Route Development & Rumours

[Brum X]

Not Biman,I was responding to your earlier guess

Pan Chinese ? Becouse User has already cancelled out Azerbaijan Airlines.

 

[flymetothemoon]

Not Chinese I'm afraid

 

[thunderchild]

Going on the livery hint Azerbaijan was indeed my guess, perhaps the best one out there at the moment.

Royal Jordanian? Gulf Air?

 

[hishaq96]

Vietnam Airlines?

 

[Ianbutty]

Brunei?

 

[Brum X]

Lets just have them all and be done with.

 

[jfy1999]

Dave guessed Uzbekistan above and his post is the only one to get a "like"...

They have been rumoured at least once before (we have a Uzbekistan thread on this forum dating from February 2016!) but nothing came of it.

 

[Ianbutty]

Let's work this one out

An airline that serves heathrow?
Second airport in UK will be BHX?
Trips will be out east?
Another ex Soviet state?
Nearly scored a goal with Baku?
A maybe exciting destination?

Ummmmmm.

 

[thunderchild]

Dave guessed Uzbekistan above and his post is the only one to get a "like"...

They have been rumoured at least once before (we have a Uzbekistan thread on this forum dating from February 2016!) but nothing came of it.

It said a nice livery tho!

 

[Brum X]

Uzbekistan airlines it is then, mmmmmmmmmmmm

I remember seeing one of there 767s at BHX when they used to go via BHX to New York JFK.

 

[flymetothemoon]

Uzbekistan airlines it is then, mmmmmmmmmmmm

I remember seeing one of there 767s at BHX when they used to go via BHX to New York JFK.

They sure did!!

 

[Deleted member 8862]

So, if Uzbekistan, other than another gateway into India (Amritsar), what other attraction could the route offer?

 

[davecleaver777]

Yay do I win a prize lol. But would love to see them back especially with a NYC connection

 

[thunderchild]

So, if Uzbekistan, other than another gateway into India (Amritsar), what other attraction could the route offer?

I read a trip report a while back about Uzbekistan - Delhi-Amritsar-Tashkent and the author then carried onto Heathrow. The 767 left Delhi virtually empty, then filled up completely at Amritsar with the majority of passengers connecting onto Heathrow.

If it is indeed Uzbekistan returning then it’ll be Amritsar traffic they’re after, anything else would just be a bonus.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Interesting post elsewhere from toledoashley.

Representatives of JetBlue have been over here doing a tour of airports - Gatwick, Stansted, Luton & Birmingham from what I've heard.

 

[Deleted member 8862]

I only guess at Uzbekistan returning, i obviously don't know anything for sure like most on here.

But if you remember the pressure being put on Air India to serve Amritsar and their apparent

inability, at the moment to do so, then it would make sense.

 

[nwoody2001]

don't underestimate the Uzbekistan option. Yes they will be after the Amritsar traffic, although with todays Air India news, they're up for a fight... but the do offer a pretty extensive network across Asia. Yes they aren't the best in terms of quality but alas, its further options and choice!

 

[Aceshigh]

I think I would be more worried about Spicejet.

The fares on Air India look pretty high, and with up to 4 family members flying in one hit they could make big savings even with a 2 hour drive up the A50 from East Midlands etc.

You can bet your life MAG will be aggressive as they were with Hainan.

 

[nwoody2001]

well as far as I am aware, there has been no recent suggestions that Spicejet are a) to launch EMA and b) into Amritsar?

 

[IanFarquharson]

I think he means a two hour drive up the A50 to Manchester from EMA

I understand Spice Jet have slots at MAN on a daily 77W (which they haven't got any)

Don't be surprised if Spice Jet takeover Air India - that's what I am hearing !