Aberdeen-2

[canberra97]

Originally Posted by jensdad

Good news for my local (NCL) but I agree, it's going to make the ABZ-LCY less attractive.
Depends how long the stop is I suppose: Oh for the days when Air UK F27s used to pop into NCL on the way from ABZ to Norwich, loading and unloading in a few mins while the engines were still running (or is my memory playing tricks on me? It was a while ago )

Your be pleased to know that your memory isn't playing tricks with you and if you remember even further back it was Air Anglia doing those flights before Air UK was formed in 1979 by the merger of Air Anglia and BIA.

Dan Air also operated a similar multi stop ''intercity'' service with the HS748.

[jensdad]

Originally Posted by canberra97

... if you remember even further back it was Air Anglia doing those flights before Air UK was formed in 1979 by the merger of Air Anglia and BIA.

Ah yes, I can only just remember seeing an F27 with the black and yellow AQ (was that their 2-letter prefix?) stripes on the fuselage but Air UK logo on the tail. Them were the days

[Richard Taylor]

Originally Posted by Flightrider

That's before the new additional flights are loaded. Those'll be the ones from Aberdeen to London City which will very soon be stopping at Newcastle on the way up and down. Bonkers.

And BA will be cutting ABZ-LHR back next summer as well - BA1310/1311 and 1312/1313 both gone.

I could see BA1310/11 being dropped but BA1312/13 has been a mainstay of BA LHR schedules for many years - I'd be amazed if they axe that, but it's been a grim period at ABZ so nothing would surprise me.

[Falcon900LX]

Originally Posted by jensdad

Good news for my local (NCL) but I agree, it's going to make the ABZ-LCY less attractive.
Depends how long the stop is I suppose: Oh for the days when Air UK F27s used to pop into NCL on the way from ABZ to Norwich, loading and unloading in a few mins while the engines were still running (or is my memory playing tricks on me? It was a while ago )

Max of 25 mins surely.

[oapilot]

On the ground yes, but factor in the approach taxi in and out and departure plus climb to cruise altitude and I’d be amazed if the ABZ LCY time is less than 40 mins longer. More like an hour of it’s on the ATR...

[househunter]

BA

And BA will be cutting ABZ-LHR back next summer as well - BA1310/1311 and 1312/1313 both gone

BA1310/1311 and 1312/1313 are both selling for next summer

[oldart]

Do they still allow aircraft to keep their engines running whilst off loading and loading passengers? Health and safety seems to spring to mind.

[Porrohman]

Originally Posted by oldart

Do they still allow aircraft to keep their engines running whilst off loading and loading passengers? Health and safety seems to spring to mind.

When I used the Aberdeen - Edinburgh - Leeds - Norwich service in Air Anglia days, one engine kept running during the stops; the opposite sde from the loading and unloading. The noise of the RR Dart made communications between passengers and staff nearly impossible. Everything was done with hand signals. It was a long time ago but ISTR the Darts needed a start cart to get them going so keeping an engine running presumably shortened the turnaround time. The Q400s don't usually need a start cart so there's less need to keep engines running.

[toon22]

There was also a Paris - Newcastle - Aberdeen run on Air Anglia’s F28 in the late ‘70’s. I used it a few times and it was a great run up the coast NCL ABZ. Does my memory fail me if I recall a LGW NCL ABZ routing at weekends with a Dan Air 1-11?

[Richard Taylor]

Originally Posted by toon22

There was also a Paris - Newcastle - Aberdeen run on Air Anglia’s F28 in the late ‘70’s. I used it a few times and it was a great run up the coast NCL ABZ. Does my memory fail me if I recall a LGW NCL ABZ routing at weekends with a Dan Air 1-11?

Yes, indeed they did.

[jensdad]

Originally Posted by Richard Taylor

Yes, indeed they did.

I can even remember the flight number: DA168. The first leg was either 161 or 167

[Jamesair]

There also used to be GLA - NCL - AMS by Brit Cal.

[Flightrider]

BA1310/1311 and 1312/1313 are both selling for next summer

Let's agree to revisit this in a few weeks' time?

[highwideandugly]

And Edinburgh Newcastle Copenhagen with BCAL bac111-500 s !

[Richard Taylor]

Couple of recent stories:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...tland-46071450
Is that going to be based at ABZ or ARI somewhere?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...iness-46069651
Interesting article, although not surprising.

[Jim__]

Ryanair to start a service to Bydgoszcz, according to Alastair Dalton in the Scotsman today. No details yet of frequency.

[BAladdy]

Originally Posted by househunter

BA1310/1311 and 1312/1313 are both selling for next summer

BA have over the last couple of weeks made a number of changes to the schedule. Flights from ABZ-LHR now showing as operating 48 x weekly next summer. That is the same frequency as S18.

BA will operate:

8 flights - Mon/Fri
7 flights - Tue/Wed/Thu/Sun
4 flights - Sat

[Flightrider]

1310/1311 will be gone and the 1312/1313 will operate on Saturdays only unlike every day as today. Frequency is dropping by two per day for S19.

[Richard Taylor]

How are the pax numbers on the BA LHR these days? Or is it the decreased yields impacting freq?

New airport MD:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...iness-46097095

[oapilot]

London City

Flybe/Eastern have announced new service Newcastle to London City. Just looked at booking next Jan for ABZ to City and the flight times jumped from 1:40 to 2:30 hours. So I’m guessing the rumours that the City flights going via Newcastle might be true.
Flybe website shows flight as non stop still but suppose that just means you don’t change aircraft.
Think I’ll be going via LHR in future. It’s cheaper and even with the extra commute in London, just as quick.