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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Nov 2020, 08:53
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Not sure if you’re comparing like with like or...

Not sure if you’re comparing like with like or the same days but that level of emptiness at that time was highly unusual.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2020, 22:01
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Having flown with BE in late Feb I can assure you...

Having flown with BE in late Feb I can assure you COVID absolutely was biting. In fact on my flight outbound with EZY I had a whole row to myself (the 6 seats). Which is pretty remarkable on an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2020, 09:47
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

It’s a gamble and a half on account of where we...

It’s a gamble and a half on account of where we are with Covid, but perhaps not as bonkers as it first looks. There are aircraft and crews sitting around all over the place which it must be assumed...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Mar 2020, 18:20
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

As far as I can tell 21:00 is the last scheduled ...

As far as I can tell 21:00 is the last scheduled departure (BHX-GLA) which could be the significance of that time. Hoping for the best though for all concerned.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2020, 21:21
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Alternatively in an extreme corona downturn Flybe...

Alternatively in an extreme corona downturn Flybe could be an asset because it’s a lot cheaper sending an empty Dash to Jersey on your Heathrow slot than an empty Dreamliner to New York
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Feb 2020, 23:54
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Thats splitting hairs, their network was almost...

Thats splitting hairs, their network was almost entirely geared towards taking Brits to the sun and you know it. Name me a Monarch route as socially/economically useful as Exeter-Manchester or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Feb 2020, 13:12
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Twice daily on a Dash doesn’t equate to success...

Twice daily on a Dash doesn’t equate to success on a daily Airbus. Think about it. Twice daily.

Twice daily (in this context) means you can get there and back in a day. It gives choice of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2020, 20:16
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

It’s been like that for at least three weeks, I...

It’s been like that for at least three weeks, I booked some flights to Amsterdam and saw Virgin Atlantic come up on Skyscanner. I also booked a BE flight yesterday into LHR for next week and that has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2020, 12:54
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Easy to say whilst living in a large city or...

Easy to say whilst living in a large city or otherwise prosperous/well-connected area. Perhaps more sympathy for PSOs if living in a more remote/cut-off community where travel may be a necessity eg...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jan 2020, 17:28
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Best not mention Jennifer Arcuri then. Or...

Best not mention Jennifer Arcuri then. Or Carillion. Or any of Chris Grayling’s ferries
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2020, 08:12
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

With Brexit could these slots now be used however...

With Brexit could these slots now be used however each airline saw fit? Or will it not work like that?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2020, 16:52
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

That’s too simplistic. Don’t forget most London...

That’s too simplistic. Don’t forget most London airports have their own local market which also isn’t in London and may not be any better connected than say Exeter or any better off economically. Yes...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2020, 06:04
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

The problem LTNman is that I’m guessing you like...

The problem LTNman is that I’m guessing you like myself live in the south in close proximity to London market and more specifically have a busy airport nearby. The tax was always very London-centric,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2020, 06:40
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

A lot of talk over the last couple of weeks of...

A lot of talk over the last couple of weeks of the non-appearance of NQY-LHR which was due to be put back on sale last week. Though on an equal basis it’s not clear why a continuity PSO route...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2019, 14:03
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

I wouldn’t be so worried about those. They tend...

I wouldn’t be so worried about those. They tend to be more fickle and price-conscious. If someone had come along offering similar routes cheaper they’d ditch BE in a flash. No, it’s more a problem if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2019, 20:04
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

I saw Eastern tweeting to say something along the...

I saw Eastern tweeting to say something along the lines of this being good news so one would assume they’ve been consulted and things will continue for them as normal
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2019, 22:31
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Virgin connect is better future-proofed should...

Virgin connect is better future-proofed should they ever operate between points outsider the U.K. or as a feeder elsewhere
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2019, 21:47
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

When the costs involved start far outweighing the...

When the costs involved start far outweighing the financial and operational value of the assets, in particular slots at Heathrow.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2019, 07:51
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Cant see Logan doing Cardiff to Verona or...

Cant see Logan doing Cardiff to Verona or Dusseldorf myself, unless the WA start dishing out cheques.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2019, 22:36
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Surely if things were going amiss it would be...

Surely if things were going amiss it would be easy-ish to get a standby crew from BHX or even SOU into LHR in decent time to pick things up?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Feb 2019, 22:17
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Forgive my cynicism but what do Mesa bring to the...

Forgive my cynicism but what do Mesa bring to the table? If it were Air Nostrum riding in I might understand the logic more but other than slightly better buying power for new aircraft I can’t see...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2019, 21:20
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Until such time as the Connect deal goes through...

Until such time as the Connect deal goes through any talk of which routes will stay, go or be launched is futile.

That said, I also can’t see the viability of a MAN hub unless Virgin...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jan 2019, 16:58
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Wasnt it the closure of Plymouth that caused...

Wasnt it the closure of Plymouth that caused their demise rather than BE coming into NQY? If that hadn’t have happened I think it would have been BE that blinked first.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2019, 06:41
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

I’d agree. Almost everything is in competition...

I’d agree. Almost everything is in competition either with BA directly or with themselves at LHR.

I imagine EDI and BHD would run into SEN at slightly lower frequency. These are routes the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2019, 06:48
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Going back to Stobart’s involvement, if this deal...

Going back to Stobart’s involvement, if this deal goes through the risk associated with their investment/involvement will surely be minimised by safeguarding (potentially significant) funds owed to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jan 2019, 08:19
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Most of my flights with them, as well as on the...

Most of my flights with them, as well as on the Stobart franchise operation at SEN, seem to have no or very few checked in bags. At MAN for example ahead of the late bank of domestics there never...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2018, 17:37
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Although if BA used the remedy slots for...

Although if BA used the remedy slots for MAN/ABZ/EDI etc, could they then use some of their own MAN/ABZ/EDI slots for those destinations?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Nov 2018, 17:01
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Some fair points by EI-BUD though I would pick up...

Some fair points by EI-BUD though I would pick up on a couple.

While regional flying outside of London isn’t done by BA currently and is something WW got out of in the past, it doesn’t mean they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Nov 2018, 10:15
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Theres no need to be rude, the reason I’ve asked...

Theres no need to be rude, the reason I’ve asked is because I’ve seen different versions of what the remedy slot restrictions entail and now there is this news of a service to NQY appearing for which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Nov 2018, 09:29
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

I’m guessing BE have cashed in their LGW slot?...

I’m guessing BE have cashed in their LGW slot? Operating a route with no competition would seem to be a far better use of those LHR slots. The eventual start of Crossrail will also make a vast swathe...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2018, 16:30
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

I’m sure the Dash could make it. Read...

I’m sure the Dash could make it.

Read between the lines. Perhaps you didn’t on purpose.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2018, 18:39
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Not necessarily. More efficient flying 60 people...

Not necessarily. More efficient flying 60 people to Edinburgh in a Dash than to Manchester in an Airbus. Not saying it’s making money, but it’s not necessarily losing too much.

Could BE sub-let...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2018, 08:39
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

There’s a lot of oil and gas traffic is there...

There’s a lot of oil and gas traffic is there between Southampton and Rennes? Birmingham and Milan? Manchester and Exeter?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Nov 2018, 19:17
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Thank goodness you’re not in charge as I’d have...

Thank goodness you’re not in charge as I’d have thought SOU was their cash cow and EXT is a safe haven with a captive audience, hence at the very back of the queue for closure.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Nov 2018, 00:01
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,995,950
Posted By AirportPlanner1

Why is the Stobart news relevant? BE don’t...

Why is the Stobart news relevant? BE don’t operate E190s anyway
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