British Airways

[Aviador]

Good point about the press Lbaspotter. It will make a superb photo shoot opportunity.

 

[Bigman]

They will probably need the de-icer trucks rather than the fire engines. Would help to get the first outbound out on time as well!!

Anyway, I see that flights are on sale going into summer 2013. For example, all 4 Sunday arrivals at 08:00, 12:20, 14:50 and 20:10 on 21/7/13 are down as A319's.

 

[lbaspotter]

They will probably need the de-icer trucks rather than the fire engines. Would help to get the first outbound out on time as well!!

Anyway, I see that flights are on sale going into summer 2013. For example, all 4 Sunday arrivals at 08:00, 12:20, 14:50 and 20:10 on 21/7/13 are down as A319's.

Big-Man i think you'll find that British Airways start to upload flights nearly 18 months early on to there website so to get the advance bookings. Also I understand that its normal for the Airbus A319 to listed on all flights as a the default aircraft until the schedules are revised at a later date.

 

[Bigman]

I didn't know that actually, as I am sure quite a few others didn't either.

 

[cmj]

They will probably need the de-icer trucks rather than the fire engines. Would help to get the first outbound out on time as well!!

Anyway, I see that flights are on sale going into summer 2013. For example, all 4 Sunday arrivals at 08:00, 12:20, 14:50 and 20:10 on 21/7/13 are down as A319's.

Those times would indicate that still no night-stopper for next summer then

 

[White Heather]

Plenty of time for that to change, but they would still load up flight times as they are now to get the bookings. They can always change them later and notify pax. Its certainly very much on the agenda that an earlier morning departure is required, which would also suggest a later evening arrival to night stop. It will be a surprise to me if it hasn't changed by summer 13. Time will tell as usual

 

[ridgeback]

Every chance of a n/stopper next Summer but it all depends on how the Winter season goes.

If people support the route the offering will be improved. If they don't it will be pulled. The schedule for next Summer in ba.com is just a skeleton to facilitate any early advance bookings. If they make significant changes to the schedule ie a n/stop then they will simply contact anyone already booked and sort an alternative booking out at no charge. Standard practise.

No decision will be made re next Summer until they see what demand there is.

Over to the people now. Let's hope they support it.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Every chance of a n/stopper next Summer but it all depends on how the Winter season goes.

If people support the route the offering will be improved. If they don't it will be pulled. The schedule for next Summer in ba.com is just a skeleton to facilitate any early advance bookings. If they make significant changes to the schedule ie a n/stop then they will simply contact anyone already booked and sort an alternative booking out at no charge. Standard practise.

No decision will be made re next Summer until they see what demand there is.

Over to the people now. Let's hope they support it.

Thank you for your first post ridgeback and welcome to Forums4airports.

 

[cmj]

The slight catch 22 is that without the night stopper there are some people who will find it harder to use the service.

My usual work flights are to travel out monday morning via AMS to Norway (usually OSL or SVG) on the 2nd KLM departure (around 10am) and back friday arriving on the last KLM. That gives tuesday-friday mid afternoon working.

I can get out okay with the BA connections, but coming back is more tricky. That said, if I may well see if I can make it work via LHR if when the BA service starts up to give it a go.

 

[ridgeback]

I fully understand yr situation cmj and I also applaud you saying you'll see if you can support this new venture if at all possible. If everyone does that we will see an improved offering slot wise and a BA presence for many years to come.

My fear is a lot of people shrugging and saying "the slots don't work for me so I'm back on the train or KLM etc" They are entitled to say that of course but they mustn't moan if the rte subsequently fails.

BA have only announced a few new rtes since the BD takeover and the fact that LBA is one is terrific for our region, they were unlikely to allocate it a perfect schedule from day 1, it needs to earn the right to the best slots - they are a scarce commodity. Lets concentrate less on the slots and more on how much we have all wanted someone to do this rte for the last 4 years. The prospect of BA starting 4/day LHR-LBA wld hv been sheer fantasy 12 months ago.

 

[wawkrk]

As I said before, I think the most revenue will come from frequent flyers, that is Oneworld card holders. KLM Flying Blue card holders are unlikely to change allegiance unless they are on the bottom rung. It's not because they don't like BA, they don't want to throw away benefits like lounge access, 40kg baggage allowance, priority booking and airmiles.
Now if BA invited them to join Oneworld at the same level, that could pull many away from the Amsterdam hub. Maybe I should write to WW.

 

[lbaspotter]

I see that the Leeds-Bradford airport website homepage has been updated. As the advertisement for the new British Airways flights to London-Heathrow now has a count down clock added which is ticking away until the first flight takes-off.

 

[lbaspotter]

Leeds/Bradford Airport have just sent me the following email reading the New British Airways service to London Heathrow that starts in 30 days from now.

Can also be view here: http://leedsbradfordairportmail.co.uk/EWU-11ICV-6C2JN5GP89/cr.aspx

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Countdown to the launch of British Airways services from Leeds Bradford.

It is only 4 weeks before British Airways commences flights to London Heathrow on 9th December from Yorkshire’s international gateway airport – Leeds Bradford.

Operating up to 4 flights daily and conveniently scheduled to provide onward connections across their worldwide network, British Airways and British Airways Holidays look forward to assisting you in your future travel plans, whether on business or leisure.

With one way fares starting at only £54 including taxes, there is now a quality and cost effective alternative to taking the train to London especially if you have a business trip in the M4, M3 and M25 corridor. Bookings can be made via BA.com or through your local travel agent.

With over 100 onwards worldwide connections from Heathrow across the British Airways network, you can now access North America, Caribbean, Africa, the Gulf, Asia and Australasia, not forgetting a wide range of European destinations from Leeds Bradford. Why not take advantage of The Luxury Seat Sale highlighted below if you are looking to fly in First or Business Class or go on holiday over Christmas or early next year.

We also look forward to welcoming you to experience the new LBA. Leeds Bradford's £11m terminal investment now provides an award winning Yorkshire Premier Lounge, an expanded departure lounge and security zone, alongside a wider choice of bars and restaurants. So you can truly relax in style before your British Airways flight.

On behalf of the airport team and British Airways we look forward to welcoming you on a Heathrow flight from Leeds Bradford in the near future.

For six days only, British Airways is slashing its premium leisure fares by up to 50 per cent in first and business class as well as offering great deals on a wide range of holidays for those looking to getaway this Christmas or early next year.

The premium leisure sale starts Thursday, November 8, 2012 ending at midnight on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 and includes flights from Leeds Bradford Airport on the new service which starts on December 9.

Find out more here or book online at ba.com

North America from £1,274 (up to 50% off)

India from £1,353 (up to 42% off)

Far East from £2,153 (up to 38% off)

 

[a300boy]

Anyone know why a post by lbaspotter timed at 1612 according to its title was on the web site at 1530 today ?

 

[lbaspotter]

Anyone know why a post by lbaspotter timed at 1612 according to its title was on the web site at 1530 today ?

I think that somebody has forgotten to change the forum's time setting from BST to GMT when the clocks went back a few weeks ago. So all posts are still showing BST rather than GMT at the min, Well until it's changed.

 

[Aviador]

Visit the box of tricks in your User Control Panel

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[lbaspotter]

Noticed last night that British Airways new Leeds/Bradford - London-Heathrow route ("Leeds/Bradford to the World") Advertisement has now started to appear on the side of some buses in Leeds.

Also user001 is there any chance you can get the British Airways Alpha Numeric flight codes for the new LHR-LBA-LHR service which I understand will be operated using the "Shuttle" ATC callsign and SHT flight code?

 

[planespotter1333]

They will use A320'S And A319's The new route starts on the 9th of December!

Lewis

 

[lbaspotter]

Noticed today that Leeds/Bradford has now started to appear as a destination in British Airways One World partner’s website as flights via Heathrow to the USA are now bookable on the American Airlines website using the Shuttle service.

But we are still not listed as a destination in either the Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lan, Qantas, Royal Jordanian or S7 Airlines website as yet.....

 

[Bigman]

Got into the mood this weekend. Lots of BA 319's and 320's to look at...and 321's, 737's, 747's, 767's and 777's.