Southwind Airlines

[White Heather]

Interesting, Southwind Airlines seem to be selling this flight direct on their website. Hopefully help with more seat sales.

They can't be doing too badly already, given they've just extended the season forward from May to March.

 

[ZB757]

They can't be doing too badly already, given they've just extended the season forward from May to March.

another rotation would be nice, I believe MAN is getting A321NEO. not complaining at our MAX though

 

[lbaspotter]

Well all it's new UK routes for summer 2024 now available took book on Southwind Airlines own website, this is now looking more likely a new scheduled service for the airport instead of a charter flight.
With new UK tour operator "Holiday Best" taking on a big seat allocation .

 

[Finger66]

Clearly got a bit of a bee in my bonnet about what LPL is attracting just now - although all credit to them, but they are also getting Southwind next year but apparently have an A321NEO. All that said is some of this down to available capacity at MAN where LPL is concerned. Equally we also know there are only so many pax LBA can realistically handle at once so 2026 patience does need to be a bit of a virtue here

 

[White Heather]

Clearly got a bit of a bee in my bonnet about what LPL is attracting just now - although all credit to them, but they are also getting Southwind next year but apparently have an A321NEO. All that said is some of this down to available capacity at MAN where LPL is concerned. Equally we also know there are only so many pax LBA can realistically handle at once so 2026 patience does need to be a bit of a virtue here

Let's just worry about LBA and the forthcoming works and what we have, rather than what LPL or any other airport are attracting .

 

[Finger66]

@WH whilst I totally agree it doesn't stop frustrations. Been so much backward thinking at so many levels for so long that LBA is now playing catch up. If 2026 doesn't change anything then I really won't know what to think. And that is from someone who has been right behind LBA for circa the last 50 years

 

[White Heather]

I share your frustration and have felt just as frustrated for the last 60 years, but there's nothing we can do except wait and hope that the next few years bring about an uplift for LBA fortunes, and that the Unmentionables will just do us all a favour and either shut up, or go live near MAN instead.

My point is, that yesterday we had great news, which brought us hope, so let's just bask in the positive ambience for a while rather than start looking at negatives only 24 hours later.. We don't have such a situation often, so let's make the best of it.

 

[ZB757]

LPL have done a fantastic job recently with their route development. Play & Lufthansa are both very possible airlines to have still with our original terminal. Giving their timings, it is not impossible at all.

Southwind have given us a more preferred timings for AYT. EMA, NCL & LPL have disgraceful timings, with an arrival into AYT of 05:00am! at least ours have a better chance at selling. at present the fares on Southwind airlines are very expensive and cant pay in GBP!

 

[lbaspotter]

It would seem that Turkish operator Southwind Airlines on there own website are now offering onward connections via Antalya to the following destinations

Russia
(CEK) Chelyabinsk
(SVX) Ekaterinburg
(KGD) Kaliningrad
(SVO) Moscow Sheremetyevo
(LED) Saint-Petersburg
Israel
(TLV) Tel Aviv
Germany
(DUS) Dusseldorf
(STR) Stuttgart

 

[Finger66]

Russia and Israel! Two extremely popular destinations just now!!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

It would seem that Turkish operator Southwind Airlines on there own website are now offering onward connections via Antalya to the following destinations

Russia
(CEK) Chelyabinsk
(SVX) Ekaterinburg
(KGD) Kaliningrad
(SVO) Moscow Sheremetyevo
(LED) Saint-Petersburg
Israel
(TLV) Tel Aviv
Germany
(DUS) Dusseldorf
(STR) Stuttgart

Yes, and Germany via Turkey doesn't really appeal either!

 

[Finger66]

It's almost as good as the one way only connections to DXB being offered by Sun Express. All aboard with nowhere to go!

 

[LBA4EVER]

Russia and Israel! Two extremely popular destinations just now!!

2 weeks all inclusive in Ekaterinburg haha
For Israel extra insurance required!

 

[Len Fish]

All we need now are flights via Turkey to Iran and North Korea.

 

[LBA4EVER]

All we need now are flights via Turkey to Iran and North Korea.

You forgot Yemen!

 

[lbaspotter]

Southwind Airlines along with the charter company Holiday Best have taken off sale all flights that were due to operate from late March up until late May on its new UK summer 24 routes from Antalya to BHX, BRS, EDI, EMA, GLA, LBA, LPL, STN, MAN, NCL & Dalaman to STN.

The new 1x weekly Leeds - Antalya route is now due start operating on Monday, June 3rd and run up until November 4th as follows.

SWT823 = AYT 07:00 - LBA 10:00 / SWT824 = LBA 11:00 - AYT 17:10 = Boeing 737-MAX8

 

[White Heather]

Southwind Airlines along with the charter company Holiday Best have taken off sale all flights that were due to operate from late March up until late May on its new UK summer 24 routes from Antalya to BHX, BRS, EDI, EMA, GLA, LBA, LPL, STN, MAN, NCL & Dalaman to STN.

Not just us then.
Perhaps they too are waiting for 737 MAX deliveries that are now delayed?

 

[lbaspotter]

Not just us then.
Perhaps they too are waiting for 737 MAX deliveries that are now delayed?

By all counts forward bookings are lower than expected. Its not just Holiday Best either as I hear quiet a few other Tour operators are struggling to sell Holidays & fill aircraft seats. Big Factors include the Cost of Living and High inflation. The is still no sign either of the Bank of England cutting interest rates yet.

Its defiantly not due weather or diverting at LBA that is for sure. As the cuts are across Southwind Airlines whole UK network.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Could it also be the fact they are a relatively new airline, an unheard tour operator and into the “lions den” up against Jet2 who offer a daily AYT service.

Also as for the Bank of England governor he should have been sacked a hell of a long time ago due his incompetence. But we won’t go there…..

 

[Aviador]

Could it also be the fact they are a relatively new airline, an unheard tour operator and into the “lions den” up against Jet2 who offer a daily AYT service.

Also as for the Bank of England governor he should have been sacked a hell of a long time ago due his incompetence. But we won’t go there…..

No please don't.