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Old 28th Dec 2013, 20:33
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Billund

Has not the Billund termination already been announced, this week or next.

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Old 28th Dec 2013, 20:51
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CabinCrewe - Billund terminates this week or next. However, Knock up to daily from end of March, Milan, have you seen how much BE charge low-ish pax numbers but I think yield must be good.

Gibraltar perhaps best as a summer only? Palma, Alicante, Malaga etc all seem to do far better load wise from EMA in recent months!
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Old 29th Dec 2013, 00:28
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November stats

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As with a lot of the routes there are explanations, such as with Billund - it was announced ages ago (as previously stated) it is to end and quite rightly so, Milan would have been a higher load factor as it was scheduled with the 175 at 88 seats but one was in maintenance for a good part of the month and the 118 seat 195 operated the route distorting the figures.

Knock - are you serious, I know flybe are having their woes but chop a route after one month!!!!

Palma shouldn't have been included as it only operated for a few days and several flights would have gone out from BHX light-loaded as the last flight was something like the 6th.

I agree GIB is disappointing with the exception of one or two summer months. I would say Berlin and Stockholm, two high profile routes are at greater risk. Arlanda is a bit like some European football leagues, has a winter and summer break - currently suspended and is back late February then disappears again in July.

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BHX Runway Extension & Monarch Hanger video - Dec 13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UjgxLkOkjM
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Old 1st Jan 2014, 15:35
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Gibraltar perhaps best as a summer only?
I agree GIB is disappointing with the exception of one or two summer months.
I know someone who works at Gibraltar Airport and he said that BHX would do well in the summer but probably not in the winter. I think that for Winter 2014-15 Monarch will drop this route and bring it back for Summer 2015.
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Old 1st Jan 2014, 17:26
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Gibraltar

I had a weekend break in Gibraltar mid November from BHX. I realise this is only a snapshot, but load figures outbound from BHX on a Thursday was 100 (asked at check in), return on a Sunday from what I could see was 100% full. It would be interesting to see the breakdown of loads over the 3 days of operation per week and other UK airports.
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I had a weekend break in Gibraltar mid November from BHX. I realise this is only a snapshot, but load figures outbound from BHX on a Thursday was 100 (asked at check in), return on a Sunday from what I could see was 100% full. It would be interesting to see the breakdown of loads over the 3 days of operation per week and other UK airports.
Well I think Monarch started the route because what happened to Bmibaby when they did EMA-GIB. This route only operated during Summer 2012 and because the route was very popular the Gibraltar Government immediately acted to search for a new airline to serve the Midlands:

This was taken from the Gibraltar Chronicle on 17th May 2012:
The Government also noted that regrettably services from East Midlands Airport in the UK operated by bmibaby will discontinue as from September 2012 due to the closure of the airline. However Government did confirm that it has acted immediately to ensure the continuation of services by another airline from East Midlands to Gibraltar as from the start of the summer season of 2013, the details of which will be announced in due course.
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Old 4th Jan 2014, 13:01
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FR cancel all GRO flights for 2014

Am away,but just accessed email from FR cancelling my 6 BHX/GRO sectors for 2014 and on checking their web site there are now no flights and the alternative is to BCN or an expensive trip up the 42
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 14:54
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Air Blue

I've been told today that Air Blue are to return their A340s to the lessor.
MAN flights will probably continue using A320/319s via IST as they did before.
However it is unlikely they will return to BHX anytime soon.
The company apparently is in a bad way and is looking to make savings/reduce losses.

By the way happy new year to all
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 18:43
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based aircraft

hi
just wondering what ac monarch have based at bhx
are they all airbus 320 family or is there any 757 or 330 here?
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 18:58
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I think its 9 A320/321. No B757 or A330 based.
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 19:05
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Monarch/Ryanair

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Monarch this winter are 4 x A321 and 1 x A320 although it is only the weekend all 4 A321's are in service.

Summer 2014 shows nine based aircraft the same as 2013. The mix last summer was 4 x A321 and 5 x A320. I am not sure of the mix this summer.

The 757 and A300 pass through BHX now but usually only for MAEL. The A300 did get pinched to do the Rome for one flight in January.

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Something had to give with BGY, GRO, TRS, MPL, PGF and RZE not bookable and only a few based slots available. Obviously GRO and BGY could operate exclusively from the away base but not to be. Pure guess-work but BHX could see another two of these routes go. Work colleague on PGF in May has not been told that the flight is cancelled as yet.

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Old 6th Jan 2014, 19:08
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They released PGF today.
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 19:52
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PGF

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Interesting - I only checked April- June and it starts in July or the schedule is not fully loaded? Any ideas.

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Old 6th Jan 2014, 20:03
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Here's hoping that BHX could be among the destinations at Ryanairs new LIS base.
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 20:13
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Pete wouldn't have any idea, just happened to look at July and didn't actually intend to look at PGF. One other thing AGP 5 weekly with FR outside peak summer, normal or cut?
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Old 6th Jan 2014, 21:42
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Ryanair

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Malaga at five flights a week would be a cut but I assume the schedule could well see the two missing flights added back as there are gaps in the Tuesday and Thursday schedule.

Reus also showing two a week and Dublin just two a day some days in July.

At least the base seems to remain at four.

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Old 7th Jan 2014, 08:56
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LH 19DEC13

was on LH to FRA on 19DEC, 13.xx dept, in FRA LH had an extra bus solely for connecting pax to PEK (not due to delay, we were on time, but sheer numbers).
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Old 8th Jan 2014, 14:18
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Bangladesh Biman DC10 Flight(s) Dates

Just seen on another sight that the 1 hour flight will be on February 24th at 0900. Only one flight open at the moment, others may be put on subject to demand.
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Old 8th Jan 2014, 14:24
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I actually quite fancy that.
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