Route Development & Rumours

[SierraHotel]

Am led to believe Aurigny will be Wednesday and Saturday operation next year.

For easyJet, it will be three routes including BFS. Not a base, before anyone gets over excited. The speculation on that front does involve an airport at the top of a hill, but it’s not LBA.

EZY already operate 3 routes from LBA. Are you suggesting 2 new routes?

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Loganair LBA base would be more of surprise then easyjet in my opinion


I wouldn’t say and easyJet base announced say LBA/SOU/NCL would be surprise.

Just released on X….so it's not LBA.

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Werent they adamant there would be no new bases?

 

[White Heather]

Werent they adamant there would be no new bases?

Yes, they were. Now they're wading into both TUi and easyJet home territory looking for a fight. Let battie commence?

 

[Starflyer]

EZY already operate 3 routes from LBA. Are you suggesting 2 new routes?

They operate three in winter. There will be three next summer of which one is Belfast. Have to wait and see on the others.

 

[SierraHotel]

2 new Summer routes for S25. Seems a sensible growth plan. Here's hoping at least one is a German route.

 

[White Heather]

2 new Summer routes for S25. Seems a sensible growth plan. Here's hoping at least one is a German route.

If that's the case, and loads are good, then we can hopefully expect more in 2026. Let's hope the 3 routes are not just a couple per week but something with greater frequency - which of course would probably mean bucket and spade stuff. Other destinations would be nice to have but for now, it's more important that what they do, sells really well, enticing them to do more, and hopefully a base further down the line.

 

[Starflyer]

One is 2 x weekly, the other 4 x weekly. My gut feeling is that this is unlikely to be a route into Germany as they only have a base at Berlin nowadays. Hamburg was previously a base but closed.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Yes, they were. Now they're wading into both TUi and easyJet home territory looking fir a fight. Let battie commence?

OK

If that's the case, and loads are good, then we can hopefully expect more in 2026. Let's hope the

One is 2 x weekly, the other 4 x weekly. My gut feeling is that this is unlikely to be a route into Germany as they only have a base at Berlin nowadays. Hamburg was previously a base but closed.

Amsterdam would be good.

 

[lbaspotter]

One is 2 x weekly, the other 4 x weekly. My gut feeling is that this is unlikely to be a route into Germany as they only have a base at Berlin nowadays. Hamburg was previously a base but closed.

If that’s the case my money is on Alicante 2x weekly & Palma 4x weekly for summer 2025.

But I hear that possible base is on the cards too, so watch this space.

 

[SierraHotel]

6 x additional EZY flights per week for S25 is to be welcomed. As WH commented, fingers crossed they fill these flights.

 

[Finger66]

There is clearly a reason LS have announced LTN. Defo a space to watch.........

 

[White Heather]

They operate three in winter. There will be three next summer of which one is Belfast. Have to wait and see on the others.

My guess would be that the twice weekly route will be the extension of Paris CDG into a year round route, Fridays and Mondays. Probably wrong, but there again, most guesses are. More likely it'll be something akin to that suggested by lbaspotter above.

 

[Len Fish]

No doubt a Luton base is a pre-emptive strike against EZY before their relatively new package holiday business has a real chance to grow. LS clearly see them as a threat to their dominance so are taking the fight directly to them. Competition will be good for customers though.

 

[Starflyer]

Jet2 going into Luton is an opportunity created by new slots being declared - one new slot in each of the first morning departure hours and an increase in the annual passenger air transport movement cap. They look to have seen a one-time window opening and have moved swiftly to secure it.

The easyJet LBA growth for next summer would have been proposed before they could have known about it.

It is also unlikely that easyJet will have any aircraft for new bases given the ITA remedy slot release in Italy which will be taking up their available capacity there.

My route guesses are 4x CDG and 2x BCN but those are purely guesses.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Jet2 going into Luton is an opportunity created by new slots being declared - one new slot in each of the first morning departure hours and an increase in the annual passenger air transport movement cap. They look to have seen a one-time window opening and have moved swiftly to secure it.

The easyJet LBA growth for next summer would have been proposed before they could have known about it.

It is also unlikely that easyJet will have any aircraft for new bases given the ITA remedy slot release in Italy which will be taking up their available capacity there.

My route guesses are 4x CDG and 2x BCN but those are purely guesses.

That would be disappointing.

 

[lbaspotter]

In other news, Loganair have signed a new contract with Swissport for ground handling at LBA.

 

[SierraHotel]

Sounds promising

 

[LBAYORKIE]

In other news, Loganair have signed a new contract with Swissport for ground handling at LBA.

A 'new' contract? Did they have one previously?

 

[Finger66]

That hopefully is two out of three confirmed now (LM and GR). Just need the Orange brigade announcement now. Thinks just get more and more promising at our beloved airport. £100m not being invested in the terminal for nowt!

 

[Starflyer]

That would be disappointing.

If you were hoping for lots more and based aircraft, I don't think that was ever on the cards. At least not for S25.

A 'new' contract? Did they have one previously?

I'd be very surprised if LM didn't have a contract before at LBA given the amount of charter flying (not all of which was through Multiflight) and use of LBA as a diversion alternate for MAN and NCL, given you could never rely on MME to be open when you needed it! I'm sure they will have had a contract before - but what is in that contract could, of course, be a completely different thing!