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Good news indeed and hope it is a great success.
Personally doesn't help a lot as our regular flight to YVR from LHR departs at 1710, so however you look at it a long wait at LHR, Possibly more usable on the way back though. That said the big advantage is no luggage to hump around at LHR and perhaps some decent connecting fares so that wait enjoying the galleries lounge may be worth it after all.
Personally doesn't help a lot as our regular flight to YVR from LHR departs at 1710, so however you look at it a long wait at LHR, Possibly more usable on the way back though. That said the big advantage is no luggage to hump around at LHR and perhaps some decent connecting fares so that wait enjoying the galleries lounge may be worth it after all.
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.
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Utter bollocks. Had BA already done so the PSO to NQY wouldn’t have existed or been needed, likewise they’d already have a network including Teeside, Derry, Exeter and others. I keenly await the launch of BA’s new routes from Southampton to Manchester, Scotland.
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The could call it BA Connect or BAcon.
You can't really expect prime time operations on a flight that probably is being run for "political" reasons
And it's not really competitive with the train for an awful lot of journeys
And it's not really competitive with the train for an awful lot of journeys
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But it does allow a full Friday of work in London and as much of the day as possible in Cornwall on a Monday. No train option allows that - unless you take the sleeper. The timings will suit some for certain purposes and not others.
Well it's getting publicity, but not necessarily good according to Mr Calder who says "BA's Newquay flights are more expensive than flying to Hong Kong"
One suspects that this is because he and a hoard of aviation vloggers/enthusiasts have already filled the first flight prompting high demand-led pricing
...unlike flights to Honkers currently.
One suspects that this is because he and a hoard of aviation vloggers/enthusiasts have already filled the first flight prompting high demand-led pricing
...unlike flights to Honkers currently.
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Well it's getting publicity, but not necessarily good according to Mr Calder who says "BA's Newquay flights are more expensive than flying to Hong Kong"
One suspects that this is because he and a hoard of aviation vloggers/enthusiasts have already filled the first flight prompting high demand-led pricing
...unlike flights to Honkers currently.
One suspects that this is because he and a hoard of aviation vloggers/enthusiasts have already filled the first flight prompting high demand-led pricing
...unlike flights to Honkers currently.
I'd also have thought that flights to Hong Kong are incredibly cheap right now because of the virus and instability in Hong Kong.
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Do not be misled by the great Mr Calder, not sure where his numbers came from but I just checked the same dates and the return was around £130, remarkably similar to Flybe to LGW on the same dates and £100 less than it costs to fly 30 minutes to the Isles of Scilly. Certainly not £640.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story though!
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story though!
The BA LHR-NQY flights connect nicely with St Mary's on some days...Hope they get an agreement with ISC Skybus to interline the bags lol
According to Mr Calder who says "BA's Newquay flights are more expensive than flying to Hong Kong"
Tha'ts not news - a couple of years back a return LHR - ABZ was over £ 600 if you wanted any flexibility......... they charge whatever the market will bear
Tha'ts not news - a couple of years back a return LHR - ABZ was over £ 600 if you wanted any flexibility......... they charge whatever the market will bear
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According to Mr Calder who says "BA's Newquay flights are more expensive than flying to Hong Kong"
Tha'ts not news - a couple of years back a return LHR - ABZ was over £ 600 if you wanted any flexibility......... they charge whatever the market will bear
Tha'ts not news - a couple of years back a return LHR - ABZ was over £ 600 if you wanted any flexibility......... they charge whatever the market will bear
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I'm afraid that it's not fake news. When BA released the flights yesterday, for several hours they were only available at £320 each way. The schedule then disappeared again and has now been uploaded with lower fares available.
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Somehow I don't see that happening do you.
A BA link from LHR to NQY is of course good news, no matter how brief and irregular the schedule is.
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When a BA schedule goes live it initially defaults to the highest fare until their Revenue Management system kicks in and optimises the distribution of fares. This is in common with quite a few airlines.
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Absolutely. As it is, it's barely 50 flights in total across the summer peak, at fairly eccentric times. It will be of extremely very limited use for regional connectivity at the NQY end. It will also have the effect of lowering yield on the PSO route, thus presumably increasing the taxpayer liability on that.
It also means that, for a few days this year, NQY will have hub connections to LHR, LGW, DUB, MAN and AMS. Strange world!
It also means that, for a few days this year, NQY will have hub connections to LHR, LGW, DUB, MAN and AMS. Strange world!
It also means that, for a few days this year, NQY will have hub connections to LHR, LGW, DUB, MAN and AMS. Strange world!