Whats the impact to BHX with loss of Monarch - including who handled them?

Swissport jobs to go with the loss of Monarch and now Jet2 contracts next March? But Jet2 could employ Swissport staff, so maybe not too bad

New Routes Summer 18
 

Jet2 - Bodrum, Dubrovnik and Venice. Rome start date brought forward to February and increased to x4weekly.

Thomson - Izmir & Venice

Thonson/Thomas Cook & United
 

Thomson seem to be going to 8 based next summer, 7 short-haul and 1 long-haul (Sunday & Monday the long-haul is elsewhere at times).

Monday Corfu changed to morning from a night flight and Arrecife returns in the afternoon which disappeared when Hurghada was added

Tuesday 2nd Palma in the morning and Tenerife in the afternoon

Wednesday. When Podgorica was added it required a reshuffle and I think Ibiza moved from pm to am (2nd PMI) and a second Rhodes afternoon added

Thursday Ibiza added am and Larnaca pm

Friday Venice (New Thomson/TUI route as it previously P & O) added am and a second Dalaman pm

Saturday - Girona moved to AM leaving Izmir ADB added in the afternoon and Las Palmas. One Verona and Salzburg still showing as Flybe.

Sunday - Second AM Malaga added and Zante PM

Thomas Cook

Now showing 5 away based aircraft with Antalya Sunday added - could be another one which converts in a based aircraft possibly?

crewmeal - United

Often told a lot of business was upgrades but whether that was true I have no idea. Premium Economy was the one area which always looked light compared to business which was full most days throughout the year

The Jet2 expansion can only be a good thing here; they're essentially picking up where Monarch left off, even if package holidays were only 5%of ZB's business.
They weren't afraid to take on STN with the colossal Ryanair programme and an 'underserved' package holiday market so presumably they like a good challenge. This setup from Thomson/Thomas Cook, combined with Jet2's 8 based operation from next summer... Should be a very interesting one indeed

The 5th based Jet2 aircraft goes into service at BHX today. Initially SmartLynx A320 YL-LCP is based, until a B738 becomes available

I reckon that Jet 2 have added 13 additional weekly departures commencing from today (or 39 x weekly extra return services between today and the end of the month) Unless I have missed something it looks like 2 extra departures each day apart from Wednesday, when there is only 1.


Monarch were timetabled to have 533 departures during the month of October, of which I think 19 operated (on Sunday 1st October, should have been 20, but the night Ibiza was cancelled)

I'm out to MCO next Friday via DUB and EWR.... is it noticeably quieter at the moment?

It is much quieter now.However it is the end of the season so naturally it will get quieter around now.
The loss of MON has had an effect,especially in the early part of the day(3.30am-7.30am).
The departure lounge and security search areas seem deserted at times,compared to just a few weeks ago.

Yes it was so strange last week. Loads of security lanes open and only one or two passengers in each. There was usually a whole bunch of MON afternoon departures at that time.

Half term hols start shortly, when many flights will be full

SAS to launch ARN-BHX next summer.

SAS/Aegean/Blue Air
 

One out one in as they say, plus one continuing.

SAS - I would say not the full schedule as a Friday A319 in at 08.00 and a Sunday B736 and that is it in the various booking engines.

I believe Arlanda is not an A319 base and 736 is being slowly withdrawn.

Aegean Athens - off sale for summer 18.

Blue Air Larnaca - on sale and again away based at the moment three times a week, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Thomas Cook have added night Tenerife flights in November on Friday and Saturday

Emirates are reinstating a third daily flight on peak dates during winter 17/18 due to demand. At the moment some flights have been added in early January 2018

17:30/19:05 EK2643/2644 B77W (02, 05 Jan)

Air Transat pull out of BHX lets hope Primera announce YYZ soon

Is it still difficult to get a UK/Canada licence or does it fall under the present Eu/Canada open sky agreement.

Centre cities

From a regulatory point of view, nothing has changed yet so the existing Open Skies agreement would apply

Where did you get the info from? It's still bookable (and I am indeed booked for the first flight of the season next year).

Cheers!

Turkish
 

17 per week in S18
Nice increase !

TS/TK
 

Air Transat

Yes still very much alive and bookable for S18 - unless you have insider info that has yet to translate to the website? It must be very costly for them to operate a once a week schedule into BHX in terms of crewing, HOTAC and positioning. One hopes it something that Primera might take a look at, or Canada Rouge - like Orlando, Toronto is another shameful route from BHX when it comes to frequency.

Turkish

Didn't see that coming - perhaps a reaction to pick up some of the demand from the loss of the 3rd EK flight? Whatever, it's a nice surprise!