it is resolved.
Also there was a thread on it in SLF ( why it was removed from R & N I don't know)
http://www.pprune.org/passengers-slf...-feb-15-a.html
Also there was a thread on it in SLF ( why it was removed from R & N I don't know)
http://www.pprune.org/passengers-slf...-feb-15-a.html
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Very large increase in pax numbers for Lufthansa last year - around 20% to 645,000 (imagine what it would have been like with no problems affecting them!). Will be interesting to see what will happen this year as continued growth like that will result in either more routes or bigger aircraft - what price bmi not having the "right" equipment in the appropriate configuraton for the Frankfurt route. 60% of their pax are connecting with Warsaw, Moscow, Vienna and Jeddah being listed as having good numbers. The UK as a whole saw a 12% increase in pax numbers with BHX being over 13%.
With Lufthansa doing so well, it's difficult to understand why they downgraded the FRA from A320/1 s to B735s for the winter.
I know it's going back to A320 (BMI) in March, but that doesn't give any expansion options, unless they increase the frequency.
I think the BMI A320 would have been better served on a direct VIE route in co op with Austrian & the FRA left to Luftie who could vary the equipment on a daily basis.
I guess Herr Franz knows what he's doing though :-)
I know it's going back to A320 (BMI) in March, but that doesn't give any expansion options, unless they increase the frequency.
I think the BMI A320 would have been better served on a direct VIE route in co op with Austrian & the FRA left to Luftie who could vary the equipment on a daily basis.
I guess Herr Franz knows what he's doing though :-)
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With Lufthansa doing so well, it's difficult to understand why they downgraded the FRA from A320/1 s to B735s for the winter.
The overnighting aircraft is an A319/320
The breakfast time flight is a B735
The lunchtime flight is an A321
The teatime flight is an A319/320
LH do vary the types on a day to day basis according to demand but this seems to be the weekday pattern this winter. So little capacity increase this summer with the BD A320 on 3 flights and a LH 737 on the other
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Ah its changed again then. In Nov & Dec I was using LH to/from FRA alot, & all but the overnighter were B733/B735s.
Kind of makes my point though, that the BMI A320 will lose their flexibility on this busy route.
Kind of makes my point though, that the BMI A320 will lose their flexibility on this busy route.
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Not really. If anything, using the BD 320 will mean that they have opted for the larger aircraft for the majority of the rotations.
For example, LH could have 120y+5C booked on a flight for which it would suit the Boeing jets more than an A320 as it would maximise the seating capacity much more. Also, if there was demand for say 150Y+10C (again, numbers out of my head), the A321 would be more appropriate. The same works for cargo.
This way the airline is fixed with up to 162 (all Y) seats and a set cargo limit.
Just my interpretation anyway.
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Balanced against BD pilot and CC rates versus German based Lufthansa mainline I wonder if that's the gain?
Obviously it also then allows for the other aircraft that would have operated the routes to open up new destinations or retire an ageing aircraft...
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True but I think he was meaning that for the airline it is less revenue and profit effective. For example, LH could have 120y+5C booked on a flight for which it would suit the Boeing jets more than an A320 as it would maximise the seating capacity much more. Also, if there was demand for say 150Y+10C (again, numbers out of my head), the A321 would be more appropriate. The same works for cargo. This way the airline is fixed with up to 162 (all Y) seats and a set cargo limit. Just my interpretation anyway.
Qatar goes double daily
From June 1st : Daily
Qatar Airways (QR042)
Dep : 10:00 - Manchester (MAN)
Arr : 19:00 - Doha (DOH)
Equipment : Airbus Industrie A330-200
Qatar Airways (QR046)
Dep : 14:55 - Manchester (MAN)
Arr : 23:55 - Doha (DOH)
Equipment : Airbus Industrie A330-200
Qatar Airways (QR042)
Dep : 10:00 - Manchester (MAN)
Arr : 19:00 - Doha (DOH)
Equipment : Airbus Industrie A330-200
Qatar Airways (QR046)
Dep : 14:55 - Manchester (MAN)
Arr : 23:55 - Doha (DOH)
Equipment : Airbus Industrie A330-200