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Old 28th Jan 2023, 09:43
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So the inevitable question... what does BA or IAG do with the Heathrow slots that Flybe were using ?
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Old 28th Jan 2023, 09:51
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Originally Posted by davidjohnson6 View Post
So the inevitable question... what does BA or IAG do with the Heathrow slots that Flybe were using ?
could they re-advertise them? I bet JetBlue would jump at them.
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Old 28th Jan 2023, 10:45
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Originally Posted by strawberry Ribena View Post
could they re-advertise them? I bet JetBlue would jump at them.
The infamous remedy slots have specific and defined usages . Namely, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Belfast, Nice , Moscow, Cairo and Saudi Arabia .( ex bmi slots)

Nice is filled since Air France resumed flying the route daily last summer and using an Orly domestic configured A320.

And additional points for rather different remedies are Boston and or Miami
The US slots are all filled and have been for years.

Moscow is abeyance for obvious reasons so that leaves nothing much

The Amsterdam pairs much be borrowed from someone else ( COVID slots I suspect) so they also fall back to their official incumbent. They are an evening pair so probably an Asian or South American carrier I guess

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Old 28th Jan 2023, 11:25
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I wonder if Air Arabia, Air Cairo, Easyjet or flynas might be interested. Yes, I know they are LCCs, but free slots encourages people to take a look
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Old 28th Jan 2023, 12:42
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I don't think it's any secret Easy have tried to get slots at Heathrow, although I'm not sure about the technicalities of the remedy slots and whether they would be suitable for them.

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Old 2nd Feb 2023, 08:48
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John Holland-Kaye is stepping down as CEO of Heathrow. A successor is yet to be appointed:

https://mediacentre.heathrow.com/pre...e/detail/14667
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Old 13th Feb 2023, 13:15
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Does anyone expect SAS' winter seasonal Heathrow-Lulea route to return after mid March 2023 ? While SAA gives the obligatory "passenger data is ahead of forecasts" blurb to anyone who asks... load factors seem challenging to a cynic like me. Yes, I know yield matters, but frequent fare sales of a 3h30 flight for £50 one way doesn't inspire confidence on yields either...
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Old 13th Feb 2023, 13:31
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Originally Posted by davidjohnson6 View Post
Does anyone expect SAS' winter seasonal Heathrow-Lulea route to return after mid March 2023 ? While SAA gives the obligatory "passenger data is ahead of forecasts" blurb to anyone who asks... load factors seem challenging to a cynic like me. Yes, I know yield matters, but frequent fare sales of a 3h30 flight for £50 one way doesn't inspire confidence on yields either...
I suspect this route gets healthy support from Lulea. SAS in general is a complete mess and doesn’t seem to know what it is doing. So I guess it depends what strategy they will be trying next winter.

I suspect there is demand for a Northern Sweden - UK route especially considering Ryanair can make Vaxjo, Orebro and Vasteras work to London. But I’m not sure SAS is the one to make it work. Wouldn’t surprise me to see Ryanair expand further north. They are already offering some domestic there.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 10:42
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Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows what’s happening with Vietnam Airline’s LHR operations? I see from their website that they have no direct flight from LHR to Vietnam from April onwards.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 10:46
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Originally Posted by stu_101 View Post
Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows what’s happening with Vietnam Airline’s LHR operations? I see from their website that they have no direct flight from LHR to Vietnam from April onwards.
Going to Stansted is the rumour
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 11:04
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB View Post
Going to Stansted is the rumour
Oh ok. Thanks for replying.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 11:42
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Originally Posted by stu_101 View Post
Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows what’s happening with Vietnam Airline’s LHR operations? I see from their website that they have no direct flight from LHR to Vietnam from April onwards.
It's an odd one, despite having operated consistently post COVID, they appear to have fallen foul of the "use it or lose" it rules for slots. So they may be off to STN if LHR kick them out.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 12:03
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It's an odd one, despite having operated consistently post COVID, they appear to have fallen foul of the "use it or lose" it rules for slots. So they may be off to STN if LHR kick them out.
If that's really the case, it's more than likely thst LHR will be biting its nose off to spite its own face... To lose an airline, particularly with a route increasing in popularity right now seems crazy.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 12:36
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I think it's for ACL to decide who keeps, loses or gains slots... not the airport operator.
https://www.acl-uk.org/coordination-services/
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 12:57
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If that's really the case, it's more than likely thst LHR will be biting its nose off to spite its own face... To lose an airline, particularly with a route increasing in popularity right now seems crazy.
Whose slots were they using? Made record losses last year ($426m). might be after a cheaper option.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 13:17
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IATA: Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 16:18
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There were still VN50 and VN54 in April a moment ago from LHR on their website.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 16:59
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There were still VN50 and VN54 in April a moment ago from LHR on their website.
If it is the case that Vietnam Airlines are indeed losing their LHR slots then surely this would occur at the end of the IATA winter season which ends on the last Sunday of March, which is the case every year.

The IATA winter season officially ends on the Saturday 25 March 2023 with the IATA summer season commencing the following day on the Sunday 26 March 2023.

I'm sure that Vietnam Airlines would like to remain at LHR and might be trying to do so hence why flights are still showing on their website.

Vietnam Airlines have applied for slots at STN but that's as far as we know.

ITA Airways on the other hand are still selling seats for flights from LHR to both FCO and LIN departing from the beginning of the IATA 2023 summer season. ITA Airways have recently lost their LHR slots which were leased from Etihad Airways. Etihad Airways have regained those slots and ITA Airways have made no announcement regarding their own departure from LHR.

ITA Airways could eventually come to some form of agreement with Etihad Airways or indeed another airline such as Lufthansa to remain at LHR.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 17:28
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Interesting insight - thanks. Indeed, from their website, direct flights to Vietnam from LHR stop on the 26 March.
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Old 20th Feb 2023, 21:41
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If the snow in central Europe starts to fall away - then Northern Europe will be in waiting. SAS and the others should be ready and waiting. 'should'.
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