BE Winter Schedule @ BHX
 

Not as bad as many feared? Nothing new but no major cuts or destinations dropped either. BHX is now their biggest base in terms of destinations alone this winter (23, MAN 21, SOU 15). I am hoping this indicates a more positive future for them at BHX? It will now be interesting to see how the new owners approach Summer 2020 and the seasonal French routes as I'm sure some of these must be borderline for yields even if LF's are OK in Jul and Aug. I still think there is some re-shaping to come but perhaps more positivity that BHX might still play a role in their future network plans?

A note of caution all round really. Yes FLYBE have issued a flying program but when they become Virgin whatever, Virgin can cull routes as it's now Virgin and just refund the BE passengers on routes VS decided not to operate. I would be cautious to assume it's a carry on regardless program around the network.

Assuming it actually does become Virgin? Have they set a date?

I tip my hat to you. Indeed fair point

BHX-Bombay
 

This one is gathering momentum …………….

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I wish I could share your optimism!! I think more realistically, the core routes to business between BHX and UK and Europe are actually some of the more profitable parts of FlyBe, and may escape relatively unscathed. No so sure about how the (very) seasonal French routes might fair in any further cull in the drive for profitability though.

March Route Analysis
 

Sources: CAA. FR24 and various airline websites and my records. Load factor and average per flight are only estimates.

Pretty much as you were other than the Turkmen and Air India issues, Vienna and Agadir continue to mystify in their lack of their improvement but long-haul s are (or were) getting better load factors with PIA probably close on if not one the best months recorded (Not pax just load factor). These figures are pretty good considering Easter was late this year and you can see by some flights which normally start in the last week of March didn't this year.

Flybe don't seem to have been affected greatly at BHX with all the turmoil if you consider most of those bookings would have been January - March.


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On Fri 17 May, the following are operating for TUI:

EC-ISY B752 (Reus)
SX-ABY A321 (Corfu & Enfidha)
G-TUIC B788 (Mahon)
G-POWD B763 (Positions in from St Athan)

April up 4% and million breached
 

BHX Press Release

Following on from the March stats these are again excellent.

With the loss of Amritsar, Turkmen, several Turkish cancellations, reduced Emirates I could not see it getting to a million and at one point I thought it would only just be up.

Ironically the press release mentions India which of course was savaged by the loss of Amritsar but boosted by good loads on TUI Goa which actually ended yet again and is not coming back next winter.

The TUI long-haul schedule in April was excellent at times and moving on to today and the amount of sub-ins are incredible but they have 17 flights today in an ever expanding network.

Brussels Airlines showing A319's/A320's next winter which will come as a relief but really needed now. March shows Brussels well down but 80% load factor, yesterday cancellations and delays on the Cityjet CRJ and they also manged to be a couple of hours late on their first flight on EI276. What Aer Lingus were thinking adding the RJ85 on the last flight of the day up against a couple of Ryanair services is beyond me.

Pete

Turkish Airlines

Turkish will now run a reduced schedule in June 2019, due to the 737 MAX issue

There are 15 cancellations in June, but also some upgrades on certain flights to an A321

The service will be once-daily instead of twice-daily on; Mon 3, Tue 4, Fri 7, Sat 8, Mon 10, Tue 11, Thu 13, Fri 14, Mon 17, Thu 20, Fri 21, Mon 24, Tue 25, Thu 27, Fri 28 June

The full twice-daily service resumes on 29 June

Olympus A321 SX-ACP arrives on Wed 22 May to operate for TUI alongside SX-ABY, departing back to Manchester after a Kos rotation

B752 G-POWH also arrives on 22 May for TUI

Wamos A332 EC-LNH is arriving Thu evening to operate for TUI on Fri 24 May

A332 CS-TQW is positioning in for TUI on the afternoon of May 24th

B752 G-POWH is positioning out on the 24th May


Balkan Holidays are using 29 year old MD82 LZ-ADV on their Fri 24th May service, due to a shortage of aircraft

SAS Oslo & Stockholm

SAS will operate a short season of direct flights to Oslo and Stockholm over Xmas and New Year 19/20 using A320 & B737-700

Flights to Madrid will see some upgrades to larger equipment due to the football. Iberia Express are expected to use A321s on 30 & 31 May

Wamos Air B744 EC-MDS is positioning in on Fri 31 May, operating for TUI over Saturday and Sunday

First departure is to Las Palmas at 13:55 Saturday 01 June, returning at 23:35


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That's an awfully large aircraft for cover isn't it?? Surely it'll only be half-loaded?

Have perhaps two flights been consolidated? It's certainly a possibility, and I bet there'll be a few disgruntled passengers "taking to social media" if they have been.