Leeds Bradford - General Thread

[CM.]

Basically sums up why it’s needed on an “environmental purpose”. Maybe RJ should listen to that when making the decision.

 

[jason1-11]

The April figures make pretty depressing reading. Onwards and upwards I guess.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I guess, something we already know anyway, the reason for such a dramatic drop is that we are a primary leisure airport.

With only Jet2 keeping them movements high (with their bi weekly Mario kart tracks above Yorkshire). It's not a nice thing to see; however Teeside are high due to their subsidiary of services from Loganair. Which is why it is so high for them.

Hopefully with the return of other airlines this month; Ryanair particular, we can see that rise sharply. Depending on Green List, Amber List and the reviews of them we'll be on our way to recovery.

 

[Scottie Dog]

The April figures make pretty depressing reading. Onwards and upwards I guess.View attachment 23539

The CAA's data always makes me smile. Just look at Heathrow with 10,335 total movements and yet just 659 of these are for Air Transport - and its pretty much the same across the entire report. Sometimes things just don't appear to add up. That's one of the problems that I experience when I'm doing my monthly statistical reports.

 

[Seasider]

I am afraid that the CAA let themselves down badly with their statistical data. I've found myself that their data does not concur between sections but how can Gloucestershire (Staverton) have 9897 air transport movements but only 6977 total movements?

 

[LBA4EVER]

Tomorow appears to be the day where we see the first increase in flights with a number of ryanair operations! Onwards and upwards!

 

[CM.]

Agreed. Tomorrow sees an increase of frequency on the Aer Lingus route to BHD along with Ryanair resuming a few routes. And Jet2 restarting ops later on in the month.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Wow loving the new boom supersonic jet, actually prefer its look to concorde! Due to fly in the next 5years! United has ordered 50 of them!

 

[CM.]

Has there been a change in the flight path or is it just today? The flights seemed to have passed further away from my house than they usually do. I noticed on FR24 that the aircraft did a turn just before the runway which doesn’t normally happen when landing on runway 32.

 

[oldendays]

Inbound aircraft are doing NDB approaches to RW32 while the ILS is unserviceable. The inbound track is different (I don't know by how much) to the localiser course.

 

[Len Fish]

Wow loving the new boom supersonic jet, actually prefer its look to concorde! Due to fly in the next 5years! United has ordered 50 of them!

Then there’s the double size version-Boom Boom!

 

[CM.]

I wonder if the Leeds live relize that there are no flights to any of the green list destinations currently from LBA.
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/leeds-bradford-jet2-ryanair-tui-20768304

 

[Finger66]

Faro now launches July rather than September

Then there’s the double size version-Boom Boom!

With the two test aircraft to be registered B-ASIL and B-RUSH

 

[Bigman]

Didn't realise they are getting Chinese registrations!!

 

[Finger66]

Yes they are due to the little design chink in the double version!

 

[CM.]

A random question here. Which New airline would you like to see come to LBA?

I’ll start: I would like to Lufthansa or Eurowings come to do something to Germany. Maybe Frankfurt, Munich or Düsseldorf.

 

[White Heather]

easyJet. We need low cost competition with Ryanair and with an easyJet base we could expect routes to various places that are currently not served (Covid permitting) plus better connections on others that are only served once or twice a week by Jet2.

 

[lbaspotter]

Ok I'm going to be greedy, Its impossible to just add 1 route & airline, so here a few from me to start with.

London Heathrow - British Airways (Needs reinstating ASAP)
Paris - Air France (For Sky Team connections)
Copenhagen - Ryanair
Bergen - Widerøe (For the Scandaniva based LUFC fans)
Berlin - Eurowings, Ryanair
Frankfurt - Lufthansa Cityline (For Star Alliance connections)
Madrid - Iberia Express, Air Europa (Easier Connections to South America)
Barcelona - Vueling, Ryanair (Need more capacity)
Istanbul - Pegasus or even better Turkish Airlines (For Star Alliance connections)
Antalya, Dalaman - Sun Express, Anadolujet or Corendon Airlines (Need more capacity)

My list could go on.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

The trouble is @White Heather easyJet will not just compete with Ryanair (good) how much competition would easyJet holidays pose to Jet2holidays? And therefore the response of our resident Tour Operator/Airline?

easyJet strategy has always been to be NO.1/NO.2 on routes/at bases. That won't happen here at LBA and unless that strategy changes but I don't see how they'd become a success? Other than pushing Ryanair out to become NO.2 on some leisure routes. Other business routes are good for them (Amsterdam, Belfast) and other good routes easyJet will fit. On Leisure routes the jury is out or at least in my jury is out.

Mind you saying that; all you need is easyJet to base 3 aircraft and they are already No.2 in the airport.

 

[SNOWMAN]

hi lbaspotter
i hope LBA management see your list.
regards
sm