Route Development & Rumours

[58terminus]

Who said daily flights are not likely?

Just to clarify i meant daily flights to one destination.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

The thing here is, that those 'in the know' are (understandably) not saying who the airline is. The same people are stating which airlines its not (from posts of other members). So, if someone guesses the right airline, how do those 'in the know' respond? Silence or 'no comment' would let the cat out of the bag. The alternative is to say that the correctly guessed airline is wrong. Has this already happened?

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

Just to clarify i meant daily flights to one destination.

Me too

 

[DaveBham]

The thing here is, that those 'in the know' are (understandably) not saying who the airline is. The same people are stating which airlines its not (from posts of other members). So, if someone guesses the right airline, how do those 'in the know' respond? Silence or 'no comment' would let the cat out of the bag. The alternative is to say that the correctly guessed airline is wrong. Has this already happened?

Kevin

I like your train of thought.

 

[Ianbutty]

Got it. Worked it out. OMG.

 

[flymetothemoon]

Can i ask this. Is this new airline an operator who does TATL already or will they be new to the TATL market?

New to the TATL market

 

[thunderchild]

Reading back it seems BrumX's idea of LOT Polish Airlines passed without comment and to be fair it seems to fit the bill - an airline new to BHX, an airline that doesn't fly to MAN, four new long haul aircraft on order. Given that you can fly a Norwegian airline from Ireland to America so whose to say you can't fly a Polish one from the UK to the US?

Three new North American routes would be a tough ask so I'd imagine there would have to be some onward connections needed; for arguments sake if the two US destinations were Newark and Chicago you'd benefit from Star Alliance connections at the other end, if the third destination is Canada the same can be applied there.

I know I'm wrong....

Scrap that I've just read the above post!

 

[Deleted member 8862]

Could it be one of the 'Stans'?

 

[Ray Finkle]

LOT aren't new to the TATL market.

 

[thunderchild]

New to the TATL market

So an airline new to the transatlantic market suddenly jumping in and launching three North American routes from BHX? And with all the well known U.K. airlines/brands ruled out I have my doubts already!

 

[DaveBham]

Got it. Worked it out. OMG.

If you've worked it out, and nobody has told you, you're not breaking any confidentiality, so share your theory with us. That way, we can know whether you mean OMG in a good or a bad way... ;-)

 

[Jerry]

Last random guess Easyjet!

 

[thunderchild]

LOT aren't new to the TATL market.

I didn't see the TATL comment til after I'd posted!

 

[DaveBham]

So an airline new to the transatlantic market suddenly jumping in and launching three North American routes from BHX? And with all the well known U.K. airlines/brands ruled out I have my doubts already!

Only an airline with deep pockets could do this - one of the ME3 perhaps?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Last random guess Easyjet!

I'm really surprised that nobody has suggested Ryanair yet.

 

[thunderchild]

Only an airline with deep pockets could do this - one of the ME3 perhaps?

They're not new to TATL flying tho!

 

[thunderchild]

I'm really surprised that nobody has suggested Ryanair yet.

Is that a clue lol

 

[DaveBham]

Do we mean new to TATL flying from the UK, or an airline that has never sent passenger aircraft across the atlantic, be it from the UK to US, France to US, or South Africa to South America?

 

[DaveBham]

I'm really surprised that nobody has suggested Ryanair yet.

Fair point. It had crossed my mind - but obviously they already serve BHX.

 

[Jerry]

I'm really surprised that nobody has suggested Ryanair yet.

Honestly I've lost track of what airlines people have suggested!