Rumours about new destinations or airlines?

[pug]

Concord Lover, with respect, it is the airline who will call the shots in the end, not the airport. I just find what you are saying as completely unrealistic at this time.

LBA needs more connections to the European alliances and hubs first. They cant run before they can walk.

It would be nice to see a fledgling long-haul network at LBA, but I just dont see CO being tempted to risk diluting its Manchester operations (dont forget Manchester has far more suitable facilities for the job), to move to an untested market, despite it probably being enough to support it.

You also need to remember how long-haul operators make money. Its not just about filling seats, but getting regular premium business passengers, and also freight. As I said, Tony Hallwood is the right man for the job, but I dont see it happening in the short to medium term.

 

[Jordan-34092]

[offtopic]Sorry im just trying to get my hopes up over the airport, im really annoyed over PIA deciding that they are pulling out of the airport, The station manager for PIA at LBA comfirmed, just mad how they can say one thing and just go back on withing 2 months[/offtopic]

 

[tleeds]

I see both sides of the argument here.

The airport is definitely under-served in both the Short Haul and Long Haul market and has a fair way to go yet. The shorter routes that are needed from LBA such as Frankfurt, Munich, Oslo etc. are routes that the management team will be working on constantly but they will also be in search for 'the gem' routes such as NY and Dubai.
From the management side of things, Jet2 seem happy with their current route network, with the odd new route being announced here and there, so I think that the only possibility of seeing the routes that the airport needs to see is with Ryanair and easyJet, as well as the odd overseas airlines: SAS, Norwiegan, Iberia, Germanwings etc.

Don't forget that the airport are going through the terminal works, and so hopefully once the infrastructure has been sorted airlines may see LBA as a bigger player in the international market, than what it is currently perceived to be.

The current operations with PIA are yet to be announced and it could be just 'mouth'. There is no truth behind it until it is formally announced. I'm sure we can all agree that we are dis-heartened by the latest rumour, but we have to look on the bright-side of things and just hope that the LBA team and pull stunts like they have done before in retaining routes.

Slightly off-topic:
Just to mention that American Airlines have just announced orders for 200 - B737, and 260 A320 aircraft. I know it's a long shot but this could free up existing aircraft to possibly operate the route. These orders that are flooding in after the Paris Air show and the up-and-coming Farnborough Air show, do show to some extend that airlines are getting back 'into things'.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14222042

I think we may have to agree to disagree on what routes are needed the most.

 

[Jordan-34092]

Slightly off-topic:
Just to mention that American Airlines have just announced orders for 200 - B737, and 260 A320 aircraft. I know it's a long shot but this could free up existing aircraft to possibly operate the route. These orders that are flooding in after the Paris Air show and the up-and-coming Farnborough Air show, do show to some extend that airlines are getting back 'into things'.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14222042

I think we may have to agree to disagree on what routes are needed the most.

Ouch, that won't be good for Boeing if AA are now ordering aircraft from there main rival, airbus, they only had a all boeing fleet since 1996.


Also I doubt it will free up many aircraft, this move is to replace the whole 757 aircraft and the older 767 aircraft they currently have in operations.

 

[markietg]

The new aircraft will also replace the 200+ MD82-83's that AA have in there(their) all boeing fleet! They also had the Airbus A300 in there(their) fleet for over 20 years until 2009. 🙄

 

[Aviador]

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PS. Thanks Tom for sharing that news with us!

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[LBAYORKIE]

LbaSpotter indicted on 14th of June that an announcement on a new service to London was 'Imminent'. Does anyone know waht happened?

 

[White Heather]

Yes - nobody announced anything! 😉

 

[Jordan-34092]

It does seem that the route has no takers, if it had we would have bound to heard something right now.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Shame, it sounded quite hopeful back in June.

 

[tleeds]

I agree. It would be very interesting, if negotiations have completely finished to see who the interested party was....

 

[Aviador]

Rumours, Chinese whispers, whatever you like to call them, they don't always mean meaningful discussions ever took place but we would always like to think so. People will often say there's no smoke without fire and I am a firm believer of that, so it might just be down to the way something was interpreted or perhaps misinterpreted.

I would say if we're going to see a London link reinstated it will be for the summer 2012 Olympics.

We live in hope and wait ....

 

[a300boy]

Does that mean some people in Yorkshire got a ticket for the Olympic Games ?

 

[Aviador]

Does that mean some people in Yorkshire got a ticket for the Olympic Games ?

Point taken. We've no chance then have we. :whiteflag:

 

[markietg]

a300boy, I got my tickets in the first ballot. 4 Aug 2012, Olympic Stadium for the athletics. East Coast trains tickets already reserved.

 

[lbaspotter]

I hear that the boss of Monarch Airlines was seen at LBA a couple off weeks ago.

I wonder what she was here for?

 

[lbaspotter]

LbaSpotter indicted on 14th of June that an announcement on a new service to London was 'Imminent'. Does anyone know waht happened?

Its all gone quite at the moment regarding that announcement that was imminent several months ago. But I hear the airport are still talking to 2 airlines regarding a possible London route. Both airlines don't base aircraft at LBA but do already operate flights from LBA. Weather it happens is anyone's guess.

 

[airbus]

well it will be easyjet or eastern airways then but its more likly to be easyjet flying in to luton ,stansted , gatwick or southend coz easyjet havnt announced all routes from southend

 

[tk343]

Just been having a gander on the British Airways website and Leeds is on the drop down menu when you search for flights, anyone else notice this, could this be a sign of things to come?...

 

[lbaspotter]

Just been having a gander on the British Airways website and Leeds is on the drop down menu when you search for flights, anyone else notice this, could this be a sign of things to come?...

Good find Jasond4. That’s definitely only just appeared on the British Airways website today as not seen Leeds listed in there meself since they codeshared with bmi for a short period on the Heathrow route and before that when BA Cityflyer operated routes out of LBA.