KLM

[Finger66]

Ps when I saw this thread pop up I was hoping it was a 737-700 announcement. Oh well!

 

[Seasider]

I don't know about 737.700 announcement, both my flights in a fortnight are EMB175s! At least I get to fly on one for the first time.

 

[Bigman]

I don't rightly care what they operate...just as long as they keep gracing us with their presence.

 

[a300boy]

Pitty we don’t have four a day anymore !

 

[oldendays]

We should bring back Air Anglia with their Friendships, and occasional Fellowship. And get them to do Paris as well, instead of the paltry Jet2 offering.

 

[Finger66]

One for the nostalgia thread there. Air Anglia F28s were a real treat. Usually only early morning and late night on Paris

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Operated ORY-LBA-EDI if I remember correctly.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

One for the nostalgia thread there. Air Anglia F28s were a real treat. Usually only early morning and late night on Paris

The first Fokker 28 was leased in by Air Anglia, an F28-1000 PH-MOL. The airline then replaced this with two new F28-4000s G-JCWW and G-WWJC, the registrations recognising the two AQ big cheeses Jim Crampton and Wilbur Wright. The daily weekday work for one of these was EDI-LBA-ORY-NCL-ABZ-SVG then reverse.

BH

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I loved it when the F28's started operations, as you say PH-MOL was the first F28 Air Anglia used. It made a change from the F27's, although we did handle the Britannia 737's at the time. I presume A300 Boy will have done the 'line checks' when these staged through Leeds. I remember one night a passenger disembarked at Leeds instead of Edinburgh in error, always a risk with multi sector flights.

 

[a300boy]

Sure did ! Great days with our little Lba team and what a social scene we had too.

 

[Gray Ham]

It appears KLM has scrapped its third Saturday rotation from the end of this month.

 

[Silvercity]

I loved it when the F28's started operations, as you say PH-MOL was the first F28 Air Anglia used. It made a change from the F27's, although we did handle the Britannia 737's at the time. I presume A300 Boy will have done the 'line checks' when these staged through Leeds. I remember one night a passenger disembarked at Leeds instead of Edinburgh in error, always a risk with multi sector flights.

I once flew Air UK from MME to HUY, just a short hope really but, saved a long drive. It was night time, and not best of weather, I do remember they nearly forgot to board me ! Great little flight, pilot wanted to get on the way as fog was due.

 

[Silvercity]

They had a great network Air Anglia, nice livery too. Then Air UK was a good network that followed them.

 

[mullion]

A lot of European operators seem to drop flights during summer June through September as their holidays
tend to vary from UK and aircraft can be better used to summer sun destinations or covering routes where B737
have been taken off for summer i:e Manchester gets 2 or 3 Embraers over summer instead of 737s because loads are lighter
at certain times of day

 

[louis_walton]

Recently the late night KLM arrival and early morning departure has been operated on the E75L however according to Flightradar it is now back to the E190.

 

[AirBingley]

Look what I just found when making a booking:View attachment 14970

 

[dmrodgers]

Look what I just found when making a booking:View attachment 14970

Just tried a few dummy dates for next summer and the 10.05 flight out of Leeds is showing a 737-700 on all the dates I looked at. Other two services are the 175. This is good and positive news for the airport, we need some right now, if KLM are to introduce the 737. Hopefully if we can fill the aircraft may lead to a full 737 service in the future as aircraft become available.

 

[Seasider]

I have been looking at LBA - LYS for the last few days, didn't involve the 10.00 flight. The early morning and tea time flights were EMB190.

 

[Finger66]

GDS backing up the 737-700 will operate the KL1541/KL1542 rotation from Sun 29Mar until Fri 03Jul and then again from Mon31Aug

 

[lbaspotter]

Great news and about time too.

I wonder if they have noticed that Jet2 have again scheduled Boeing 737-800 to operate the LS205/206 Leeds - Amsterdam rotation on Fridays and Sundays from November?