Leeds Bradford: Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[lbaspotter]

I thought LOT's low cost of shoot Centralwings pulled the Leeds-Warsaw route as it was taking pax away from LOT's own Manchester-Warsaw service at the time.

If I remember correctly Centralwings operated the route about 2/3x weekly using Boeing 737-400's with an arrival into Leeds around 00:30 and a departure back out at 02:00.

 

[eastcoaster]

I thought LOT's low cost of shoot Centralwings pulled the Leeds-Warsaw route as it was taking pax away from LOT's own Manchester-Warsaw service at the time.

If I remember correctly Centralwings operated the route about 2/3x weekly using Boeing 737-400's with an arrival into Leeds around 00:30 and a departure back out at 02:00.

The times were dreadful but the loads were excellent. As you said, LOT made Centralwings pull the route as it was diluting their MAN-WAW schedule.

 

[wawkrk]

Centralwings were a complete shambles because of LOT. They were treated as a poor relation with no clear strategy in a half hearted attempt to have a low cost airline.
All low cost airlines are looked down upon in Poland and passengers are not usually allowed to mix with the full service airlines. In Warsaw passengers were segregated into a cattle shed.

 

[Aviador]

Centralwings were a complete shambles because of LOT. They were treated as a poor relation with no clear strategy in a half hearted attempt to have a low cost airline.
All low cost airlines are looked down upon in Poland and passengers are not usually allowed to mix with the full service airlines. In Warsaw passengers were segregated into a cattle shed.

Sounds more like a description of UK airports these days, ie business lounges vs everybody else. 😀

 

[48vanman]

What airlines/aircraft/destinations have you flown from LBA?

Sorry if this is not the right place,or has been done before but thought it would be a bit of fun.

Here goes my list,memories!.

BKS Viscount Jersey via Guernsey.
British Airways 747-200,first visit, joyride.
British Airways Concorde first visit,joyride over North Sea.
Wardair 747 -200 Toronto via BHX.
Air UK F 27 Amsterdam.
Jat DC9-30 Ljubljana.
Adria A320 Dubrovnik.
Inex Adria DC 9 Pula.
Hispania 737/757 Palma.
British Midland DC9 15/30,Dash 7,EMB 145 LHR,Paris.
Capital SD360 I.O.M day trip with cast of itv duty free.
British Airways Express SD 360 LGW.
Sabena/DAT Emb Brasilia Brussels.
Air 2000 A320/757 Faro,Dalaman
Britannia 737 200/757,Tenerife,Malaga.
Airtours/Mytravel A32O/757 Rhodes, Malaga.
Aer Lingus 737,SF 340 Dublin.
Astraeus 737 700 Las Palmas.
Ryanair 737-800 Dublin,Malta,Alicante,Gerona.
Jet2 737/757 Amsterdam,Palma,Alicante,Murcia,Dusseldorf,Sharm el Sheikh,Prague,Malaga,Berlin,Bergamo.

Am sure there has been more,but my memory is not that good these days!.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Hello 48vanman.

Thank you for the list of aircraft types you've flown in. I know how difficult it is to remember every one.

There is a thread in existence for this and I've copied your list to it

 

[48vanman]

Ok thanks TheLocalYokel,I'm a complete technophobe,haven't a clue really.Where can I find this thread?

 

[lbaspotter]

Ok thanks TheLocalYokel,I'm a complete technophobe,haven't a clue really.Where can I find this thread?

Try using the following link, It should take you to what you looking for 48vanman post39608.html#p39608

 

[Seasider]

Following on from the movements thread re MEA B720/707.
B707.3B4C OD-AFE visited LBA on 19 May 1989 the same day as B707.3L6C A6-HRM UAE Gov't. What a day at LBA TWO B707. (I have photographic evidence, slide).

 

[User0001]

yes was there that day. 'Dubai 2'was the c/s.Did some holds when it first arrived. The TMA 707 was a lovely visitor too.

 

[White Heather]

There was a 707 (or 720) at LBA much earlier though, which I assume is the one Pete was referring to. It arrived prior to the runway extension opening during 1984. I watched it land from St Paul's Street in Leeds and couldn't believe what I was seeing. I am fairly sure that was a UAE aircraft doing either training, or carrying VIP's, and it was definitely the first of the type at LBA

 

[eastcoaster]

It was a private Saudi B720 HZ-KA4 in the mid to early 80s and brought a Saudi Princess in for an operation at a local hospital. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sheikh-K ... 437d1a16eb

It did operate in and out of the old RW33 before extension.

 

[LBA787]

I am not certain but I don't think we have had a Boeing 737 900 series yet either?

Futura the now defunct Spanish charter carrier operated the 739ER into LBA a few years ago. It operated a saturday afternoon/evening flight to PMI during the peak season months. I used to have some great pics of it taxing onto stand taken from the raised catering vehicle on the PIA but seem to have lost them!

What about a 757-300?

I've been on a Thomas Cook one from Manchester a few years ago
I believe they are the only uk operators of that type, they have 2

One diverted into Leeds about 4-5 years ago. We supplied the flight deck with crew food as they were doing an ultra long-haul positioning sector to Manchester! 😀

:crazy:

 

[48vanman]

Futura 737-900

I had no idea that this airline operated this type of aircraft,so thank you LBA787.It is true,you learn something new everyday!.

 

[Seasider]

I've just loaded a couple of pictures in the Aviation Nostalgia Gallery. Taken in 1976, they are not brilliant but with the camera available at the time, acceptable.

 

[ex_crew]

Thank you for sharing those with us Seasider
I would love to appreciate your work but cant find them
Please help :whiteflag:

 

[White Heather]

Hi Ex Crew, you need to go to the Main Index, then to Aviation Enthusiasts thread, then click on Aviation Nostalgia, where you will find pics of an Air Anglia Handley Page Herald and also Air Anglia F27 G-BDVS which I seem to recall went on to serve for years to come with Air UK and was a regular at LBA throughout that time. Thanks for the photos Seasider, nice to see the Herald in particular. Somewhere, I have a British United Island Airways Herald photo, but it was taken in the mid 70's using an Instamatic camera, so not very good. I have to find it first though............

 

[Aviador]

Try this link ex_crew gallery/index.php

 

[armadillomaster]

I seem to recall Gill operating Bristol for a time too? Has nobody got any old Air Supply timetables?

Searching for Gill Air at LBA i came across this.

They operated from LBA, can't remember the routes. But i know they did as i was in a SH360 taxiing from Knight air as it was then to the main apron. A family friend was a self employed aircraft mechanic and he took me along and i got a cockpit taxi ride.

Anyone know anymore about Gill Air's operations from LBA?

 

[White Heather]

Fairly sure Gill operated LBA to Glasgow - one of a succession of airlines to do so after Dan Air pulled off the route.