Have just taken a look at flight in mid July, it looks as if BCN and NCE are now planned to depart later than what they did during S10 (BCN 15:20 dep, NCE 16:20 dep).

BACF appear to be operating the following flight on a Saturday at LCY

LCY Arrivals

BA8760 ZRH 07:50
BA8466 CPH 08:00
BA8490 ARN 08:40
BA8752 MAD 09:00
BA8476 NCE 11:50
BA8472 BCN 12:10

LCY Departures

BA8471 BCN 07:00
BA8475 NCE 07:00
BA8702 EDI 08:15
BA8704 EDI 09:10
BA8722 GLA 09:30

Just also noticed that GLA appears to be increasing on a Sunday. During S10 GLA-LCY operated a max of 2 flights on a Sunday. In S11 it is now showing 4. Details below.

BA8721 GLA 11:50 LCY 13:10
BA8723 GLA 13:30 LCY 14:50
BA8725 GLA 13:40 LCY 15:00
BA8727 GLA 14:30 LCY 15:50

(Flight Schedule info based on info from ba.com. For dates 23/07/11 & 24/07/11).

So they have. Sorry. They must have to reapply for their slots for whatever reason

Regarding the 'extra' GLA's on sundays. That must be because of the extra aircraft needed in GLA for the charters. Surely out of those 4 flights 2 aircraft fly down to LCY and stay their in time for monday's program. Instead of positioning they are trying to get some money back while they are at it.

AGP and FAO launched for the summer, and increased frequencies for AMS, GLA and EDI:

BA to launch LCY flights to Faro and Malaga - Business Traveller

In the Times today there's a picture of one of the EMB's with it's nosewheel collapsed in the snow. Anyone know what happened?

I'm well surprised to read FAO and AGP from LCY. That must be very close to incuring payload restrictions on the outbound.

BA Cityflier are currently unstoppable at LCY - their expansion is remarkable!

Heard a rumour thay are planning LCY LIN? Anyone confirm?

It wouldnt surprise me to see further expansion from BA at LCY

Think we might see a few more E jets & maybe a couple more A318's !
(in addition to the options on the Ejet already taken)

cs

Chicago if long range engines become available. If you listen to the engineers that is.

Does Mainline BA guys not see what's going on here?

"BA Cityflier are currently unstoppable at LCY - their expansion is remarkable!"

That's what happens when you replace an acft people loathe (the RJ) with one they love; it's the difference between chalk and cheese; the airline flies two highly popular types; it's sometimes said that the type of aircraft doesn't matter; maybe on leisure flights, it doesn't, but business travellers do and I think this is a perfect example of the type of aircraft influencing the popularity of an airline.

Any chance of Jersey being served by BA Cityflyer?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. The TATL flights from LCY are operated by BA Airbus pilots from LHR. And as much as I'd like to see more TATL routes from LCY, it is going to remain very much a niche product.

akerosid, some people (like myself!!) did in fact like the RJ100s. But we are a rare lot ;) .

Re: LCY - JER; you've got Aurigny from Stansted as well as Flybe and British Airways (mainline) from Gatwick. BMI dropped the Heathrow route for lack of demand, and Cityjet dropped the City route earlier this year - however it was speculated that the failure of the Heathrow route was partly due to a very loyal Jersey based BA customer base.

For this reason, an LCY - JER route operated by Cityflyer might well work out, and it could share handling with the already established LGW route. It could therefore be concluded that they might give it a shot in the next year or so - any hope for Guernsey though? With FlyBe and Aurigny already flying from Gatwick (with the former introducing 175s on the route as of April) as well as flights from Stansted and Southampton (mind you, this is the same as Jersey), I doubt it.

S11 Charters
 

Has anyone heard any info on exactly how many charter flights BACF are planning to operate during S11 from EDi, GLA and ABZ?

I notice that BACF are operating 3 one off charter flights from LBA to NAP next summer on behalf of Omega Holidays. Does anyone know if BACF are operating any other flights on behalf of this tour operator??

thay are also doing flights from humberside to napels

We did a couple of 'Northern Lights' charters for Omega holidays late last year and I saw them advertised in the paper again for March so we might be doing those as well.

More info here;
Leeds;

Operated by E190 for Omega Travels from LBA to NAP.
Saturdays= May 14 to 21st. July 30th to August 06th and lastly on August 27th - September 03rd.


Doncaster / Sheffield;

It came up under a BA search. Could it be BACF who operates them?

Northern Lights flights from Robin Hood Airport | Travel news from car rentals

I've got an assessment day coming up with BaCf. Can anyone give some info on rosters. Are they all day trips or any overnighters? City looks like an expensive place to relocate to?

Any top tips on the assessment day would be appreciated. Pm may be more appropriate.

Atb.

@ Forcandle. Rosters have no real pattern in them. Could be anything from 5/6 day trips to daytrips with almost every combination possible. For f/o's rosters are stable, captains less so.

Found some BACF charters on another website from STN to Venice (4x) and Birmingham to Stockholm in June. (1x)

BACF is adding more flights from LCY this summer.

Faro (4 x a week) and Malaga (3 x a week) start on June 7th and 8th respectively. And they will be operated year round.

Extra flights;
Nice: May - Sept > Up to double daily.
Palma: July - Sept > From 4 up to 10 times a week
Ibiza: July - Sept > From 4 up to 10 times a week

A total of 39 flights a week to the sun at the height of summer.

Cant wait....!