Derry/Londonderry 2

[buzz_hornet]

Flight details:
25JAN19 dep. 1205 arr. 1430
28JAN19 dep. 1530 arr. 1750


Times for the Iceland flights in Jan. Given the price drop I imagine sales are not going well. Had they priced it at current rate it would likely have been more appealing
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[Geolog]

BM Stansted

Looks like another cancellation of the 1507/1508 rotation this evening. Finally cancelled at 20.00 - too late for any possible alternates.

[Fly757X]

Originally Posted by Geolog

Looks like another cancellation of the 1507/1508 rotation this evening. Finally cancelled at 20.00 - too late for any possible alternates.

Can't wait to see the potential replacement in the morning... Ironically they're having a 20 seat giveaway tomorrow around the city.

[TartinTon]

Originally Posted by Geolog

Looks like another cancellation of the 1507/1508 rotation this evening. Finally cancelled at 20.00 - too late for any possible alternates.

You make it sound like every other flight is being cancelled. What's the rate of cancellation of BM services?

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The first of several pre-Christmas days when the STN is increased to three each way. I’d suspected they’d struggle, and it appears my suspicion was correct. My cousin tells me the 17.30 is delayed, with limited information being offered.

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Now cancelled #shambles.

[Husky One]

Flybmi are in bad shape. They have over-promised and underdelivered in many areas across their network. Without fundamental change, their future is limited and not bright.

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Flybmi are in bad shape. They have over-promised and underdelivered in many areas across their network. Without fundamental change, their future is limited and not bright.

Husky, from seeing their performance at LDY, to reading about details of their performance on other threads I think you hit the nail on the head. Over-committed. Using flaky equipment (it would seem). Doing work for other airlines and PSO, whilst not having the fleet/crew to do it. Shame, as their inflight service and overall experience is excellent.

[Fly757X]

CAA stats for November 2018:

LDY movements:

432 (2018) = -13.6%

500 (2017)

Passenger numbers:

16,914 (2018) = ~0%

16,891 (2017)

Passengers per route:

- GLASGOW = 970 = -86%
- LIVERPOOL = 5854 = +2%
- LONDON (STN) = 3583 = -14%
- EDINBURGH = 6 483 = -7% (When compared to the former FR7721/7722




Load Factors:

-GLASGOW = 60%
-LIVERPOOL = 91%
-LONDON (STN) = 65%
-EDINBURGH = 78%

[Fly757X]

CoDA has been removed from Thomson's website at the moment (Greyed out, as is BHD). It also seems like it would be logistically impossible to use the usual leased capacity from Dublin next year for PMI (at this stage). So it would seem changed days of operation or no PMI next year. CoDA have also seem to have stopped pushing PMI for next year on their social media feeds.

It's also a shame Balkan Holidays removed LDY from their departure airports earlier this year. (Was supposed to be 6/8 weeks between mid June and end of July on Mondays for S19.)

[scodaman]

Originally Posted by Fly757X

CoDA has been removed from Thomson's website at the moment (Greyed out, as is BHD). It also seems like it would be logistically impossible to use the usual leased capacity from Dublin next year for PMI (at this stage). So it would seem changed days of operation or no PMI next year. CoDA have also seem to have stopped pushing PMI for next year on their social media feeds.

It's also a shame Balkan Holidays removed LDY from their departure airports earlier this year. (Was supposed to be 6/8 weeks between mid June and end of July on Mondays for S19.)

Just checked now at time of writing on Thomson site, BFD and BFS both available. LDY still greyed out.

[Fly757X]

Originally Posted by scodaman

Just checked now at time of writing on Thomson site, BFD and BFS both available. LDY still greyed out.

It was listed as "TBA0000" for a while. I know that AlbaStar and Air Europa are doing more work this year in the absence of Cello in the Republic. Maybe we will just have to wait.

Edit: Majorca has been removed from CoDA's website.

[Fly757X]

Loganair's new ER4 (G-SAJC) is listed as starting operations tomorrow into SYY. It's also listed as replacing the SB20 from next week on Sunday nights into LDY.

[scodaman]

Looks like the TUI pullout for 2019 is official.

Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle is running a story today on how those who had booked already got notification from TUI that their holiday had been canceled.In fairness they have been rebooked at no extra charge on a Belfast flight the next day and TUI say that it is not specific to Derry - they have canceled several summer 2019 holiday flights across the UK operated by 3rd party airlines due to low demand.

[Fly757X]

Originally Posted by scodaman

Looks like the TUI pullout for 2019 is official.

Mark Patterson on BBC Radio Foyle is running a story today on how those who had booked already got notification from TUI that their holiday had been canceled.In fairness they have been rebooked at no extra charge on a Belfast flight the next day and TUI say that it is not specific to Derry - they have canceled several summer 2019 holiday flights across the UK operated by 3rd party airlines due to low demand.

It's a pity, maybe S20 will see a return to in-house W-Sectors from either Germany or the Mainland.

[Fly757X]

More mention of this mystical funding pot from the council:

https://www.derryjournal.com/news/23...nair-1-8772383

[Fly757X]

CAA stats for December 2018:

LDY movements:

363 (2018) = +3.42%

351 (2017)

Passenger numbers:

16,239 (2018) = +6%

15,387 (2017)

Passengers per route:

- GLASGOW = 1055 = -83%
- LIVERPOOL = 5124 = -6%
- LONDON (STN) = 3840 = +1%
- EDINBURGH = 6 261 = (NEW)

Load Factors:

-GLASGOW = 65%
-LIVERPOOL = 80%
-LONDON (STN) = 66%
-EDINBURGH = 79%

Year end Passenger Number: ~185843 (-8.4%)

Average Load Factor: 78.6%

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Cheers for the figures. Looks like Edinburgh is off to a solid enough start. LM and BM LFs are pretty good, too. Naturally, no way of knowing yield, but still. Decent.

[El Bunto]

Titan A321 operating to Iceland this morning for the Superbreak holiday

Update: it was G-POWN

[GAZMO]

Anyone know the numbers on board. A321 seems quite a large aircraft as last time a charter departed from LDY to Iceland the numbers were rather small??