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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2023, 10:32
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Quite separately, but it occurred to me just now...

Quite separately, but it occurred to me just now as there is a thunderstorm in the distance from LCY. Now the tower and ATIS is fully automated from Southampton, how is it identified that there are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2023, 00:29
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Italian carrier Air Dolomiti is offering flights...

Italian carrier Air Dolomiti is offering flights from LCY to Frankfurt, starting February 2024. This seemed a little unlikely, but in the last week they have had an E190 in, positioning to and from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2023, 11:32
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Bear in mind the additional 6 seats are only of...

Bear in mind the additional 6 seats are only of value if actually sold, and not even then if they had to be sold off cheap, whereas the additional cabin crew member is a constant cost for all...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2023, 22:03
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Also carriers like BA who progressively during...

Also carriers like BA who progressively during Lockdown knocked me back from Silver to Bronze to Blue. The upsides of keeping the benefits kept me on BA. Why should I bother now ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2023, 10:11
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

By way of rebuttal, at our hotel there happened...

By way of rebuttal, at our hotel there happened to be a couple of Jet2 Reps one day, who I engaged in conversation about how they had handled the previous weekend with two consecutive days of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Aug 2023, 15:22
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Finally got to Palma on Wednesday ... 3 days...

Finally got to Palma on Wednesday ... 3 days late.

Sunday : Cancelled due to Mediterranean weather.
Monday : Cancelled due to ATC issue.
Tuesday : No more seats available.
Wednesday : Finally....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Aug 2023, 13:30
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Well, for those who enjoy the Schadenfreude of...

Well, for those who enjoy the Schadenfreude of this, we're currently in LCY, where due to the ATC failure departure is now scheduled for 1am tomorrow morning. Which is obviously not going to happen.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2023, 21:54
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I do of course accept such issues arise, but my...

I do of course accept such issues arise, but my comments were more about the subsequent handling, auto-rebooking onto a flight next day from a different airport when there were seats available from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2023, 19:02
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Well, here we are, all set with the family to...

Well, here we are, all set with the family to depart LCY this afternoon to Palma on holiday, and guess what - cancelled by BA about 2 hours before departure. Just as we were preparing to leave home....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2023, 17:18
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Yes, Eastern Embraer G-CLSN positioned on Friday...

Yes, Eastern Embraer G-CLSN positioned on Friday afternoon from Humberside to Milan Linate, and started on a round trip schedule to LCY and back this morning, Saturday 12 August.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2023, 17:04
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I think that ITA/German Airways gave up London...

I think that ITA/German Airways gave up London City at the end of June, so there has been no summer service. Whether this was intentional, and permanent or just temporarily over the summer, is not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Apr 2023, 06:29
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Loganair moving Dundee flights away from LCY to...

Loganair moving Dundee flights away from LCY to Heathrow from May :

Loganair: New direct Dundee flights to Heathrow Airport (thecourier.co.uk)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2023, 12:17
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

The main aim is to allow based aircraft to make...

The main aim is to allow based aircraft to make meaningful return Saturday flights to Mediterranean destinations. The current LCY operators of E2/A220 aircraft are based in Europe, and have no issue...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Dec 2022, 21:45
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

The Saturday afternoon extra hours (I think until...

The Saturday afternoon extra hours (I think until about 5pm) is to offer the services which have in recent years developed to the Mediterranean etc with the weekdays business fleet. Opening between...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2022, 20:40
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I honestly think it's an excuse for inadequate...

I honestly think it's an excuse for inadequate staffing, even at pre-Covid levels, but it's a handy one that trips off the tongue and doesn't seem to get challenged. Same at some airports. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2022, 09:31
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

The more relevant potential from LCY seems to be...

The more relevant potential from LCY seems to be Paris and Brussels. Yes, Eurostar have for some unexpected reason reduced their "service" to a notably high-priced poor one compared to pre-Covid, and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2022, 21:20
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Snow started here about 7pm Sunday, and LCY...

Snow started here about 7pm Sunday, and LCY seemed to shut operations soon after, didn't restart until around 9am Monday, although the snowfall had ceased by midnight.

Now LCY has a range of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2022, 18:31
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I think it's a bit more of a challenge at Milan,...

I think it's a bit more of a challenge at Milan, where I understand there are some rather one-sided rules about who can operate at Linate (which CityJet used to serve properly from LCY). Of course,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2022, 14:34
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I could have told them ... Hello BA CityFlyer, I...

I could have told them ... Hello BA CityFlyer, I could have saved you maybe £1m+ on this venture, which had all the wrong elements. Send me a message :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2022, 12:45
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Luxair to start London City to Antwerp ...

Luxair to start London City to Antwerp

Luxair reconnects Antwerp Airport (Belgium) with London City - Aviation24.be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2022, 07:59
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Yes, that same reasoning about the Gallions Reach...

Yes, that same reasoning about the Gallions Reach bridge applies. You may well be foul of the existing road bridge across the east end of the airport as well.

I also suspect you might need...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Oct 2022, 22:31
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

As I understand it, and always to be updated by...

As I understand it, and always to be updated by the experts (see above :) ) there are a whole series of compliance parameters, including engine-out performance for easterly departures over the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Oct 2022, 16:51
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

All a bit irrelevant anyway given that LCY...

All a bit irrelevant anyway given that LCY doesn't do nose-in parking, but all are marshalled to face outwards.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Sep 2022, 12:11
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

The Sun Air/BA flight to Billund has run for many...

The Sun Air/BA flight to Billund has run for many years, back to the turboprop Dornier times before the current jet. Sun Air are local there and seem to know their market.

The BA Heathrow flight...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2022, 10:44
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I believe you are correct, the E195 is longer...

I believe you are correct, the E195 is longer behind the main gear than the E190, and with the steeper approach the risk of tail strike led to it being outside the LCY parameters. The same applied to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2022, 08:37
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

The Embraer E190E2 has been seen at LCY daily for...

The Embraer E190E2 has been seen at LCY daily for some time, operated by Helvetic on behalf of Swiss; the difference with the E195 seems to be just another three seat rows. It also has extended...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2022, 11:35
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

I don't think you are missing anything ... but I...

I don't think you are missing anything ... but I think whoever did the document needs to go back to GCSE Physics :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2022, 14:00
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Interesting the proposal to allow only the...

Interesting the proposal to allow only the A220/E2 on Saturday afternoons. These P&W-powered types are very notably quieter than the E190 when climbing out; the latter is also far noisier than the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2022, 12:10
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

The weekend hours limitation has an impact well...

The weekend hours limitation has an impact well beyond the actual closure. It prevents aircraft being used on Saturday mornings on the increasingly popular LCY flights to many Mediterranean points,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th May 2022, 18:39
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

When I last encountered them, they were an...

When I last encountered them, they were an Antonov 24 operator.

Now wouldn't that be a belter for LCY ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2022, 12:28
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Alas nothing scheduled. I actually chanced to...

Alas nothing scheduled. I actually chanced to notice what turned out to be the probable last such, CityJet (alias Aer Lingus colours) departing one Saturday morning to Dublin, early into the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2022, 08:27
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

ITA is of course ATI backwards - the old Italian...

ITA is of course ATI backwards - the old Italian state carrier from the 1960s-70s with Fokker F27s.

BA was operating Dusseldorf with their own aircraft up to the end of last week, so not too far...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2022, 06:37
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

New operator not noticed here previously is...

New operator not noticed here previously is German Airways, who appear to be an ACMI operator with Embraer 190s, running the Dusseldorf route for BA and the Milan route for ITA (the old Alitalia in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2022, 21:41
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

LCYN did the exact opposite on the Tuesday before...

LCYN did the exact opposite on the Tuesday before Christmas, I guess it's some beginning/end of seasonality. CityFlyer are pretty proactive at the moment in getting what they can.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2022, 12:22
Replies: 270
Views: 87,430
Posted By WHBM

Bit of a shame if BA see off Luxair on the...

Bit of a shame if BA see off Luxair on the Luxembourg run; there wouldn't really be enough demand for both operators at those high frequencies. Luxair have been a particular supporter of LCY through...
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