Route Development & Rumours

[752]

Interesting could this be who LBA are trying to secure?

Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal plans UK services

Flights expected from 2027, says chief executive

travelweekly.co.uk

Doesn't mention regional services at the moment only LON but interesting development

 

[Bob O'JOb]

Interesting could this be who LBA are trying to secure?

Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal plans UK services

Flights expected from 2027, says chief executive

travelweekly.co.uk

Doesn't mention regional services at the moment only LON but interesting development

Mentions Hajj charters though......................

 

[lbaspotter]

âœˆï¸ Great news for the North East! British Airways is expanding its services at Your Airport this summer. From 15 June to 31 July, the airline will operate an additional daily flight between… | Newcastle International Airport | 18 comments

âœˆï¸ Great news for the North East! British Airways is expanding its services at Your Airport this summer. From 15 June to 31 July, the airline will operate an additional daily flight between Newcastle and Heathrow, increasing their schedule to up to six flights per day. This is fantastic...

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So annoyingly BA have announced an additional 6th daily Newcastle -Heathrow rotation, ok it maybe just a slot sitter.
But why couldn’t they have just put it into Leeds and reinstate our 1x daily service to Heathrow instead?

Frustratingly I’m having to use the LHR-MAN service next month. Only one-way home-bound mind you as going southbound on the LNER train service.

 

[Starflyer]

Because BA haven't really "announced" the extra NCL - they've just put it on sale and the airport has publicised it. It's for a very limited period too. And they can withdraw it from sale just as readily and quietly if they need the slot somewhere else.

Start LBA-LHR instead, big fanfare. Stop LBA-LHR as and when the slot is needed somewhere else, big hoo-hah. And you wouldn't launch a new route like LBA-LHR just for six weeks!

 

[Jerry]

But why couldn’t they have just put it into Leeds and reinstate our 1x daily service to Heathrow instead?

ok it maybe just a slot sitter.

Tbf i think you answered your own question there!
But i suppose BA only know why they've not reinstated the route altogether.

 

[lbaspotter]

Dose anyone know how well or what happened at the roadshow event that Corendon Airlines hosted for the travel trade in Leeds during this last month?

Hopefully it went well, I really hope to see them add LBA to their departure point.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Looks like there is an Easyjet route to BCN on sale from LBA.

 

[79MX]

Looks like there is an Easyjet route to BCN on sale from LBA.

2x weekly (Wed/Sat) year-round according to Sean M on X/Twitter

 

[ChrisBBB]

Sorry if repeating things that I’ve missed, but Sean M has confirmed LBA to Warsaw Chopin twice a week from October (Mon and Thurs)

 

[CM.]

Sorry if repeating things that I’ve missed, but Sean M has confirmed LBA to Warsaw Chopin twice a week from October (Mon and Thurs)

Replaces Warsaw Modlin.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937471814566903916

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Replaces Warsaw Modlin.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937471814566903916

Straight replacement, just 2 flights a week?

 

[Finger66]

Typical Ryanair, always Chopin and changing!

 

[ChrisBBB]

Typical Ryanair, always Chopin and changing!

Do you have a little book of puns ready and waiting?

 

[LBA4EVER]

Chopin is the better airport as its a short direct train journey into the city, modlin involves a bus to a tiny in the middle of nowhere station and a much longer train journey

 

[SierraHotel]

Let's hope it doesn't reduce Wizz's loads.

 

[Finger66]

Do you have a little book of puns ready and waiting?

Nope, just unfortunately and clearly a very warped mind!
On a serious note though it's good we are keeping an FR WAW service and competition is healthy. subject to aircraft availability, Wizz may even react possitively

 

[LsS27]

On the right note there Fingers

 

[LBA4EVER]

I notice that indigo are flying into MAN now using B787 aircraft, has LBA missed out again esp as they use the ideal aircraft for LBA ops.
All very quiet on the LBA route dev, hoping 2026 brings us good news.

 

[Bob O'JOb]

I notice that indigo are flying into MAN now using B787 aircraft, has LBA missed out again esp as they use the ideal aircraft for LBA ops.
All very quiet on the LBA route dev, hoping 2026 brings us good news.

Doubt LBA was ever in the running for Indigo's business, especially on the 787.

 

[Aviador]

Doubt LBA was ever in the running for Indigo's business, especially on the 787.

That in itself isn't a good enough reason as the 787 can operate out of Leeds even though it doesn't. Flights between Leeds and India might not be as popular as a route to Pakistan, arguably the same could be said for Manchester on its own. So for this reason flights to india will have a better reach from Manchester as people are prepared to travel there from neighbouring regions. A niche route and LBA might be in with more of a chance.