Newquay

[PDXCWL45]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Lat time it took us as a family 90 seconds...................

Well it didn't for me. More like 90 minutes!

[Asturias56]

Interesting - when we got downstairs all the booths were manned but there wass no-one waiting - and that was about 45 minutes before departure to MIA...............

[PDXCWL45]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Interesting - when we got downstairs all the booths were manned but there wass no-one waiting - and that was about 45 minutes before departure to MIA...............

Guess you hit it at the right time! Was rammed for me when I was there. The 90 minutes was an exaggeration I'll be honest. Probably took about an hour to get through the security and immigration. Usually takes about 30 minutes from exiting the aircraft to getting landside after my flight from Amsterdam at Portland with Delta. The experience really put me off using it not to mention that it's a longer journey time for me as well.

[TartinTon]

Originally Posted by GROUNDHOG

I would happily fly NQY/DUB/YVR if such a service existed but would not fly NQY/AMS/YVR simply because flying east to fly west makes no sense at all. Easier as I always do to just drive to LHR.

So you'd drive 4-5 hours to LHR (which is east, by the way) but not fly 1.5 hours....I'm sure there's logic there somewhere.....

[Asturias56]

ahhh - if you were going through MIA or JFk rather than Portland then you'd see the time savings........................

[PDXCWL45]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

ahhh - if you were going through MIA or JFk rather than Portland then you'd see the time savings........................

Not been through them but I have been through SFO, LAX and SEA and never had any major delays.

[Asturias56]

Ahh - joys to come!

You have to allow 2 hours at JFK or MIA - best to avoid if at all possible - it can take less but that's not they way to bet. Smaller US airports are undoubtedly better and friendly -. the welcome at JFK can be worse than Sheremetyevo.................

[TCAS FAN]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Ahh - joys to come!

You have to allow 2 hours at JFK or MIA - best to avoid if at all possible - it can take less but that's not they way to bet. Smaller US airports are undoubtedly better and friendly -. the welcome at JFK can be worse than Sheremetyevo.................

Try the self service immigration/customs machines at JFK & MIA, work for me every time, through in 35 minutes last time I flew into MIA.

[Asturias56]

Never seen one............... or if I did I assumed you had to be registered to use them................

[cornishsimon]

https://www.businesscornwall.co.uk/n...as-airport-md/

MD has left/leaving NQY this week. Destination BHX


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[VHF4]

Hear a couple of ex Cook 330 heading your way.

[toon22]

LHR

BA have announced 5 weekly LHR NQY commencing July!

[LBIA]

British Airways are set to announce 5x weekly (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun) 3 month summer seasonal Newquay to London Heathrow route. Flights will start July 2nd and run until September 7th 2020 with return fares from £90.

http://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/3...-heathrow-link

[aurigny72]

BA starting flights LHR-NQY July-Sept 5 days a week.

[SealinkBF]

Quite a predatory move.

[Alteagod]

Possibly start of dirty war with BE on domestic routes

[PDXCWL45]

Originally Posted by Alteagod

Possibly start of dirty war with BE on domestic routes

I think they'll have to do more than just 2 months on Newquay!

[Wycombe]

Possibly start of dirty war with BE on domestic routes

I don't really think so. If they were launching multi-daily from LGW then I would agree.
This just gives another (welcome) option for flights to/from Cornwall during the busy Summer season and of course the connectivity options

Having said that I've not seen the timings for the new LHR flights - they don't appear to be loaded on ba.com (or skyscanner) yet?

[Albert Hall]

I see this as a rather neat way of demonstrating to the Government that BA can step into such markets and could/would do so in a more meaningful way if Flybe were not to exist.

[ETOPS]

Here's the schedule....
British Airways’ schedule will be more leisure-oriented than Flybe’s four-times daily service, with flights on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from July 2 to September 7, operated by an Airbus A319.
Day Sector Departure Arrival Sector Departure Arrival Monday & Friday LHR-NQY (BA1350) 1805 1915 NQY-LHR (BA1351) 2015 2125 Thursday LHR-NQY (BA1350) 0700 0810 NQY-LHR (BA1351) 0910 1020 Saturday LHR-NQY (BA1350) 0640 0750 NQY-LHR (BA1351) 0955 1105 Sunday LHR-NQY (BA1350) 1910 2020 NQY-LHR (BA1351) 2125 2235BA previously served Newquay from Gatwick, but cut the route after only a year in 2008.