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It seems that the slots were being awarded only for the winter season with no guarantee that they could be extended through the summer. Would have been rather pointless starting a new route for just one winter even without the restrictions of Covid-19.
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Aurigny are teaming up with Eastern to offer 1-stop UK services via Southampton in a similar way to Blue Islands and Loganair:
https://www.business-live.co.uk/econ...y-19055329.amp
https://www.business-live.co.uk/econ...y-19055329.amp
Worldwide by Aurigny! Lol You have got to laugh!
They should be getting codeshares going with major carriers to enable through flights from LGW & MAN, whilst the Eastern link up is a step in the right direction Eastern aren't known for low fares or reliability. I'd be surprised if this is a success.
They should be getting codeshares going with major carriers to enable through flights from LGW & MAN, whilst the Eastern link up is a step in the right direction Eastern aren't known for low fares or reliability. I'd be surprised if this is a success.
Business Live don't have the full quote. Try this:
https://aviationtribune.com/airlines...are-agreement/
“As we come out of this pandemic, I expect we will see more airlines concentrate their operations out of certain hubs and that agreements between airlines will be more commonplace for the benefit of the customer. We are also working on agreements with other key airlines offering services from the UK to develop ‘Worldwide by Aurigny,’ which will offer customers connecting flights to Worldwide destinations booked via the Aurigny website.”
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Aurigny's senior management always claimed it was not possible to operate such code-share / interline agreements with other airlines because of differences in CRSs and excessive costs in handling passengers who missed their connections. Suddenly it now becomes possible ! Because Blue Islands have already taken the lead with their own Loganair tie-up. Blue Islands are always one step ahead of Aurigny.
This tie-up will help Guernsey's connectivity though there will be duplication of Manchester and Leeds/Bradford routes. But what is needed is a full integration into the likes of the BA network, ( just as BI did with Flybe ). Yet again, Aurigny's bosses claim that is not possible, though I suspect they are not willing to achieve anything where their own domains and reason d'être is threatened. To get a deal with BA, one needs both a commitment from the airline's senior executives and the relevant head of the STSB and CED, ( post-election ), to talk to BA and ask not whether it is possible but how much would it cost to make it happen !
This tie-up will help Guernsey's connectivity though there will be duplication of Manchester and Leeds/Bradford routes. But what is needed is a full integration into the likes of the BA network, ( just as BI did with Flybe ). Yet again, Aurigny's bosses claim that is not possible, though I suspect they are not willing to achieve anything where their own domains and reason d'être is threatened. To get a deal with BA, one needs both a commitment from the airline's senior executives and the relevant head of the STSB and CED, ( post-election ), to talk to BA and ask not whether it is possible but how much would it cost to make it happen !
For AUR to get a workable deal with BAW requires that the two networks connect somewhere - most appropriately Heathrow &/or Gatwick. Up to now, AUR have been unable to get into Heathrow (may change ?), & BAW are supposed to be withdrawing from Gatwick. Unless this situation changes, I cannot see where the two airlines can interline.
Watch this space is all I'll say.
Systems can and do easily work with interline on a city by city basis, so LON rather than LHR. There are ways to get between LGW/LHR, not very convenient for most but people do it.
Systems can and do easily work with interline on a city by city basis, so LON rather than LHR. There are ways to get between LGW/LHR, not very convenient for most but people do it.
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The thing is, that in the years before COVID, there were the opportunities... Gatwick, London City and Manchester. With no need for Leeds/Bradford and Norwich meaning a smaller fleet would have been needed.
In the post Flybe era, Birmingham also materialised, so East Midlands should have been dropped.
In the post COVID era, there could be Gatwick, ( I can see a BA presence there in future ), Birmingham and Manchester. Maybe Heathrow and / or LCY could be added. If there is a real need for Southampton then so be it, and of course Alderney. So, in short, Alderney, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. Possibly Southampton, and Heathrow and/or LCY. Scrap the other routes.
In the post Flybe era, Birmingham also materialised, so East Midlands should have been dropped.
In the post COVID era, there could be Gatwick, ( I can see a BA presence there in future ), Birmingham and Manchester. Maybe Heathrow and / or LCY could be added. If there is a real need for Southampton then so be it, and of course Alderney. So, in short, Alderney, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. Possibly Southampton, and Heathrow and/or LCY. Scrap the other routes.
Yes, I have done it myself , on occasion. But, it is far from convenient & I far prefer flying on from Gatwick with EZY/BAW/UAE than taking the trip to & from Heathrow. If AUR were to codeshare with BAW, & if BAW no longer fly out of Gatwick, & if I had to fly with AUR to Gatwick, there is very little attraction to have to go to & from Heathrow in order to pick up a flight with BAW.
Looks like the Embraer is off on F1 duty again, having routed GCI-BHX earlier and now just arriving SAW (Istanbul). 3hr35m en-route must be one the longer sectors it has flown since it was delivered.
Noticed that the Embraer positioned direct from GCI to SAW this morning. Obviously a positioning flight, but perhaps the longest sector it has performed off GCI's little runway?
Maybe it was empty, on its way to pick up pax from the Grand Prix.
I wonder if they'll be venturing to Bahrain and Abu Dhabi (for the next races) aswell, that would be a stretch!
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G-NSEY has been used to shuttle Racing Point F1 team to all European races this year using flight numbers 11 and 18 for all flights, these being the race numbers of their two drivers.
