New route MXP-BRS is on sale only for 3 months from 23/04 to 19/07. Why?
From the middle of July what's happen?

Anybody any idea why there was a Martinair A320 in today?

WATABENCH, subbing for KLM by any chance?

Martinair was a subcharter for KLM. They've been in three times in the last few weeks, along with a Transavia 738 the other day as well. The KLM Fokker fleet is suffering from low availability or something like that, ergo all the subcharters. Might be a few more yet!

There was a Memo sent around to KLM handling agents last week, announcing that at the moment KLM are experiencing a lot of technical difficulties in their fleet of Fokkers. (even though this has been going on for at least a month).

Every day there is a list of deffects sent to their handling agents which usually consists of approx 15 registrations of a/c ranging from the F-50 right up to the F-100 (and thats just Fokker A/c thats operating).

They have warned that these will cause delays and possible cancellations to their flights but hopefully will be resolved soon.

I'm not sure of how many a/c if any that re currently out of service, and i know that no martinair a/c has come into CWL operating on behalf of KLM.

The MXP route now confirms BRS as EZY's 2nd biggest UK base with 33 destinations, LTN has 32, STN 25 and LGW 37.
Infact unless I'm much mistaken, it actually makes BRS EZY's 2nd biggest base in Europe as well!
Good work!

SAS to Stockholm
 

Does anybody know how well the flights to Stockholm are selling, I have booked and I know couple of friends who have also booked and I am hoping that it will do well enough to encourage SAS to give us something a little more permanent.

Nice weather today, has made some great viewing, intresting approaches and landings, Crabbing galore!

Route is being operated to Bristol because easyJet can't get Gatwick slots to continue the early morning Milan-Gatwick-Milan rotation flown during the winter. They have put on sale only up to mid July in the hope that slots at Gatwick materialise through late fall-out at Gatwick to be able to reinstate the service from there.

Based Ba Aircraft
 

Following the takeover of BA Connect by Flybe, the rationlisation of the fleet based at Bristol will almost be immediate. As of the 12th of March only two aircraft wiil be based at Bristol.

If they are only going to have two based aircraft, anyone know which routes they are keeping? GLA, EDI and CDG all have peak morning/evening schedules, so presumably one (or more) of these must be getting the chop?

The flights to be kept at least for the moment,are CDG,EDI,GLA,FRA,DUS.

Diversions
 

Four A/C diverted to Cardiff yet again due to heavy rain and crosswinds. This time it was 3 EasyJets and a KLM (Operated by Transavia).

Two of the EasyJets fuelled and went after an hour on the ground at CWL. The other Easyjet and the KLM both offloaded their passengers and positioned empty. Eazy to BRS and Transavia to AMS.

These diversions were probably to do with the weather or are some airlines still cautious about the runway surface, and when or hast it been finished yet?

i know the runway closure is at 12:30, im sure it used to be at 11:30, i'm not sure how long they have left though i think i heard the end of March.

You are sure about these?
Here in Milan we think about MXP-LGW cut frequency is due to bad load factor.

Another hectic day at BRS. Ezy6074 (ALC) was the only easy to position back with pax on board.
Majority of EZY flights suffered bad delays, but they managed to keep it together, and as stated without cancelling flights. Luckily most of the delayed ones (including TCX from ACE but not KM(XL) SSH-BRS) managed to make tonights curfew (extended to 0030 rather than 0000) Most weekdays are still 2300 curfew.
I believe today was down to heavy rain and cross winds. It seems there may still be some caution linguring from past situations.
I think the end of March is the date of completion - if anyone can confirm this?
Easy had a 737 in on Sat also to operate the MAD, due to tech 319. That also ended up at CWL due to missing the curfew.
Ref BA cancellations, not surprising, the weather is a better excuse for them than the usual cancellations of late(no crews etc)
And it seems KLM are still having on going problems with their Fokker fleet judging by the Transavia charter. Do they have imediate plans for a short-term fix?

BaCon/Flybe route changes
 

Suppose I am not the only one still up in the air on what new routes will emerge and what old routes will be scrapped following the Flybe/Bacon take-over? (As it turns out "up in the air" is where I won't have to be for a few weeks, luckily).

In particular every couple of weeks I commute FRA-BRS-FRA, before pushing further SW in a hire car, but today I see a new FRA route from... erm... don't know the code... Southampton.

Can't imagine Flybe would maintain both? Personally I would have preferred the BRS route to switch to EXE (sorry BRS), but Southampton looks even worse. That's virtually London, for heaven's sake. Until they can convince me they have a sustainable offer I guess I will be flying to LHR and then driving for four hours (make that five by the time you're out of the terminal and over to the perimeter) instead of two. Add an hour on for unexpected traffic problems on the way back and it becomes ridiculous.

Was hit by a cancellation at BRS recently and was bussed to LHR; so may as well do it by choice, in comfort and for a cheaper fare :rolleyes:

I didn't see BRS-FRA on the scrapped list (MUC, MXP, ZUR are to be cut from next week) so I think that's still OK - for now. But Flybe have never shown any commitment to BRS, so I'm sure it's only a matter of time.