Thanks~You
 

Cheers Shyted, For clearing that up for me.....much appreciated

The airline definitely changes crew at Leeds Bradford. As for the delay I couldn't comment.

Leeds to Lahore
 

Found this on Leeds Bradford Airport News Stories

"According to press reports there is also a possibility that Shaheen Air could be about to announce another direct route from Leeds Bradford - to Lahore. The airline is said to be so encouraged by demand for the Islamabad service that it is hoping to introduce the second destination".

Not seen any adverts in YEP or T&A so far.

shaheen
 

does anyone know what capacity they are at? someone told me that they aregoing full but comming back half empty?

Hi

Some wont believe me when I say this but on Sunday night the Shaheen Air flight to Islamabad went direct from LBA again but not of runway 14 as normal but instead in the other direction of runway 32.

Well I did not think this would be possible with a full load of Passengers, Baggage and fuel, but I have it on good authority that it did in fact happen and that it didn’t have a tec stop

Can anyone confirm this did in fact happen and did they have to take bags or passengers of the aircraft to do so???

yes it did indeed take off on 32, and i believe it was nearly full - around the 190 mark

You can't just pick and choose which runway you want, it's governed by the wind. You take off, fly the SID (standard instrument departure), then you join the airways and go where you need to go. Leeds has a number of SIDs via nearby VORs. For example, POL1W is a 32 SID, and POL1X is a 14; they both terminate at POL VOR, just that X will take a fraction longer as you're initially flying away from the VOR.

Say the aircraft was going to take off on 14 and head in that general direction, they would have taken off into the wind (the general rule), so despite pointing the right way they would have a headwind. Taking off on 32 into a headwind would mean they actually had a tailwind once they got to POL and did a U-turn. Clear as mud?

Guys - wouldn't some of these detailed Leeds posts be better on that thread?? :bored::bored:

Standing by for incoming!

Loads seem to be full or thereabouts LBA-ISB and although initially lighter on the ISB-LBA sector they have been improving. As far as I am aware they are non-stop and I don't know of any tech stops. I think ATC plays a part in the delays, especially outside Eurocontrol airspace, but can't give any hard evidence of that.

Good luck to them; they are certainly trying.

Getting better!
 

Tonights flight landed 20:57,not bad at all!.

Lets hope they can turn it around a bit quicker than sundays flight,nearly 5 hours on ground at LBA.

Way to go Shaheen!.

i recon landing and take off times should be moved to spotters corner,as seem like a lot of spotters on here.
cheers y v.

Not a spotter,just an interested supporter of my local airport!.

Whilst it is good news for LBA that Shaheen has started flights from said airport,with reported good pax figures,I would not like these flights to be affected by regular delays that may deter future travellers.

Shall zip up my anorak and comment no further!

yv
 

It is a simple comment about the on time performance of a new route from a foreign airline to our airport. I don't see that it is much different to you mentioning plane registrations in one of your posts. :)

Regards,

Leeds App.

re post 75
sorry it offended a few. it was not ment to come out like it did. been a long tiring day and should have messaged when head not so tired. hope the airline does well and keep doing well. perhaps more routes and a daily service with onward connections at some point
cheers yv

On time
 

Would that be the first of the Friday flights then? Guess they are working the aircraft hard as it was in last night too or have they got their second frame yet?

Yes this is the first Friday rotation. Good on 'em for getting here early. Will it leave on schedule though :cool:

Seems to be going better than everybody's expectations so far :D

Well the tides have turned, lets hope the people criticising Shaheen have wound their necks back in about arrival times. All we need to do now is sort out the departure times! :}

Shaheen A310 lease will end this week as Pak CAA ruling 90 day period of leasing foreign aircraft expires, second A310 hasnt joined fleet too, both were supposed to be bought off from Saga this month, no Luton update either, wiki was showing LTN tentative from June 30 but that has been removed altogether.