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[LBAYORKIE]

Judging by past numbers I reckon they’ve not upset too many people by this

So load factors not good then?

 

[Easy289]

70 percent LFs. Not too bad

 

[LBAYORKIE]

70 percent LFs. Not too bad

Low by Easyjet standards.

 

[White Heather]

Low by Easyjet standards.

But enough for them to increase flights in the winter!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

But enough for them to increase flights in the winter!

Yes, its an anomally.

 

[Easy289]

Obviously the yields are decent

 

[YorkshireLad]

Loads on certain days (especially Fridays and Sundays) are good. However they can be rubbish (generally Tuesdays)

 

[lbaspotter]

Also worth noting, it's reported elsewhere that Easyjet's Belfast Int'l base is losing its Airbus A319's this winter. So all based flights will be operated the larger Airbus A320-200 & A320-NEo.
So in theory this will be a capacity uplift on the Belfast Int'l - Leeds route even without the extra flights that have just recently been added.

Easyjet's Leeds/Bradford to Belfast Int'l route Winter 2023/24 schedule.

As is currently on sale, Tuesday, June 13th 2023.

Mondays
EZY049 = BFS 07:15 - LBA 08:10 / EZY050 = LBA 08:40 - BFS 09:40 = 30/10-18/12, 01/01 & 05/02-18/03
Wednesdays
EZY049 = BFS 18:50 - LBA 19:45 / EZY050 = LBA 20:15 - BFS 21:15 = 06/12- 03/01, 07/02 & 13/03-20/03
Fridays
EZY049 = BFS 16:10 - LBA 17:05 / EZY050 = LBA 17:35 - BFS 18:35 = 03/11-22/03
Saturdays
EZY049 = BFS 07:05 - LBA 08:00 / EZY050 = LBA 08:30 - BFS 09:30 = 08/12-06/01 & 10/02-23/03
Sundays
EZY049 = BFS 19:20 - LBA 20:15 / EZY050 = LBA 20:45 - BFS 21:45 = 29/10-17/03

 

[752]

Looks like EZY have been chopping and changing the winter schedule, some weeks it’s down to 2. Good news is that it still goes back up to 5. Hopefully good forward bookings could encourage them to add more. Still plenty of time.

 

[YorkshireLad]

Looks like EZY have been chopping and changing the winter schedule, some weeks it’s down to 2. Good news is that it still goes back up to 5. Hopefully good forward bookings could encourage them to add more. Still plenty of time.

No change to the schedule - it was already like this

 

[752]

No change to the schedule - it was already like this

Apologises! Stand corrected. Good news then.

 

[lbaspotter]

easyJet Belfast Int'l - Leeds-Bradford route now on sale for April - May 2024 operating 4x weekly (Mon, Tue, Fri & Sun)

Mondays
EZY047 = BFS 13:10 - LBA 14:10 / EZY048 = LBA 14:40 - BFS 15:45
Tuesdays
EZY049 = BFS 17:00 - LBA 18:00 / EZY050 = LBA 18:35 - BFS 19:40
Fridays
EZY047 = BFS 12:50 - LBA 13:50 / EZY048 = LBA 14:20 - BFS 15:25
Sundays
EZY049 = BFS 17:00 - LBA 18:00 / EZY050 = LBA 18:30 - BFS 19:35

 

[The Pole]

Flew easyjet to Belfast this evening. Having tracked it all day back and forth between London and alicante it had lost a few minutes here and there but clawed it back or so it appeared however was late to Leeds. Pilot stated delay from London leg and Air traffic control delays. So not sure if Flight radar was wrong or just been spun a line.
Also they didn't back track full length of 32 so I hoped he'd done his calculation correctly! I caught the co pilot getting off stating no backtrack 32 on short enough runway and he said he thought that and he laughed.
Nice flight

 

[LBA4EVER]

Flew easyjet to Belfast this evening. Having tracked it all day back and forth between London and alicante it had lost a few minutes here and there but clawed it back or so it appeared however was late to Leeds. Pilot stated delay from London leg and Air traffic control delays. So not sure if Flight radar was wrong or just been spun a line.
Also they didn't back track full length of 32 so I hoped he'd done his calculation correctly! I caught the co pilot getting off stating no backtrack 32 on short enough runway and he said he thought that and he laughed.
Nice flight

Most easyjets, ryanairs and wizz aircraft dont backtrack at luton and their runway is just a tiny bit shorter than ours!

 

[White Heather]

Most easyjets, ryanairs and wizz aircraft dont backtrack at luton and their runway is just a tiny bit shorter than ours!

The flight to Belfast is just a short hop so a light fuel load and probably not a full passenger and baggage load either. There's plenty of room for take off at Leeds on an A319 certainly, (as you seem to suggest), for such a short sector.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The flight to Belfast is just a short hop so a light fuel load and probably not a full passenger and baggage load either. There's plenty of room for take off at Leeds on an A319 certainly, (as you seem to suggest), for such a short sector.

Yes, but runway is no use behind you. Always safer to back track.

 

[The Pole]

Yes, but runway is no use behind you. Always safer to back track.

My sentiments exactly!
Especially if you need to abort!
I'm sure we were over the tunnel before take off.
But hey ho all safe and well.

 

[White Heather]

Yes, but runway is no use behind you. Always safer to back track.

I totally agree, but clearly the crew were confident in their aircraft doing the job without the need to abort. It must be acceptable practice or it wouldn't be done. KLM do it too, and Aer Lingus, though those ATRs look like they could depart off an aircraft carrier!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I totally agree, but clearly the crew were confident in their aircraft doing the job without the need to abort. It must be acceptable practice or it wouldn't be done. KLM do it too, and Aer Lingus, though those ATRs look like they could depart off an aircraft carrier!

Yes, its becoming increasingly common, and it fine until something goes wrong. There are plenty of accident reports identifying better outcomes if the full length of the runway had been used.

 

[KARFA]

Also they didn't back track full length of 32 so I hoped he'd done his calculation correctly! I caught the co pilot getting off stating no backtrack 32 on short enough runway and he said he thought that and he laughed.

BA sometimes did the same and didn't back track on 14 or 32 and were comfortably airborne well before the end of the runway, as I am sure your flight was too.