I thought the T3 ER4 was busy doing the ABZ-NCL-SOu and v.v route twice daily? :confused:

GRAHAMK
 

Indeed it is, but i gather they are getting another SAAB 2000 to play with verrrrrrrrry soon! Anyway the next 135 coming ain't moded for LCY so it ain't going near the place anytime soon. I reckon NEMA-CDG looks most likely, but hey with bmi you never know.............cos they don't know!!! India is far from a done deal!! try booking a ticket

Burt

Dart Groups financial statment
 

The following was taken from the Dart Group PLC fanancial statement by Jet2.com boss PM

For the most part, it's what we already know, but one or two possible hints between the lines!:cool:

The company's Jet2.com scheduled low cost services have also experienced higher than expected demand at its Leeds Bradford and Belfast International bases. Over half a million passengers were flown between the UK and city breaks and Mediterranean sun destinations during the six months to 30 September 2004.
Capacity at Leeds Bradford and Belfast International Airports is being increased for the summer of 2005 in order to serve more destinations with greater frequency.:ok:

Someone from Jet2 mentioned a little word in my ear today, a little island in the atlantic.

So maybe we should just wait and watch this space?

And I thought Jet2 were the anti-christ because they were starting a base in Manchester? :ouch:

...a little island in the Atlantic
LBA to Ascension???

I thought Funchal was pretty obvious...unless there was undetected sarcasm in the last post

I would have thought that Maderia is not really a LoCo destination? apart from the fact that its a long flight its a tad up market, bit cultral like say Milan 7 that didn't last long, there are some time shares, but i don't see it from Leeds

Yes GrahamK...i was taking the p***! How quick of you to catch on;) Tenerife is the little island that Leodis is talking about.

bmifox...still thought a LBA-FNC would work

I think that FNC would do well on a weekly charter from LBA GrahamK. As INKJET points out Madeira is quite an upmarket holiday destination and with Harrogate and York been close to LBA and their large elderley "well off" population i would of thought this route would go very well...as would Naples. Not sure if Maderia is ready for a low cost invasion just yet! Mighty fine runway exstension though.

bmifox
 

I am confused? i thought the whole idea behind LoCo was about using your aircraft a lot, at least 3-4 rotations a day, i have only once visited Tenerife, but it was a long way!! i think from Manchester about 4.30 hours, so with a turnaround thats got to be a 10 hour day, does anyone one do LoCo flights that are that long. Funchal is about 30 Minutes shorter, but if i remember correctly they put a limit on the number of beds on the island after agreeing to the runway (on stilts) extention.

Its a lovely place for looking at flowers and walking the Laverda's but there is no beach, the nearest involves going to another island and whilst Funchal is charming, its not the sort of place that would welcome a bunch of lasses from Barnsley, bent on getting l**d wearing daft pink hair bobbles & spice girls (sic) tee shirts with " Filthy spice" & dirty spice" no, that much more of a Prauge or Dublin ( or was until they stopped em smokin)

If i were running a LoCo out of Leeds i'd hammer Spain and the South of France with lots of flights and go Thrice weekly services to the likes of Milan, Naples, Rome,Corsica, Lisbon, Oporto, Bergn, Oslo to build up these routes, come on JET2 you've had a great start, live a little

Burt

Don't believe FNC stands a chance, TFS is what LBA needs.

Yes, most loco routes are shorter sectors of upto 2h 30mins. However this doesn't stop them performing longer trips if there is demand, witness EZY that run out to Athens from the likes of LGW / LTN.

Dep LGW 0645 / Arr LGW 1455.

Of all the routes of the ill-fated Planetair operation ex LBA, the TFS flights were filling seats throughout the winter. The significant 'seat only' market to TFS is now under served from LBA and there is no doubt leakage of Yorkshire passengers to other airports primarily MAN. Jet2, if their aircraft had the legs from 32, could I believe make a twice weekly TFS rotation work (commercially). Certainly their fleet utilisation strategy could cope.

Dont forget FlyGlobespan also do long flights for a LCC...GLA and EDI-TFS etc and soon Cyprus which is pushing on 5 hours each way

Two words!
 

.........Market Exploitation!

FUE summer 2005
 

Looks like LTE will be doing this flight on Wednesday afternoons for Summer 2005. Also AEA will operate the LPA on Saturday nights instead of an MYT based aircraft. Can't see anything else new at the moment.

Air Southwest
 

Air Southwest have just announced they are starting flights to Bristol, Newquay and Plymouth from LBA from 11th April. Looks like it's NQY-BRS-LBA-BRS-NQY twice a day M-F and 1 on Sunday. To travel to Plymouth you must change aircraft at BRS.

Seems like PLY-BRS-LBA 1 x Daily and NQY-LBA twice daily

According to the Air Southwest website timetable there are two NQY-BRS-LBA rotations per weekday and one Sundays initially.

PLH pax will change at BRS for LBA - presumably using the airline's PLH-BRS-MAN service to reach BRS.

Makes sense otherwise there would be too many a/c doing the PLH-BRS leg if the MAN and LBA routes both commenced at PLH. Also brings Cornwall into the picture for links to the Yorkshire area.

Now just wait and watch Ryanair do a LBA-NQY!

Sorry if this sounds dumb... Accoding the to the Air Southwest website, it says the Plymouth service arrives at 08:50 and then departs at 18:45, this cant be right, what have I missed? Its all very confusing!

Great news though :)

That's right. The morning NQY-BRS-LBA service arrives LBA at 0850. PLH pax will have boarded the flight at BRS having travellled to that airport on the morning PLH-BRS-MAN.

The reverse occurs in the evening with the 1845 ex LBA.

In the meantime the aircraft that arrived at 0850 returns to BRS and NQY before going to DUB and back. After that it returns from NQY to LBA via BRS ready to operate the evening flight back at 1845.

That's how I read the Air Southwest timetable anyway.

They definitely say PLH pax for LBA have to change at BRS.