GB Routes
 

....along with some routes that EZY do not currently serve.
Remember when they took over Go they kept the routes and aircraft until such time as their own Buses came available. Haven't looked at the technical specifications of the GB Buses yet but EZY Buses are built in a curtain way......whether this can be applied to the 321 if the route justifies it, in the EZY model, I'm sure they have already decided!

EZY is gonna take full use of these A-320/21's and will have a real chance to evaluate these aircrafts for the EZY model. From the emails I've got from the EZY intranet it sounds like the "old" GB part will still next summer be flying from the north terminal by their own crews and planes. So for the moment it will be run seperately, wouldn't surprise me if we see 2 "bases" in LGW in the near future.

I can see the A320/A321 moving away from LGW to other bases such at EDI and NCL. This will mean easy will be able to add places like TFS and LCA and take on the likes of JET2 and flyglobespan.......

:)

There is no mention as to whether freight and courier will still be carried on the GB routes from Gatwick.

Anybody heard?

HH6702,

Why should they move the 320/21's away to start up routes to the canary islands from other bases? :confused:
If they want to start certain routes they can do it with 319's too, don't forget the 319 has the best range for the 320 series, the 321 has the worst one.

uklad007,

Here's details of the BA routes, from MoneyAM.


BA said it plans to start services from Heathrow to Faro and Malaga and from Gatwick to Faro, Gibraltar, Ibiza, Malaga, Palma and Tunis from March 30, 2008.


AGP

The EZY A319 range is fairly limited due to the reduction in MTOW

Don't forget that GB's newest 2 321s, and not to mention the next one thats on its way, have the extra centre tanks and increased weights. The range and useful load is increased considerably..

Wait til Willie gets Cityflyer doing some of those routes out of LGW!!!!! did hear on the grapevine that they were thinking of using the RJ on some routes at weekends that could use a smaller airframe over the winter schedule but I laughed at the idea. The RJ already goes to some of the places mentioned in an earlier post, also the Cityflyer fleet because of the LCY restrictions sits around mostly unused at weekends.

BIG E,

The weight restriction on the A319 is quite easy to remove, we have several non restricted 66 and 68 tonner Airbusses in EZY already doing the longer flights.

Flying Cokeman

Maybe EZY deliberately keep their MTOW's low for cost reasons rather than performance ?

Monkey Lover,
True and that's exactly my point!
If they need an unrestricted 319 to fly a certain route they will do so thats why we have a mixed weights of 64,66, and 68 tonnes aircrafts. My point is the 319 can easily do long routes, u don't need a 321 being moved all over the place to do that for u.
Our planes going to RAK and ATH from LGW do it several times a day.

Flying Cokeman

I understand where you are coming from, but I believe even a 68t will struggle LGW-TFS-LGW for example with a full load

Cheers ML

From what I can read from previous posts the GB 321 has extra tanks, which can make TFS possible.
Yes the 319 would struggle, but it's still possible. My whole point was that a standard 319 has the best range of the whole 320 series before any modifications.

Reading the shareholder presentation on EZY's website, it appears that Easyjet have every intention on keeping the A320 & A321's and using them for additional capacity.
Easyjet Shareholder Info

In all the releases I have seen EZY have not mentioned MAN at all !

They seem very focused on the growth at LGW. Will Easy/GB stay at MAN ?

EZY at MAN
 

Reports on the local online press in Manchester tonight quote an Easyjet spokeswoman as saying

"We have bought GB because it will allow us to expand, particularly out of Gatwick. As far as Manchester is concerned, at this point we just don't know. We've not made a decision."

Would be a handy way for them to get into MAN, but I think the sticking point here maybe the arrangement they have with LPL?

This is in the Liverpool media;

easyJet spokesman Toby Nicol said today that the GB routes would not be to the detriment of Liverpool: “We have a very well-established base in Liverpool with eight aircraft there, so our priority is very much Liverpool.”

Yes the priorty is Liverpool !!...............after limited new routes over the past couple of years......Ryanair have come in and overtook Easy as the number one carrier at Speke with a whole load of new destinations!!

Why do I think that you have a real dislike of Man...DWPL??...Is it me or has anybody else noticed this????

Is it a Gatwick thing?
 

Err...mainly yes!

Have a look at the easyjet website, and look for the announcement on the GB purchase on the homepage. There is further pdf presentation about the situation in the investor relations section (a link is provided at the bottom of the announcement).

The great thrust is what it means for easyjet at LGW vis a vis other carriers, slot ownership etc.

The BA website says the following;

Advice for customers travelling from 30 March 2008 to/from Gatwick and Manchester
· From 30 March 2008 easyJet plans to fly the published BA/GB Airways 2008 summer schedule from Gatwick under the easyJet brand.


So...the last statement fails to mention MAN whatsoever despite the fact the presentation features the MAN base.

Jury's out!

It also says on the Easyjet Shareholder Info the following...............

" GB Flights operated from Summer 2008 will be under the Easyjet Brand"

These routes are still bookable on the GB website From Manchester so they are either going to dump all the pax and give them refunds or continue to operate these routes from Manchester.

time will tell.............

That not me being quoted but EZY's media (?) man.

Last time I looked FR was LPL's top performer for just one month.

Starskate, Ignore flaps 15 3 green - he/she sounds bitter!

If you are applying to easyJet you need to use the online application form which can be accessed via the easyJet.com web site. You can attach your resume via the online form. This is the only way you can apply for jobs with easyJet.

I recently had a first stage interview with an agency for Swissport as a PSA. We were told this would probably be with Easyjet. Not sure how they deal with this now and what is next, but any advice appreciated. Do Easyjet have height/weight restrictions for ground and do you have to have medicals? SOrry new to all this!

nope- im a psa and to be honest theyd take anyone! but im with servisair-it couldbe different with you.

Any insider from EZY here?
EZY is stopping the LPL-CGN again on Jan 6th. Does anyone know, if it is the annual winter break, where ac. are needed for GVA flights or if the service is coming to a halt?

I'm guessing it is for the GVA flights which increase dramatically from mid-January until summer season.

Can't see the route finishing unless they are going to increase the LIS route and need the aircraft!

Also, the aircraft may be used for Innsbruk aswell.

Speedy Boarding at Liverpool.
 

Does Speedy Boarding at Liverpool give you any advantage (going to CGN, if it makes a difference)?

I notice in EasyJet's T&Cs that no electronic equipment can be placed in checked baggage. That's awkward, as I'm supposed to be taking some equipment to a show. Is this a common restriction nowadays? I can't find it in Ryanair's T&Cs.

The only other loco option from this area seems to be TUIFly from Man. Same electronic restriction though.

EZY's pre-paid checked baggage charge increases 50%...
 

...from £2 to £3 per bag.

And the guilty is... a kind of convergence among the lcc's. I think that most of the good and bad 'innovations' (introduced mostly by FR, but subsequently by many others as well) are just highly CONTAGIOUS. :ouch:

Well, concerning two fundamental areas...

FR wasn't the first European LCC to begin charging for inflight refreshments.

BE was the first European LCC to charge for checked baggage.

>Does Speedy Boarding at Liverpool give you any >advantage (going to CGN, if it makes a difference)?

To answer my own question, yes it did, on gate 1.

On sale now Easyjet summer 2008 flights from Belfast, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Out of curiosity, while I was going to AGP last week, I did a trial run from a performance point of view on a LPL-TFS-LPL route on the flight deck laptop. With a full load of pax and representative bags, using R/W 09 wet, with a low QNH ( worst case scenario ), the EZY 319 will do it easily, it does need the 66k aircraft though, which we already use on the AGP route.

However, EZY business model does not like flights much over 3 hours, TFS would be about 4 and a quarter from memory.

EZY buses are CFM, aren't GBs V2500s?

You wouldnt be able to do LPL-TFS-LPL with a full load using a 66k you would struggle using a 68k, and yes GB's are V2500 equipped

ML

Sorry, but that was what our performance laptop said!!!

Anyone know what the big expansion announcement at Gatwick (alongside the acquisition of GB) is going to cover? Apparently up to five more aircraft going into Gatwick next summer as well as the GB fleet.

Kriscross

Monkey lover is right, a full house with fuel at approx 11.5t works out at around 68k.

Any further news of the Ex Basco Hangar at Bournemouth International Airport being used by Easyjet.

"Apparently up to five more aircraft going into Gatwick next summer as well as the GB fleet."

I'd be amazed if they can shoehorn an extra 5 a/c into LGW on top of the existing GB complement given the lack of available slots there. Most hours throughout the day are full and there is a cap at the current limit of night flying.
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