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FRA - that's annoying, but not unsurprising. It was on-sale yesterday, so it must have been pulled overnight. I was intending to book the first flight, but had a hunch it wouldn't be 02JUN.
I notice KL aren't planning to come back until July, which must set a precedent. With no SN->BRU and no LH->FRA, it's going to be threadbare for connecting flights for a while yet.
U2 still seem to be planning on 18MAY restart, and also not surprisingly, the first couple of weekends flights to sunny destinations are pricing up very high.
I notice KL aren't planning to come back until July, which must set a precedent. With no SN->BRU and no LH->FRA, it's going to be threadbare for connecting flights for a while yet.
U2 still seem to be planning on 18MAY restart, and also not surprisingly, the first couple of weekends flights to sunny destinations are pricing up very high.
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The airport's official Twitter account has said that LH have moved the FRA launch to 'later in the year'. So we'll see if that turns up again in September or October.
I guess there's always a chance that SN will come back sooner if they can find/borrow equipment to operate it. If they're thinning out schedules generally, that might make it possible.
I guess there's always a chance that SN will come back sooner if they can find/borrow equipment to operate it. If they're thinning out schedules generally, that might make it possible.
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FRA - that's annoying, but not unsurprising. It was on-sale yesterday, so it must have been pulled overnight. I was intending to book the first flight, but had a hunch it wouldn't be 02JUN.
I notice KL aren't planning to come back until July, which must set a precedent. With no SN->BRU and no LH->FRA, it's going to be threadbare for connecting flights for a while yet.
U2 still seem to be planning on 18MAY restart, and also not surprisingly, the first couple of weekends flights to sunny destinations are pricing up very high.
I notice KL aren't planning to come back until July, which must set a precedent. With no SN->BRU and no LH->FRA, it's going to be threadbare for connecting flights for a while yet.
U2 still seem to be planning on 18MAY restart, and also not surprisingly, the first couple of weekends flights to sunny destinations are pricing up very high.
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Easy still have flights on sale in May. BRS-BCN departing 07:05 on 22MAY suggests it will / would be operated by a BRS based aircraft and crew. Ł360 return Friday to Sunday, if you were interested.
I guess they can wait until next week to cancel that schedule and not invoke the wrath of EU261.
I guess they can wait until next week to cancel that schedule and not invoke the wrath of EU261.
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Easy still have flights on sale in May. BRS-BCN departing 07:05 on 22MAY suggests it will / would be operated by a BRS based aircraft and crew. Ł360 return Friday to Sunday, if you were interested.
I guess they can wait until next week to cancel that schedule and not invoke the wrath of EU261.
I guess they can wait until next week to cancel that schedule and not invoke the wrath of EU261.
You can also do other work (for another job/company) whilst furloughed but only if your Contract of employment permits this.
Furlough has to be for minimum 3 weeks, as you say you can be "unfurloughed" at any point, then "refurloughed" and that refurlough has to be a new 3 week period. There will be ways around it such as doing a ferry flight on a self employed basis I suspect, or even asking the employees to make the odd flight on the promise of making up the money in the first regular pay packet. I'm sure in their haste in bring in the very welcome furlough plan HMG has failed to close each and every loophole. I suppose it's not inconceivable there'll be Easyjey crew out there who'd even work for free if it got them out of the house!
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You cannot be called in on promise of future payment and I suspect neither can you be self employed to do the same work. If you’re furloughed you do no work for that organisation, full stop. The community/cultural/charity sector have been ‘volunteering’ in each others organisations. In theory aviation or any other sector could do this but I suspect the complexities of it are too great to be worthwhile, making sure a museum is in order is a bit different to flying someone else’s Airbus
You cannot be called in on promise of future payment and I suspect neither can you be self employed to do the same work. If you’re furloughed you do no work for that organisation, full stop. The community/cultural/charity sector have been ‘volunteering’ in each others organisations. In theory aviation or any other sector could do this but I suspect the complexities of it are too great to be worthwhile, making sure a museum is in order is a bit different to flying someone else’s Airbus
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EZY @ BRS
EasyJet route increases from 31st August
- Paris CDG from 7 to 14 weekly flights
- Amsterdam from 12 to 20
- Edinburgh from 25 to 33
- Glasgow from 20 to 29
- Belfast International from 19 to 26
- Paris CDG from 7 to 14 weekly flights
- Amsterdam from 12 to 20
- Edinburgh from 25 to 33
- Glasgow from 20 to 29
- Belfast International from 19 to 26
Brunel to Concorde
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https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-...ristol-4127444
The Bristol Post reports that the BRS-BRU route has been cancelled. It was reported in April that it had been suspended until March next year.
According to the press report Brussels Airlines is restructuring which involves a reduction of its own fleet size from 54 aircraft to 38 aircraft although the BRS-BRU route was one of those operated for Brussels Airlines by a third party carrier.
The Bristol Post reports that the BRS-BRU route has been cancelled. It was reported in April that it had been suspended until March next year.
According to the press report Brussels Airlines is restructuring which involves a reduction of its own fleet size from 54 aircraft to 38 aircraft although the BRS-BRU route was one of those operated for Brussels Airlines by a third party carrier.
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Idly checking the EZY app this afternoon, I see that the flights previously being sold from next weekend have been cancelled. Flights start being available in the app from 01JUL (which is a Wednesday, so that seems like an arbitrary date rather than a considered start date).
BRU - I can't see much enthusiasm for running BRS-BRU as a standalone point-to-point route. When I've used it, the majority of people were connecting on via SN's (reasonably-priced) European route network. Maybe someone will come run it as a codeshare with SN, much as BM did until that fell over? It seems like a very long time until things are sufficiently stable and recovered enough for that to happen.
BRU - I can't see much enthusiasm for running BRS-BRU as a standalone point-to-point route. When I've used it, the majority of people were connecting on via SN's (reasonably-priced) European route network. Maybe someone will come run it as a codeshare with SN, much as BM did until that fell over? It seems like a very long time until things are sufficiently stable and recovered enough for that to happen.
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It looks like EZY are reopening at BFS and operating BFS-BRS a couple of times a week from 17JUN. Alongside the FR to DUB, that will be 7 flights a week.
Looking at a few days of the schedule, it appears there's a long (2+ hours) turnaround at BRS.
Looking at a few days of the schedule, it appears there's a long (2+ hours) turnaround at BRS.