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Old 25th Nov 2016, 20:58
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Q - How do you get BA to operate a new route?

A - Get a competitor to operate it first.
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Old 25th Nov 2016, 21:03
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The same goes for Guernsey (although BAW & EZY don't operate there). I could envisage up to 4 flights a day to LHR , with an appropriate reduction in LGW services. Although, I don't think BAW or EZY would have much interest in Guernsey without a R/W extension.
Hm... Aurigny is doing LGW on E95, so I hesitate to agree BA not serving LCY on E90 would be on tech grounds...
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Old 25th Nov 2016, 21:07
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Turin, how shocked would you be if that happened We'll see....
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Old 25th Nov 2016, 21:46
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Not quite sure where E190/5 comes into it. I was referring to LHR-Guernsey ops & reflecting that BAW would, apparently, not have much enthusiasm for A319s. As for EZY, they examined Guernsey some time ago & decided not to apply for Gatwick flights. True, AUR does operate the 195 into Guernsey but it is interesting to note that, when they first started they used a leased BEE 195 - even though BEE wouldn't take the a/c into Guernsey on their own services at the time because of the R/W. Although, I believe they did operate it occasionally some time later.
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Old 25th Nov 2016, 22:06
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... BAW would, apparently, not have much enthusiasm for A319s.
Fair enough. To my eye however sprang BA obviously not interested in GCI economically, as they do have three sorts of perfectly appropriate equipment (if you allow Eastern) to go there. OTOH, Jersey puzzles me all the more since starting mid-weeks to NTE and such. Nice add, though.
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 06:01
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Why are BA sending their 789's to MAN for parking?

British Airways B787-9 G-ZBKG Positions to Manchester. | The BA Source
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 06:47
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No parking space at LHR due multiple transatlantic flight cancellations over Thanksgiving holidays in the US.
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 10:42
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Yes, on the Thursday that Thanksgiving falls on, Heathrow will typically have an additional 20 or so nightstoppers compared to the other Thursdays in November, and they all have to be parked somewhere.
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Old 26th Nov 2016, 11:00
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Could Limoges be the only addition for Gatwick in S17?
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 16:04
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At Gatwick, have some British airways flights been moved from the North to the South terminal?
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Old 27th Nov 2016, 19:34
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January BA start operating the crew report from Atlantic House so I guess it will be sometime Jan/Feb! (however, it is dependent on contractors completion)
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Old 28th Nov 2016, 14:52
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Gatwick:

Gatwick / BA have said that all BA flights will be using the South terminal by 25th January but some flights will be moving before that date:

BA2776 Gatwick to Jersey 23 November 2016 only

BA2273 To JFK (departs 17:05) From 11 January 2017 onwards

BA2272 11 Jan departure from JFK (arrives LGW 10:00 +1) and then arrivals from 12 January 2017 onwards

BA2612 Gatwick to Naples (departs 14:30) From 19 January 2017 onwards

BA2613 Naples to Gatwick (arrives 20:50) From 19 January 2017 onwards
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Old 29th Nov 2016, 06:31
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I believe BA are 'swapping' with Virgin, with VS heading to the North Terminal. Quite a task to move an operation, lounge, etc I'd imagine!
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Old 29th Nov 2016, 09:09
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Did I not read that Easyjet were more or less taking over the North terminal?
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Old 29th Nov 2016, 09:36
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easyjet are condensing all flights to the North Terminal. VS are also moving from South to North, With BA moving entirely to the South Terminal.
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Old 29th Nov 2016, 09:45
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Amusing, since they started out at the South Terminal ...
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Old 30th Nov 2016, 23:39
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BA dropped Chengdu earlier this autumn. On the other hand, Ethiopian are starting Chengdu 3x weekly.
I know Ethiopian are a major network carrier in Africa, but I'm still wondering why Ethiopian think they can make Chengdu work for connections to many countries with low incomes, but BA struggle to link Chengdu to a wealthy country. And yes I know about the pseudo-colonisation of Africa by China.
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Old 1st Dec 2016, 04:42
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South Terminal at Gatwick is much better located, for direct access to the train station and other facilities. The "Transit" to the peripheral North Terminal is one of those transport systems which can be quoted as having a 2 minute running time but which always seems to end up adding about a quarter of an hour each way to the process with all the extra walking and waiting. Half the times I have used it one of the two trains appears shut down, presumably to save the airport operator money.
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Old 1st Dec 2016, 17:10
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"I'm still wondering why Ethiopian think they can make Chengdu work for connections to many countries with low incomes"

over the years Ethiopian have made a very nice living connecting to various parts of Africa and the Middle East that are hard to get to - prices to African destinations tend to be a lot higher than say trans-Atlantic of Europe - ME flights.

I also guess they can offer a much shorter route China-Abbas- Africa cp going via LHR
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Old 1st Dec 2016, 21:50
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This may have been stated in here before but:
BA scraps free 'galley snacks' for long-haul economy passengers

The 'raid the larder' option is still available in Club World, however
BA scraps free 'galley snacks' for long-haul economy passengers | The Independent
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