Leeds Bradford: Air Blue Flights will they ever happen?

[752]

Just checked the website, LBA is now not showing again.

 

[White Heather]

Just checked the website, LBA is now not showing again.

Yes, its disappeared off the destinations list within the last hour. I was only looking st it at 1315 and now its gone. The big question is, will it come back?

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Wouldnt surprise me if they told the IT dept they were starting flights to Leeds and forgot to tell them when the idea was dropped.

 

[HX3]

There has been server issues for multiple companies today, something linked to Amazon, so that may be part of it. In addition, if they are working on their back system to add new schedules it may show/disappear until the final uplift is done, we see that with other companies where it can take a day or so. Or maybe it has just gone lol 😂🤔

 

[White Heather]

Wouldnt surprise me if they told the IT dept they were starting flights to Leeds and forgot to tell them when the idea was dropped.

Nobody is confirming its dropped. I know people who still believe its going to happen and they are in a better position to know than most of us. Its not unusual. How many times have Ryanair loaded, unloaded then loaded flights up again with members on here bemoaning the loss of a route that we never actually lost?

Worth noting also that's its not just LBA that's disappeared from the drop down menu. Sofia has too, so time will tell whether it's significant that the two European routes planned, have both 'disappeared', whether temporarily or permanently.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Place your bets, who's going to announce the new ISB route first, air blue or IPS? 😝

 

[Finger66]

It's also noticeable that Sofia (SOF) is no longer on the drop-down so wonder if that was intended to be the fuel stop. Suspect that would be cheaper than IST. Let's hope this is only temporary and we have more Blue to come

 

[gulftraveller]

IST and SAW are also very congested. They have used Trabzon before and another possible stop mentioned was Ordu Giresun. But it has all gone very quiet.

 

[BCFC]

Latest from SeanM 30 mins ago.

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[gulftraveller]

I somehow doubt it. The original piece sounds very much like a political statement rather than realistic options.

 

[BCFC]

I somehow doubt it. The original piece sounds very much like a political statement rather than realistic options.

Sean M is very rarely wrong.

 

[Jerry]

Sean M is very rarely wrong.

Tbf to SeanM1997 he is well informed but I do think he is quoting what's been said in the article by i believe the Pakistani High Commissioner.

 

[gulftraveller]

Yes I agree that seanm1997 is very accurate as indeed he is here. It is what the Pakistani officials and the British High Commissioner have said. The Minister of Aviation has also said that US is a priority, as are Spain and Italy. At the moment these statements must be fantasy and some of the comments clearly made for political reasons. But absolutely no harm done.

 

[Len Fish]

There are around 2 million people living in the Pakistani community in the UK (most are in England) so the market is there waiting to be harvested.

 

[LBA4EVER]

There are around 2 million people living in the Pakistani community in the UK (most are in England) so the market is there waiting to be harvested.

Its a huge market of which LBA sits right next to a big percentage of that market, with the correct aircraft types the airport could be onto a winner!

 

[mullion]

I have several Pakistanis at work and all have said they will never fly with a Pakistani airline again and prefer Emirates or Etihad

 

[BCFC]

I have several Pakistanis at work and all have said they will never fly with a Pakistani airline again and prefer Emirates or Etihad

Sensible people!

 

[HX3]

@LBAYORKIE Yet Mullion was talking about his colleagues, who are customers not pilots. BCFC replied they were “sensible” people and you then said “Because they can get a drink on those carriers!” Note you replied they, not the pilot.

Mullion reiterated his colleagues don’t drink.
BCFC then randomly references his local shop and Pakistani lads being the main customer- not sure how or why this is relevant to an aviation forum, or indeed why it is relevant at all. again no reference to the pilot.

You then reply to Mullion with “yeah!” Suggesting you don’t believe his colleagues don’t drink, and Finger66 then replies to the same Mullion comment - “yeah when it suits” Any pilot reference? No! There isn’t.

The conversation was never about the Pakistani pilot, let’s not pretend it was.

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[Aviador]

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[Finger66]

Reports of PIA going to 3 weekly (from the current 2) from 11Dec on ISB-MAN. Possibly more ground being lost for LBA and Air Blue? That's if there was any sort of solid ground there in the first place.
All that said we know the size of the market here and how LBA co-existed alongside MAN previously so still room for optimism