Aviation Discussion

AndrewP · 19 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
Perhaps we should have a “next airline to go bust” thread.

According to the 'One Mile at a Time' blog Air Belgium is on the brink of Liquidation

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atillathehunn · 19 Oct 2018

AndrewP said:
According to the 'One Mile at a Time' blog Air Belgium is on the brink of Liquidation

Yes, though I believe a solution has been found so they live another day.

A few weeks ago they pulled their flights from Charleroi to Hong Kong because the company UTOUR who promised to fill their seats went bust.

They then said they would focus on ACMI flying, which they were already doing for Air France to a few West African destinations. They are now doing the same for BA to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and I think possibly Cairo either now or in the recent past. Reviews elsewhere indicate it's not great, with a tired cabin and delays. Flyertalk is annoyed because it doesn't have F or premium economy.

flymo · 19 Oct 2018

Interesting blog on the new SQ 21/22 Singapore - Newark flights. All about sometimes flying farther than the shortest route to save time and fuel.

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/...ht-is-saving-time-and-fuel-by-flying-farther/

The shortest distance between two points on the earth is a straight line, but it it may not be the fastest. When Singapore Airlines relaunched its Singapore-New York flights last week, the route retook the title of world’s longest flight by distance. With a block time of 18 hours 45 minutes SQ21 from New York to Singapore is also the longest scheduled flight in the world. But strong high altitude winds have shortened flight times substantially this week for both flight legs, even while the flights are flying farther than the Great circle route.

14 hours 40 minutes is my longest ever flight (HKG-ORD), some part of me wants to try this new flight out but as it is all premium or business, need to save the pennies for a long time..

Bald Rick · 20 Oct 2018

atillathehunn said:
Yes, though I believe a solution has been found so they live another day.

A few weeks ago they pulled their flights from Charleroi to Hong Kong because the company UTOUR who promised to fill their seats went bust.

They then said they would focus on ACMI flying, which they were already doing for Air France to a few West African destinations. They are now doing the same for BA to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and I think possibly Cairo either now or in the recent past. Reviews elsewhere indicate it's not great, with a tired cabin and delays. Flyertalk is annoyed because it doesn't have F or premium economy.

Hope not, as their A340 was on a BA flight to the Middle East this afternoon!

atillathehunn · 21 Oct 2018

I think they have been bailed out for now. Would imagine all will carry on while the RR engine trouble keeps their frames busy but then will be left to quietly die.

Jamesrob637 · 21 Oct 2018

AlterEgo said:
Cobalt are dead and I’ve got to find another way of getting to Cyprus. Oh well!

Malta then the fifth freedom Emirates to Larnaca one way at least?!

Jamesrob637 · 21 Oct 2018

atillathehunn said:
Unfortunately it seems there isn't that demand that isn't soaked up by BA/AA and the shuttle to Heathrow with multiple daily flights.

Just to end up flying more or less over BFS an hour or two later

atillathehunn · 21 Oct 2018

Jamesrob637 said:
Just to end up flying more or less over BFS an hour or two later

Happens all the time with connections, so nothing unique here. It assumes all traffic is going to one place but with heaps of US connections alone from Heathrow, huge volume of connections (and to the rest of the world, making the shuttle to London a good choice). And with Dublin and pre clearance a short drive away, business will vote with its feet.

gsnedders · 22 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
Hope not, as their A340 was on a BA flight to the Middle East this afternoon!

There was one at 5B yesterday, which was a bit weird to see! Always seems a bit odd to see anything except IAG stuff at T5!

Crawley Ben · 26 Oct 2018

Number of changes for British Airways which might be of interest to some on here? Relates to Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted & Bristol & Birmingham.

LONDON HEATHROW

NEW ROUTES
Preveza (PVK) Greece - 2 flights per week between 26 May and 29 September 2019
Bastia (BIA) France - 1 flight per week between 25 May and 28 September 2019
Valencia (VLC) - 9 flights per week, service transferred from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Bilbao (BIO) - suspended from London Heathrow and transferred to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Almeria (LEI) - suspended from London Heathrow and transferred to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Menorca (MAH) - suspended from London Heathrow and consolidated at London Gatwick between 27 April and 28 September 2019

FREQUENCY INCREASES
Seattle (SEA) - increased frequency from 12 flight to 14 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Santiago (SCL) - increased frequency from 4 flights to 5 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Nashville (BNA) - increased frequency from 5 flights to 7 flights per week from 22 April 2019
Marseille (MRS) - increased frequency from 21 flights to 28 flights per week between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Budapest (BUD) - increased frequency from 28 flights to 32 flights per week between 1 April to 25 October 2019
Gibralter (GIB) - increased frequency from 11 flights to 14 flights per week between 2 April to 24 October 2019
Palermo (PMO) - increased frequency from 3 flights to 5 flights per week between 17 April to 28 September 2019
Amsterdam (AMS) - increased frequency from 54 flights to 55 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019
Malaga (AGP) - increased frequency from 8 flights to 9 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019
Larnaca (LCA) - increased frequency with daily night stop, from 14 flights to 21 flights per week from 12 July 2019
Barcelona (BCN) - increased frequency from 49 flights to 58 flights per week between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Pisa (PSA) - increased frequency from 11 flights to 18 flights per week and move from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 at London Heathrow

FREQUENCY DECREASES
Phoenix (PHX) - decreased frequency from 10 flights to 7 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Copenhagen (CPH) - decreased frequency from 46 flights to 39 flights per week between 31 March to 26 October 2019
Warsaw (WAW) - decreased frequency from 18 flights to 14 flights per week between 1 April to 25 October 2019
Helsinki (HEL) - decreased frequency from 14 flights to 7 flights per week between 31 March to 26 October 2019
Hamburg (HAM) - decreased frequency from 32 flights to 31 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019
Paris (CDG) - decreased frequency from 51 flights to 50 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019

CHANGE OF DAY
Dubai (DXB) - BA105/104 change of day from Tues, Wed, Thu, Sat & Sun to Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat & Sun
Nassau-Grand Cayman (NAS-GCM) - BA252/253 change of day from Mon, Thu, Fri & Sun to Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat

TERMINAL CHANGE
Warsaw (WAW) - terminal change at London Heathrow from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5
Chani (CHQ) - terminal change at London Heathrow from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5
Pisa (PSA) - terminal change at London Heathrow from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3

AIRPORT CLOSURE
Milan (LIN) - airport closed for summer period so LHR & LCY flights to LIN are now closed for sale from the 28 July to 26 October 2019

LONDON GATWICK

NEW ROUTES
Kos (KGS) - 3 flights per week during Summer 2019 only, operating Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
Bilbao (BIO) - 12 flights per week, transferred from London Heathrow to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Almeria (LEI) - 4 flights per week, transferred from London Heathrow to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Valencia (VLC) - service transferred from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Pisa (PSA) - service consolidated from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Barcelona (BCN) - service consolidated from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019

FREQUENCY INCREASES
Cancun (CUN) - increased frequency from 3 flights to 4 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Seville (SVQ) - increased frequency to 9 flights per week with additional 2 flights per week operating on Monday and Saturday from 1 April 2019
Cagliari (CAG) - increased frequency to 7 flights per week with 1 additional flight per week operating on Wednesday from 24 April 2019
Palma (PMI) - increased frequency to 10 flights per week with 1 additional flight per week operating on Thursday from 30 May 2019
Marrakech (RAK) - increased frequency to 9 flights per week with 1 additional flight per week from 31 March 2019
Menorca (MAH) - increased frequency from 5 flights to 6 flights per week, consolidated from London Heathrow to London Gatwick between 27 April and 28 September 2019

FREQUENCY DECREASES
Lanzarote (ACE) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 5 flights per week
Malaga (AGP) decrease by 3 flights per week to 36 flights per week
Alicante (ALC) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 23 flights per week
Madeira (FNC) - decrease by 2 flights per week to 8 flights per week
Genoa (GOA) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 6 flights per week
Jersey (JER) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 34 flights per week
Nice (NCE) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 18 flights per week
Palma (PMI) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 10 flights per week
Seville (SVQ) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 9 flights per week
Thessaloniki (SKG) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 7 flights per week
Tenerife (TFS) - decrease by 2 flights per week to 11 flights per week
Venice (VCE) - decrease by 2 flights per week to 27 flights per week

LONDON CITY

FREQUENCY INCREASES
Berlin (TXL) - increased frequency by an additional 1 flight per week between 5 April to 14 June and 13 September to 25 October 2019
Edinburgh (EDI) - increased frequency by an additional 4 flights per week between 1 April to 20 June and 9 September to 24 October 2019
Ibiza (IBZ) - increased frequency by an additional 1 flight per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Manchester (MAN) - BA7310 cancelled between 16 May and 26 September 2019 & BA7337 cancelled between 19 May and 22 September 2019

AIRPORT CLOSURE
Milan (LIN) - airport closed for summer period so LHR & LCY flights to LIN are now closed for sale from the 28 July to 26 October 2019

LONDON STANSTED

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Ibiza (IBZ) - BA2291/BA2337 cancelled between 18 May and 26 October 2019 & BA2336 cancelled between 19 May and 26 October 2019
Florence (FLR) - BA2331/BA2330 cancelled between 19 May and 20 October 2019
Palma (PMI) - BA2295/BA2294 cancelled between 4 May and 11 May 2019
Customers will be moved onto the closest suitable British Airways operated services from other London airports. Alternatively, standard customer guidelines apply

BIRMINGHAM (CITYFLYER)

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Florence (FLR) - BA7024/BA7025 suspended from 18 May 2019
Palma (PMI) - BA7028/BA7029 & BA7023 suspended from 18 May 2019 & BA7029 from 19 May 2019
Malaga (AGP) - BA7030/BA7031 suspended from 18 May 2019

BRISTOL (CITYFLYER)

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Florence (FLR) - BA7016/BA7017 suspended from 18 May 2019
Palma (PMI) - BA7022/BA7023 suspended from 18 May 2019
Malaga (AGP) - BA7020/BA7021 & BA7340 suspended from 18 May 2019 & BA7021 from 19 May 2019

MANCHESTER (CITYFLYER)

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Malaga (AGP) - BA7317/7318 cancelled between 17 May and 27 September 2019. Customers will be moved onto flights on the same route on the following day.
Ibiza (IBZ) - BA7312 cancelled between 18 May and 28 September 2019 & BA7313 cancelled between 17 May and 27 September 2019 & BA7314 cancelled between 19 May and 29 September 2019 & BA7315 cancelled between 17 May and 28 September 2019 & BA7316 cancelled between 16 May and 29 September 2019

Cheers

Ben

Bald Rick · 26 Oct 2018

Presumably mostly changes for the summer schedules.

The interesting one is Phoenix, taking out 30% of capacity. I could never understand how it justifies 10 747s a week. Is it reall6 that popular a place? Or is it cargo / connections?

flymo · 27 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
The interesting one is Phoenix, taking out 30% of capacity. I could never understand how it justifies 10 747s a week. Is it reall6 that popular a place? Or is it cargo / connections?

CAA stats for Phoenix show over 23,000 passengers flew LHR <> Phoenix in August 2018, a 5,000 or increase on the same period in 2017. So 23,170 over the 40 flights or so each way would mean an average of just shy of 300 passengers per flight.

No idea if connections either side or cargo but certainly seems a popular place.

ukrob · 27 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
Presumably mostly changes for the summer schedules.

The interesting one is Phoenix, taking out 30% of capacity. I could never understand how it justifies 10 747s a week. Is it reall6 that popular a place? Or is it cargo / connections?

Although it is listed as a decrease, the route itself is actually gaining seats - as AA is adding a daily 777-200 from Phoenix to Heathrow from the end of March until the end of October.

FQTV · 27 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
Presumably mostly changes for the summer schedules.

The interesting one is Phoenix, taking out 30% of capacity. I could never understand how it justifies 10 747s a week. Is it reall6 that popular a place? Or is it cargo / connections?

The removal of the additional daily flight three times a week is purely owing to American commencing direct service between Phoenix and London. Overall capacity is increasing, rather than decreasing.

The Phoenix metro area is a growing market, and Sky Harbor is being developed as something of a hub for American, post the US Airways merger.

The only European destinations from PHX are London and Frankfurt, the latter with Condor, which has no connections feed at the US end, and only their slightly odd historic interline agreement with Lufthansa at the German end.

BA and AA can feed in and out at both ends of the route, as well as service the strong ‘origin and destination’ demand point-to-point between London and Phoenix and vice versa.

The same applies on a lot of BA/AA Transatlantic routes - it’s a very successful business model. That’s why Nashville has proved so popular so quickly, and has gone daily so soon after launch.

Bald Rick · 27 Oct 2018

Thanks all, interesting, and interesting that AA are upping (presumably in agreement with BA)

My parents fly to the states a lot (all parts) and Phoenix has never been a consideration for them; the have been to most of the central / west airports served from LHR. On top of this I’ve never heard of anyone flying there, hence my surprise at the capacity.

Royston Vasey · 27 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
Thanks all, interesting, and interesting that AA are upping (presumably in agreement with BA)

My parents fly to the states a lot (all parts) and Phoenix has never been a consideration for them; the have been to most of the central / west airports served from LHR. On top of this I’ve never heard of anyone flying there, hence my surprise at the capacity.

I believe the main reason is cargo but it was also a huge US Airways and previously America West hub, and only since the ~2014 merger did US and AA routes start to be consolidated and US routes come under Oneworld, and the specific BA/AA revenue sharing agreement. So it’s now a useful hub with multiple western and central US connections without having to route through LAX, ORD or JFK, and probably provides some reasonable incremental growth in passenger numbers too. Phoenix and Tucson are also large commercial centres in themselves, not least the former US Airways HQ in Chandler, AZ.

AlterEgo · 27 Oct 2018

Bald Rick said:
Presumably mostly changes for the summer schedules.

The interesting one is Phoenix, taking out 30% of capacity. I could never understand how it justifies 10 747s a week. Is it reall6 that popular a place? Or is it cargo / connections?

I think it is mostly popular for connections. PHX is a big AA hub (same alliance as BA).

FQTV · 27 Oct 2018

AlterEgo said:
I think it is mostly popular for connections. PHX is a big AA hub (same alliance as BA).

The commercial background actually predates the alliances. Before US Airways joined Star Alliance, there was a relatively long-standing and robust codeshare agreement between British Airways and US Airways. In fact, at one point, I have a feeling that there was a plan to for BA to take a stake, if not takeover US.

That set up some passenger flows which have proved very resilient; even when US joined Star and the interline agreements changed, significant numbers of passengers on the teatime US flight from Salt Lake City to Phoenix were actually connecting onto the BA London flight. That was replicated from other stations such as Las Vegas (pre BA directs).

atillathehunn · 29 Oct 2018

A Lion Air 737 MAX8 has crashed shortly after take off from Jakarta. Rescue crews on the scene report no sign of survivors. News is assuming all 188 souls on board perished. Very sadly another chapter in that airlines terrible safety record. A terrible loss of life.

Edit: very early reports this morning were saying heavy thunderstorms in the area, but later reports now say it was sunny.

theageofthetra · 30 Oct 2018

atillathehunn said:
A Lion Air 737 MAX8 has crashed shortly after take off from Jakarta. Rescue crews on the scene report no sign of survivors. News is assuming all 188 souls on board perished. Very sadly another chapter in that airlines terrible safety record. A terrible loss of life.

Edit: very early reports this morning were saying heavy thunderstorms in the area, but later reports now say it was sunny.

First ever loss of a 737 Max? Aussie media are reporting that all of their government employees are now instructed not use Lion Air.

atillathehunn · 30 Oct 2018

theageofthetra said:
First ever loss of a 737 Max? Aussie media are reporting that all of their government employees are now instructed not use Lion Air.

Good, they have an appalling safety record.

Yes first loss, and a dramatic one at that. This particular frame was just months old.

Butts · 30 Oct 2018

Arrived at Aberdeen Airport at 2005 last night intending to catch the 2040 flight to Birmingham - not for the faint hearted.

Biggest worry was the notorious "single file of hell" Security Line at ABZ.

However to my pleasant suprise the brand new (to me) Security Area is both spacious and was completely bereft of patrons affording a one minute pass through and onto the flight with no problem.

Well done Aberdeen for this much needed improvement.

Only disappointment was a 1 hour 10 minute flight on a Q400 that an Embraer would have done in an hour.

atillathehunn · 31 Oct 2018

Crawley Ben said:
Number of changes for British Airways which might be of interest to some on here? Relates to Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted & Bristol & Birmingham.

LONDON HEATHROW

NEW ROUTES
Preveza (PVK) Greece - 2 flights per week between 26 May and 29 September 2019
Bastia (BIA) France - 1 flight per week between 25 May and 28 September 2019
Valencia (VLC) - 9 flights per week, service transferred from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Bilbao (BIO) - suspended from London Heathrow and transferred to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Almeria (LEI) - suspended from London Heathrow and transferred to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Menorca (MAH) - suspended from London Heathrow and consolidated at London Gatwick between 27 April and 28 September 2019

FREQUENCY INCREASES
Seattle (SEA) - increased frequency from 12 flight to 14 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Santiago (SCL) - increased frequency from 4 flights to 5 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Nashville (BNA) - increased frequency from 5 flights to 7 flights per week from 22 April 2019
Marseille (MRS) - increased frequency from 21 flights to 28 flights per week between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Budapest (BUD) - increased frequency from 28 flights to 32 flights per week between 1 April to 25 October 2019
Gibralter (GIB) - increased frequency from 11 flights to 14 flights per week between 2 April to 24 October 2019
Palermo (PMO) - increased frequency from 3 flights to 5 flights per week between 17 April to 28 September 2019
Amsterdam (AMS) - increased frequency from 54 flights to 55 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019
Malaga (AGP) - increased frequency from 8 flights to 9 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019
Larnaca (LCA) - increased frequency with daily night stop, from 14 flights to 21 flights per week from 12 July 2019
Barcelona (BCN) - increased frequency from 49 flights to 58 flights per week between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Pisa (PSA) - increased frequency from 11 flights to 18 flights per week and move from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 at London Heathrow

FREQUENCY DECREASES
Phoenix (PHX) - decreased frequency from 10 flights to 7 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Copenhagen (CPH) - decreased frequency from 46 flights to 39 flights per week between 31 March to 26 October 2019
Warsaw (WAW) - decreased frequency from 18 flights to 14 flights per week between 1 April to 25 October 2019
Helsinki (HEL) - decreased frequency from 14 flights to 7 flights per week between 31 March to 26 October 2019
Hamburg (HAM) - decreased frequency from 32 flights to 31 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019
Paris (CDG) - decreased frequency from 51 flights to 50 flights per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019

CHANGE OF DAY
Dubai (DXB) - BA105/104 change of day from Tues, Wed, Thu, Sat & Sun to Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat & Sun
Nassau-Grand Cayman (NAS-GCM) - BA252/253 change of day from Mon, Thu, Fri & Sun to Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat

TERMINAL CHANGE
Warsaw (WAW) - terminal change at London Heathrow from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5
Chani (CHQ) - terminal change at London Heathrow from Terminal 3 to Terminal 5
Pisa (PSA) - terminal change at London Heathrow from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3

AIRPORT CLOSURE
Milan (LIN) - airport closed for summer period so LHR & LCY flights to LIN are now closed for sale from the 28 July to 26 October 2019

LONDON GATWICK

NEW ROUTES
Kos (KGS) - 3 flights per week during Summer 2019 only, operating Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
Bilbao (BIO) - 12 flights per week, transferred from London Heathrow to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Almeria (LEI) - 4 flights per week, transferred from London Heathrow to London Gatwick between 31 March and 26 October 2019

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Valencia (VLC) - service transferred from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Pisa (PSA) - service consolidated from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019
Barcelona (BCN) - service consolidated from London Gatwick to London Heathrow between 31 March and 26 October 2019

FREQUENCY INCREASES
Cancun (CUN) - increased frequency from 3 flights to 4 flights per week from 31 March 2019
Seville (SVQ) - increased frequency to 9 flights per week with additional 2 flights per week operating on Monday and Saturday from 1 April 2019
Cagliari (CAG) - increased frequency to 7 flights per week with 1 additional flight per week operating on Wednesday from 24 April 2019
Palma (PMI) - increased frequency to 10 flights per week with 1 additional flight per week operating on Thursday from 30 May 2019
Marrakech (RAK) - increased frequency to 9 flights per week with 1 additional flight per week from 31 March 2019
Menorca (MAH) - increased frequency from 5 flights to 6 flights per week, consolidated from London Heathrow to London Gatwick between 27 April and 28 September 2019

FREQUENCY DECREASES
Lanzarote (ACE) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 5 flights per week
Malaga (AGP) decrease by 3 flights per week to 36 flights per week
Alicante (ALC) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 23 flights per week
Madeira (FNC) - decrease by 2 flights per week to 8 flights per week
Genoa (GOA) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 6 flights per week
Jersey (JER) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 34 flights per week
Nice (NCE) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 18 flights per week
Palma (PMI) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 10 flights per week
Seville (SVQ) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 9 flights per week
Thessaloniki (SKG) - decrease by 1 flight per week to 7 flights per week
Tenerife (TFS) - decrease by 2 flights per week to 11 flights per week
Venice (VCE) - decrease by 2 flights per week to 27 flights per week

LONDON CITY

FREQUENCY INCREASES
Berlin (TXL) - increased frequency by an additional 1 flight per week between 5 April to 14 June and 13 September to 25 October 2019
Edinburgh (EDI) - increased frequency by an additional 4 flights per week between 1 April to 20 June and 9 September to 24 October 2019
Ibiza (IBZ) - increased frequency by an additional 1 flight per week between 6 April to 26 October 2019

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Manchester (MAN) - BA7310 cancelled between 16 May and 26 September 2019 & BA7337 cancelled between 19 May and 22 September 2019

AIRPORT CLOSURE
Milan (LIN) - airport closed for summer period so LHR & LCY flights to LIN are now closed for sale from the 28 July to 26 October 2019

LONDON STANSTED

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Ibiza (IBZ) - BA2291/BA2337 cancelled between 18 May and 26 October 2019 & BA2336 cancelled between 19 May and 26 October 2019
Florence (FLR) - BA2331/BA2330 cancelled between 19 May and 20 October 2019
Palma (PMI) - BA2295/BA2294 cancelled between 4 May and 11 May 2019
Customers will be moved onto the closest suitable British Airways operated services from other London airports. Alternatively, standard customer guidelines apply

BIRMINGHAM (CITYFLYER)

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Florence (FLR) - BA7024/BA7025 suspended from 18 May 2019
Palma (PMI) - BA7028/BA7029 & BA7023 suspended from 18 May 2019 & BA7029 from 19 May 2019
Malaga (AGP) - BA7030/BA7031 suspended from 18 May 2019

BRISTOL (CITYFLYER)

ROUTE SUSPENSIONS
Florence (FLR) - BA7016/BA7017 suspended from 18 May 2019
Palma (PMI) - BA7022/BA7023 suspended from 18 May 2019
Malaga (AGP) - BA7020/BA7021 & BA7340 suspended from 18 May 2019 & BA7021 from 19 May 2019

MANCHESTER (CITYFLYER)

FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Malaga (AGP) - BA7317/7318 cancelled between 17 May and 27 September 2019. Customers will be moved onto flights on the same route on the following day.
Ibiza (IBZ) - BA7312 cancelled between 18 May and 28 September 2019 & BA7313 cancelled between 17 May and 27 September 2019 & BA7314 cancelled between 19 May and 29 September 2019 & BA7315 cancelled between 17 May and 28 September 2019 & BA7316 cancelled between 16 May and 29 September 2019

Cheers

Ben

Very comprehensive summary, thanks Ben.

I understand (some of) the CityFlyer cancellations are due to on-time performance meaning frames are out of kilt for the post-weekend rush out of LCY, rather than necessarily a reflection of demand.

atillathehunn · 5 Nov 2018

Jet Airways inaugural Mumbai - Manchester landed this morning, an hour ahead of schedule. No information about load. Despite Jet's fairly public financial trouble, long may they continue. Next major arrival is Ethiopian's Addis via Brussels service in December.

Crawley Ben · 5 Nov 2018

Turkish airlines are set to launch a new service from the Turkish capital Ankara to Gatwick starting 9th Jan 2019. Flights will be twice weekly using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Cheers

Ben

Crawley Ben · 5 Nov 2018

Been reported elsewhere that Icelandair are to buy fellow Icelandic based airline WOW Air, subject to approval from the relevant authorities in Iceland. Both airlines will continue to operate under their respective brands according to what I've read (news courtesy of the site 'Business Traveller')

Cheers

Ben

atillathehunn · 5 Nov 2018

Crawley Ben said:
Been reported elsewhere that Icelandair are to buy fellow Icelandic based airline WOW Air, subject to approval from the relevant authorities in Iceland. Both airlines will continue to operate under their respective brands according to what I've read (news courtesy of the site 'Business Traveller')

Cheers

Ben

Wow! Didn't see that coming (sorry).

Really though, the value of WOW by Icelandair is next to peanuts.

WOW's network scaled way back prior to formal announcement, though it does look suspiciously like they removed duplicate Icelandair routes.

NewcastleOne · 9 Nov 2018

New Eastern Airways
LCY-NCL
2x Mon-Fri
1x Sun
Begins January
https://www.londoncityairport.com/media-centre/newcastle-adds-london-city-airport-route-with-flybe

atillathehunn · 10 Nov 2018

NewcastleOne said:
New Eastern Airways
LCY-NCL
2x Mon-Fri
1x Sun
Begins January
https://www.londoncityairport.com/media-centre/newcastle-adds-london-city-airport-route-with-flybe

Great for Newcastle. The next best option for being in central London in business hours is the LNER Flying Scotaman arriving just shy of 10am. But this flight arrives about that time but leaving at a much more sociable hour.
I understand this service is actually the Aberdeen to City route that calls in Newcastle

atillathehunn · 11 Nov 2018

An Air Astana EMB190 is reporting out of control over Lisbon. Erratic flight path and speed and altitude. Reportedly asked ATC for permission to ditch in the ocean. Now under control and heading for Baja in Spai

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