Blue Air

[Silvercity]

Arrived from Milan BergamoView attachment 9365

 

[Silvercity]

In addition to their Eastern European routes, for winter 18/19 season Blue Air will operate 2 per week to Rome 4 per week to Alicante and 4 per week to Malaga ( new route added this year ). Bergamo will not operate over winter months.

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air have taken over Air Moldova the Moldovian national carrier it will operate still under the same name.

They are also offering rescue fares of £49 to passengers on their LPL-AGP routes for ex Primera MAN-AGP passengers. There is a limited sale period of the offer and passengers must provide proof of their Primeira booking.

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air departure from a damp Liverpool on 2 Oct 19







Airbus A346

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air are not operating to Bergamo presently. I don't know if this route has stopped for winter or stopped all together.

Personally I think they would do better to deploy that slot to either a route that could do with more capacity....say the med type ones Faro for example. Tenerife could do with more capacity but being a long route ties up the plane for a long time.
Maybe they will look at Lisbon as Easyjet is transferring the route , and leaving behind a destination of high demand from Liverpool.

Their Rome service appears to do well , they also have a hub at Turin so maybe that might he a good destination .

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air operated a 737-800 this morning in from Bucharest , landed 0817

 

[Scottie Dog]

I read elsewhere that Blue Air have, subject to confirmation, cancelled all slots for Liverpool.

A great shame if true and hopefully it is only a temporary blip.

 

[Silvercity]

I've just read they will withdraw all their UK based aircraft this year

 

[Silvercity]

It looks like they will only operate Eastern European routes this summer from Liverpool. I imagine Brexit uncertainty is a concern to them.

 

[Jerry]

That is a shame but i suppose for them getting an UK AOC for a 1 aircraft base in the UK.

 

[paully]

I suspect the real reason they are withdrawing is that the operation simply didn't pay..the routes seemed to be haphazard, at odd times and very little publicity... east of the Pennines none at all...
Sorry for Liverpool though it's such a great airport it really deserves more operators and routes

 

[Silvercity]

I suspect the real reason they are withdrawing is that the operation simply didn't pay..the routes seemed to be haphazard, at odd times and very little publicity... east of the Pennines none at all...
Sorry for Liverpool though it's such a great airport it really deserves more operators and routes

They did quite well on their Rome route. The thing with the sun routes to Spain they are up against Ryanair and Easyjet, and people know them so well, it must make it difficult for them. And with the uncertainty here as well will compound the problem. With the Eastern European routes which will continue (non bases) the passengers who go there know Blue Air as its based over in Romania.

Its a shame I flew on them twice and the product was far superior for FR and EASY.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Its a shame I flew on them twice and the product was far superior for FR and EASY.

That's interesting. Could you give us some examples as to how their product was far superior.

 

[Silvercity]

That's interesting. Could you give us some examples as to how their product was far superior.

more leg room, complimentary refreshment.

 

[Silvercity]

Plenty of bad press and upset passengers with tickets to Alicante and Rome cancelled at very short notice.

 

[Silvercity]

I suspect the real reason they are withdrawing is that the operation simply didn't pay..the routes seemed to be haphazard, at odd times and very little publicity... east of the Pennines none at all...
Sorry for Liverpool though it's such a great airport it really deserves more operators and routes

I'm not sure really and we will never know for sure, certainly I fail to see why their Spanish routes wouldn't do well, and Rome a route they had no competition on had between 70 and 85 % load factor , so not too shabby. It is a shame , I flew on them twice and found them nice to fly with. I can't see the Brexit indecision will have helped in anyway.

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air have flights loaded up to end of July 2020 to Bucharest and Bacau from Liverpool.

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air aircaft B738 YR BMH arrived yesterday, still has Liverpool themed livery.


nwan

 

[Silvercity]

From Liverpool Airport twitter feed ...
Liverpool-themed plane earlier this week!

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Has anyone had a chance to fly on it yet?


#FlyLPL #FasterEasierFriendlier

https://twitter.com/x/status/1177636551070814208

 

[Silvercity]

Blue Air suspending all operations later this month