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The Titan B757 will only be based mid May till the end of July, covering for an A321 which then takes over from August.
We will see a daily B738 on the Palma based aircraft, and some flights on the B738 based Alicante aircraft, so unless Jet2 have decided to base an extra 2 B738s at BHX in the last 24 hours, and not yet uploaded the flights, its clearly a 14 aircraft base!!
Or are you talking about the summer 2021 BHX base, in which case Titan should have disposed of their B757s by then?
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Latest info is
10x B737
3x Jet2 A321
3x Smartlynx A321
1x Titan B757 during peak summer.
Jet2 have come a long way from 4 aircraft just three years ago.
10x B737
3x Jet2 A321
3x Smartlynx A321
1x Titan B757 during peak summer.
Jet2 have come a long way from 4 aircraft just three years ago.
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TUI Summer 2020
latest TUI update for summer 2020 now shows the following based aircraft :-
1 x B788, (+extra B788 for 2 days), 2 x B757, 4 x B738, 1 x A321, 2 x A320
so 2 leased in Airbus A320's and 1 A321, any ideas which airlines these will be coming from?
1 x B788, (+extra B788 for 2 days), 2 x B757, 4 x B738, 1 x A321, 2 x A320
so 2 leased in Airbus A320's and 1 A321, any ideas which airlines these will be coming from?
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It is also possible that some of the four 738s may be leased. For Boeing, they have used Sunwing (of course - but these tend to be used at small Summer-only bases), AlbaStar, AirExplore, EnterAir, and possibly others I’m unaware of.
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NAP was part of the much rumoured slot applications made by EZY for BHX as well as TXL and MXP so maybe these will appear as well? CDG and AMS were also rumoured but clearly EZY got cold feet for some reason.
From 2 destinations last summer to 5 in 2020.....fingers crossed they might have more up their sleeve for winter or Summer 21?
Easyjet BHX
Great News that Easyjet are adding Naples, but I’m surprised this destination has been picked when there are so many more obvious destinations that could of been picked..... but still great news & hopefully more to come !
An interesting and welcome development!
NAP was part of the much rumoured slot applications made by EZY for BHX as well as TXL and MXP so maybe these will appear as well? CDG and AMS were also rumoured but clearly EZY got cold feet for some reason.
From 2 destinations last summer to 5 in 2020.....fingers crossed they might have more up their sleeve for winter or Summer 21?
NAP was part of the much rumoured slot applications made by EZY for BHX as well as TXL and MXP so maybe these will appear as well? CDG and AMS were also rumoured but clearly EZY got cold feet for some reason.
From 2 destinations last summer to 5 in 2020.....fingers crossed they might have more up their sleeve for winter or Summer 21?
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easyjet, Iberia Express, Flybe & January stats
Take Madrid for example unserved for years and an obvious one for the new Ryanair base when it opened but no, lets wait until Norwegian (March 2015) and Iberia (March 2016) operate the route and then go on it (April 16 and announced 2 months after IB in November 2015).
And in 2020 what will be getting...…...Ryanair only from July 2020 and at the moment a reduced frequency next winter to boot.
This route was never going to support three lo-cost carriers and I was never convinced about two and now indeed it will be one. I assume Iberia considered Air Nostrum and deemed not enough connecting and business traffic to make the 90-100 seater work.
January Stats
Sources: CAA for the passenger figures, FR24 for rotations and various sites for seating configs which does mean load factors should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Some load factors such as Madrid could be out due to holiday extras and Ryanair using different flight numbers to the normal schedule.
- I can't fit the 2019 load factors in to the screenshot but in general Flybe operated a smaller schedule such as EDI down from 354 sectors to 316, BHD 336 down to 316, Glasgow 274 from 307 and Aberdeen 112 from 132. This explains the fewer passengers although load factors have also decreased but without knowing what fares were charged from year to year it is difficult to analyse these any further and I know some will just blame the loss of confidence in booking but it is not across the board on all their routes. Belfast City is a signifcant difference but easyjet operated extra frequencies compared to 2019.
- Vienna improved significantly with Lauda on the route and the Austrain 195
- Long-haul is reasonable other than Air India which is disappointing, as it is still only six a week and apparently no let up with high load factors. Another route where yopu have to assume yields are not high as it would be at least daily.
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TUI Summer 2020
TUI Summer 2020 current schedule shows the following aircraft based:-
1 x B787 based May - Oct
1 x B787 based May - Oct part week (Tue-Thu)
1 x B757 based May - Oct
1 x B757 based May - Sept
4 x B737 based May - Oct
2 x B737 based Sep - Oct (replaces A320/A321/B757)
1 x A321 based May - Sept (believed to be SmartLynx aircraft)
2 x A320 based end of May till end of Aug (also SmartLynx aircraft)
Wednesday morning still shows 1 B737 parked up (maybe maintenance?) and then an extra 1 B737 is needed Wednesday afternoon only.
all subject to change.
1 x B787 based May - Oct
1 x B787 based May - Oct part week (Tue-Thu)
1 x B757 based May - Oct
1 x B757 based May - Sept
4 x B737 based May - Oct
2 x B737 based Sep - Oct (replaces A320/A321/B757)
1 x A321 based May - Sept (believed to be SmartLynx aircraft)
2 x A320 based end of May till end of Aug (also SmartLynx aircraft)
Wednesday morning still shows 1 B737 parked up (maybe maintenance?) and then an extra 1 B737 is needed Wednesday afternoon only.
all subject to change.
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It's interesting that TUI look like that they are having 3 leased in A320 & 321's yet they are selling the extra space seats on these flights and selling extra legroom seats as if it was being operated on 737-800. This could be dodgy ground legally as they are continuing to sell services that they know that they cannot deliver as obviously do not have set routes that these flights will be operating. This is also in breach of the package travel regulations
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It's interesting that TUI look like that they are having 3 leased in A320 & 321's yet they are selling the extra space seats on these flights and selling extra legroom seats as if it was being operated on 737-800. This could be dodgy ground legally as they are continuing to sell services that they know that they cannot deliver as obviously do not have set routes that these flights will be operating. This is also in breach of the package travel regulations
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Have you checked all flights? I read somewhere that someone was unable to book any extra legroom and that the seat map showed 30 rows (A320). I’m sure they will have set routes for the leased aircraft as they will need to ensure they do not sell 189 seats on a 180-seat aircraft. The A321 capacity will also differ slightly from that if the 757.
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Aren't the bookings subject to availability anyway? I recall having seen something in the T&C's that will cover them if they have to 'switch' aircraft or airline. Obviously with enough notice given.
From their website, note "operational reasons" which could be anything:
"That said, in some circumstances, we may have to change your seat. This would only be for operational, safety or security reasons. In accordance with the Civil Aviation Authority’s guidelines, certain requirements must be satisfied before we can allocate seats near the exit. If we do have to change your seat, we’ll try to keep it as close to what you booked as possible. A refund will only be offered if we can’t seat you in a similar position to your original request. A similar position means the same type of seat - window, aisle etc - as your original selected seats. In such cases, we ask that you keep a copy of your confirmation documents and boarding cards."
From their website, note "operational reasons" which could be anything:
"That said, in some circumstances, we may have to change your seat. This would only be for operational, safety or security reasons. In accordance with the Civil Aviation Authority’s guidelines, certain requirements must be satisfied before we can allocate seats near the exit. If we do have to change your seat, we’ll try to keep it as close to what you booked as possible. A refund will only be offered if we can’t seat you in a similar position to your original request. A similar position means the same type of seat - window, aisle etc - as your original selected seats. In such cases, we ask that you keep a copy of your confirmation documents and boarding cards."
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