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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2013, 06:21
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,275
Posted By merchant sailors

I have seen p&o promoting a CWL departure from...

I have seen p&o promoting a CWL departure from CWL to BGI next January and Thomson cruises are also still selling their cruise with a BGI flight next march from Cardiff
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Mar 2013, 17:06
Replies: 102
Views: 40,511
Posted By merchant sailors

range with 320 sharklets?

So what does the sharklet do in terms of range? does it enable the airline to extend their ops further or is it simply for fuel savings? are there any A320's with sharklets doing long range flights...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2012, 06:31
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,275
Posted By merchant sailors

No contact till routes event

Actually CWL met Vueling and Click Air back at routes in 2006 for the first time.
Long before their merger and before either were large companies.
At that meeting and the following meetings the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2012, 06:12
Replies: 1,886
Views: 676,798
Posted By merchant sailors

Does anyone know who the tour operators are who...

Does anyone know who the tour operators are who are chartering these flights this summer?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2012, 06:00
Replies: 992
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Views: 349,988
Posted By merchant sailors

Regional operations at LHR

Don't KLC operate some of the KLM daily flights from AMS on FK70's and EMB190's into LHR?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2012, 05:56
Replies: 88
Views: 33,000
Posted By merchant sailors

BGI on TOM

These regional charter flights to the Caribbean are most often for Carnival Cruise Corp. For the UK market they tend to charter flights for their P&O and Princess Cruise ships that station into the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Dec 2011, 05:43
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,014,892
Posted By merchant sailors

the flybe / air france code share on the BRS...

the flybe / air france code share on the BRS service has been in place since November 2010
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2011, 06:22
Replies: 4
Views: 2,104
Posted By merchant sailors

I think this is the aircraft they use to service...

I think this is the aircraft they use to service Erbil from Sweden with? Hence the schedule
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2011, 00:32
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,275
Posted By merchant sailors

Vueling is a great little airline

I have had the fortune of taking a number of flights on Vueling post their merger with clickair

They have a good product. I liked the new style of seats with the magazine rack higher up, giving...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2011, 05:42
Replies: 3,939
Views: 1,040,091
Posted By merchant sailors

AY, KL, AF and LH all offer MAN pax Chinese...

AY, KL, AF and LH all offer MAN pax Chinese markets and compete with BA via LON. Likes of AY offer shortest journey while KL now serves 5 cities in China.

The facts are not enough pax yet are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2011, 05:16
Replies: 2,367
Views: 706,982
Posted By merchant sailors

Manchester inbound vs Birmingham

Mancheter has one of the globes largest brands not only bringing tourists to the city for games, but most importantly keeping the city on the global stage in terms of consumer awareness.

Consumers...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2011, 06:14
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,838
Posted By merchant sailors

Adding to the confusion

They are also walking away from what appears to be a very strong med route operation at Cardiff where they have no / little competition.

All this to base at BHD and fly to the med (longer sectors)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jan 2011, 09:15
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

How do you know ZRH was 11th?

Rachman, you finally along with TA seem to be making sensible comments about the reality. Viability and profit is key to what will and won't prosper in the Welsh aviation sectors.

I am however...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2010, 18:58
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

are you sure this is a BHD based unit? ie: where...

are you sure this is a BHD based unit? ie: where is the aircraft actually coming from. I think their current fleet is EMA x 7 or 8 BHX x 2 MAN x 2 CWL x 2
can't see them reducing EMA as tinytown...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2010, 07:43
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,838
Posted By merchant sailors

seems an interesting choice BHX - CGN up against...

seems an interesting choice BHX - CGN up against their own LH operations to DUS and I seem to recall flybe on BHX - DUS
Why did they not think about a Cardiff - CGN route where there is no...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2009, 08:12
Replies: 3,774
Views: 802,859
Posted By merchant sailors

Not sure why EIN was chosen, but looking from...

Not sure why EIN was chosen, but looking from outside in, is there a potential link between Phillips HQ in EIN and South London?

This might be a factor in the choice for this route but not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Apr 2009, 08:40
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

WW Winter routes

Mathers, I think you will find from your list, that they were all summer only routes anyway.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2009, 07:42
Replies: 2,722
Views: 1,252,297
Posted By merchant sailors

A330's doing short sectors

You ask if anyone knows of the short sectors A330's do?

try one on your door step.
Last time I travelled MNL - AMS - LHR, we travelled on an A330 on the morning sector from AMS - LHR on KLM.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Nov 2008, 08:03
Replies: 35
Views: 6,453
Posted By merchant sailors

New tax will play into hands of Euro hubs and their base airlines

This new tax system, will play directly into the hands of the Euro hub base carriers.

Pay £12 in 2012 to go to BKK via FRA / CDG / ZRH or AMS or £85 to fly direct from LHR.

If you are booking...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2008, 19:29
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

re BRU and SN

To add to Peter's notes,

part of the truth behind a BRU service is the Welsh pax are travelling by mixed modes to BRU. Sure some are using the SN service, an element use KLM via AMS but most use...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Oct 2008, 17:58
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

KLM issues

I have heard KLM has at least 6 of their Fokkers in un-expected maintanence.

I suspect this is the reason for the number of flights they have been cancelling on their regional flights lately.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2008, 08:11
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

Additional Winter flights at CWL

Last time I looked, extra flights were on the following.

Thomas Cook to Canaries on A320. I think it is 3 or 4 weekly.
XL to Egypt on 737-800 weekly

Zoom to Toronto weekly on 767-300

Fly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Aug 2008, 20:22
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

published charges vs deals

I work in tour ops and know that I would not walk up to a 5 star hotel one night, ask for a room and expect to get it at a discount or anywhere near what I might pay if I booked hundreds of rooms at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Aug 2008, 07:15
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

TOM at CWL

I think you hit the nail on the head.

Ex FCA staff making the moves within their capacity planning. This is not a bad thing as they are coming away from competing with LCC airlines in seat only...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2008, 20:46
Replies: 2,503
Views: 615,512
Posted By merchant sailors

Congrats on New MD

Rob is a great choice for MAG and BOH.

I rate him very highly. He is still one of the very down to earth Gaffers we all wish we had leading us in business.

Good for you all at BOH.

I am...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2008, 19:57
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

FCA is TOM

You seem to forget that FCA is TOM.

By next summer they will be operating as Thomson Airways.

long term objective over next 5 -10 years is to have all short range A/C as 737-800 and long...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jul 2008, 07:44
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

Wrong plane - wrong lane!!

I have a large amount of sympathy for the pax on this.

How do you expect people who probably only travel once or twice a year and work in a different industry to know where Bodrum or Arrecife...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2008, 18:27
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

thomas cook extra's

try End of Summer and into the Winter.

Have heard they will be operating 4 weekly on A320 in Winter mostly Canaries, plus have also chartered an XL 737-800 to do Egypt.

re business survey...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Jul 2008, 07:17
Replies: 6
Views: 753
Posted By merchant sailors

If you look at delta.com it has the seat lay out...

If you look at delta.com it has the seat lay out data for all their aircraft types.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2008, 21:41
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

re the long lines at bmi baby's check-in ...

re the long lines at bmi baby's check-in

what was making the check-in lines go so far across the terminal building?

was the airline / handling agent not managing the snake system properly?
Or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2008, 17:55
Replies: 2
Views: 1,053
Posted By merchant sailors

can't see bmi being in a position to do this. ...

can't see bmi being in a position to do this.

EK or LH would be interesting, but it seems too big a step for both and the SA government would not likely give up such a strong strategic asset.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2008, 17:50
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

KLM Loads

KLM and AF load factors have been dropping over all their EU network flights.
This is not just CWL. Average LF decrease over their network for May and June has been between 3 and 4% points.

this...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2008, 20:01
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

is the bmibaby hype just that?

I read the article which has now appeared and been quoted in all sorts of media points but actually only quotes the airline as saying, we are looking at all our routes.

This seems perfectly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th May 2008, 00:58
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

City Jet not very likely

I only think City Jet would be allowed to operate as an AF brand which means CDG. Interest from AF to do this route is not likely to be too high.

I suspect Fly Be are doing okay on CDG but not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th May 2008, 00:42
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,771
Posted By merchant sailors

travel city direct flights

The Travel City Orlando flight is in competition to the TC flights.
They are supposed to be using an XL France A330 while they await delivery of their own later this year.

However this has now...
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