Primera Air

[Ray Finkle]

One thing that really bugs me about the Primera website, is that whenever I look at it I'm greeted with 'Direct Flights from London' and the STN destinations shown below

The Sun had an article about Primera's long haul routes, it said that 'all flights depart from London Stansted'!

 

[Brum X]

The Sun had an article about Primera's long haul routes, it said that 'all flights depart from London Stansted'!

 

[jfy1999]

The first A321neo has been registered, OY-PAA

 

[Brum X]

The first A321neo has been registered, OY-PAA

Yeah, the flying banana is coming soon.

 

[Matt995]

time changes for the New York and Toronto flights!!

New York departs 18:45 now, arriving back in BHX at 11:30

Toronto now departs 17:45, arriving back at 11:05

 

[Ray Finkle]

Primera are being advertised in Cornwall.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/you-can-fly-between-birmingham-1374463

Cornwall Live are part of the Trinity Mirror group and stories seem to replicated throughout their outlets regardless of the location. It would be much better suited if there was a Flybe code share on the Newquay service.

 

[IanFarquharson]

Their website went down due to demand trying to get the cheap US tickets
Many BHX flights to Toronto have gealth

 

[nwoody2001]

Gealth?

I personally think this is exactly the type of marketing Primera needs to be doing. Great to see

 

[IanFarquharson]

2 National 757’s currently in Orlando look like they are being leased by Primera both based at Stansted.

I think we always knew this would happen !

Looking at the Primera booking engine BHX has higher booked loads on most Toronto flights !

 

[58terminus]

Looking at the Primera booking engine BHX has higher booked loads on most Toronto flights !

With all respect Ian that is just words.It's numbers that count.

 

[hammerb32]

With all respect Ian that is just words.It's numbers that count.

Not sure if i'm missing a point but it's words describing the all important numbers isn't it?

 

[Brum X]

Not sure if i'm missing a point but it's words describing the all important numbers isn't it?

Thats exactly what i thought ?

 

[IanFarquharson]

With all respect Ian that is just words.It's numbers that count.

The seat maps on BHX-YYZ show more seats reserved than on flights ex STN & CDG

 

[58terminus]

Not sure if i'm missing a point but it's words describing the all important numbers isn't it?

My point is there are no figures.Just saying A is doing better than B is like saying Burton Albion are doing
better than Sunderland.Without more info.you will not be aware both are in the S**t.
I have no idea how well Primera are doing and i hope they are selling lots of seats.

 

[Purebeef]

The market is there at BHX for TATL. Primera will do well in time, I will say as I have said before. Stansted is a transatlantic graveyard.

 

[Ianbutty]

The market is there at BHX for TATL. Primera will do well in time, I will say as I have said before. Stansted is a transatlantic graveyard.

Unless Ryanair enter the TATL market and run a hub and spoke to obscure regions to Europe and enter into an agreement with someone like South West to connect through their TATL hub in the US to the more obscure regions of the state's......makes one wonder....well It makes me wonder.

 

[Aceshigh]

They are assigning 2 x B757s to the STN operation which seems odd if the demand is from Birmingham?

As an aside that will be 3 aircraft types for 2018.

 

[Jerry]

They are assigning 2 x B757s to the STN operation which seems odd if the demand is from Birmingham?

As an aside that will be 3 aircraft types for 2018.

Any idea if the 757s will be for transatlantic or the sun routes?

 

[nwoody2001]

Correct me if I’m wrong but my understand is that these 2x B752s are not extra capacity, they are purely there to meet current capacity as there is no chance that all 6 A321s will be ready for the start of the routes.

The B752’s won’t be additions to the TATL STN bass, they WILL be the base!!!

 

[Foxlimayankee]

Given the bad press at BHX with the cut backs, it wouldn't be a good move to put leased in 757's to BHX when customers expect a shiny new Primera A321 and crew.