Do you actually read all the posts? I've just explained that this is not just someone posting nonsense. It reflects what LBA are trying to achieve. Perhaps you should be happy that they are ambitious rather than putting their efforts down.
Tbf the six eight one is pretty decent. Better than the one I used in Madrid recently.
Yes I do read them, you have your opinion and I have mine.
Long haul, long runway = Don——— LOL
So on the one hand people come here and complain about LBA not having these kind of flights but then complain at the suggestion this could all change. How bizarre. The A321XLR is being sold as the perfect fit for smaller regional airports trying to establish some long haul on what might be thinner routes. Their range with a reduced passenger load than the larger aircraft makes the A321XLR ideal fit for airports like Newcastle; Luton; Leeds; Cardiff and Bristol with shorter runways with big ambitions.
In this case, what I posted, isn't an 'opinion' , it's a fact as stated by the LBA CEO, as to which routes they were targeting, and in one case, an airline is now recruiting staff for LBA to operate one of these routes.
easyJets BCN route also lets not forget! & Jet2's RAK
It is however important we don't let all the positives get lost in and among the fewer negatives otherwise we will be getting as bad as the press
You claim its a fact, I don't know if it is or not. To me relaxing in a nice lounge is very important to me but then you get punters happy to sit outside WH Smiths with a packet of crisps and a bottle of cider…each to their own I suppose.
Never in a million years have i thought about using a fancy airport lounge, i turn up 1h30mins to 2 hrs before dep, straight thru duty free, try get a good seat near to one of the screens (but also now in our fancy new dep lounge facing the windows) and just sit and wait for the flight gate to appear on screen. Guess im an airports nightmare when it comes to £ but end of the day at least im using the airport!
Guess it depends on the person but on Monday LBAs lounges were very busy. It depends on the lounge but they can be a nice place just to relax away from a rammed terminal.
Well we know that Heathrow is predominantly a long-haul airport; over 45million passengers travelling on long-haul routes. And we know that compared to somewhere like MAN (or even LGW) the aircraft operating these long-haul routes tend to be configured with more business / first class seats. So that's the place to look at in terms of floor space dedicated to lounges. Based on my fairly regular trips through T5, and the occasional use of Dragon Pass, I would agree with Heather that the vast majority of people there are not using lounges.
If it wasn't a fact, as stated by the CEO, I wouldn't have reported it. Or are you suggesting that I just make stuff up when reporting on the ACC meetings?
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