Archive Eastern Airways from Leeds Bradford Airport

[752]

i dont think that starting fare is too bad to be fair.. what are you other options? an expensive and long train journey? or an 8 hour car journey? id take eastern flights anyday!

 

[Scottie Dog]

Fantastic to see the LBA-NQY route affectively saved by Eastern. As I've travelled down there many times with Flybe, I was encouraged to see the A/C near enough full on many occasions. Will be using Eastern for the foreseeable and for one hope its a success even if it will be a J41 from the start.

Welcome to F4A @JetRob and we're pleased to see your first post. It's good to see the route continuing to be served.

 

[Bigman]

Been to Newquay many times and there are ample places to hire surfboards and accessories, so I do not see the need to put one on a flight. More room for luggage then.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Been to Newquay many times and there are ample places to hire surfboards and accessories, so I do not see the need to put one on a flight. More room for luggage then.

Ask offint, he will know where you can hire surfboards and accessories! 😆

 

[LBA4EVER]

Forget Newquay Bigman get to my favourite surfing place....Nazare in Portugal which is North of Lisbon. Jet2 from LBA the route I have been hoping for ages is now a reality......plenty of room to pop your board on those 737-300’s Fight2win!

you no what offint.. im going to let you have a go first on them waves!

 

[Len Fish]

The only thing I know about surfboarding is that there’s a Fat Willy’s Surf Shack in Newquay.

 

[JetRob]

Welcome to F4A @JetRob and we're pleased to see your first post. It's good to see the route continuing to be served.

Thank you very much. Its very good the route continues, I personally have never flown with Eastern or a J41 for that matter. So looking rather forward to that.

 

[lbaspotter]

Eastern Airways new Leeds/ Bradford to Newquay route now officially announced.

Eastern Airways

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270630837638356993

Leeds/Bradford Airport

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270626500711243782

Newquay Airport

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270624451252629505

 

[lbaspotter]

Great piece by anna.aero website regards Eastern Airways relaunch of the ex flybe Leeds/Bradford - Newquay route.

anna.aero | Temporarily Unavailable

Eastern Airways gathers pace as it reveals Leeds Bradford – Newquay, starting next month

Eastern Airways has announced a five-times-weekly service to Newquay from Leeds Bradford.

The 444-kilometre service, which begins on 9 July, will be operated by the 29-seat Jetstream 41. It’ll end on 17 September.

It will have no direct or indirect competition.

This announcement follows the carrier’s earlier unveiling of Teesside – Newquay, which starts on 6 July. The current lack of a Newcastle – Newquay service may push those passengers to Teesside.

Leeds Bradford – Newquay served between 2016 and 2019

flybe last served Newquay from Leeds Bradford last year.

As in previous years, it operated year-round, typically with a three-weekly service, except from October when it fell to twice-weekly.

Data by the UK CAA shows that 17,672 passengers flew between the two airports last year, down from 23,034 the previous year. With 23,192 seats, it had a year-round seat load factor of 76%, rising, as you would expect, to 90% in July and 91% in August. This is shown in the figure below.

Given flybe had 1,853 passengers in its peak month, August, Eastern Airways’ lower-capacity aircraft would need just 1,096 to achieve a seat load factor of 90%.

Leeds Bradford may also appeal to those across Northwest England


Following the end of flybe, Newquay is not connected to Manchester or Liverpool.

Last year, these airports ollectively had 103,000 seats to/from Newquay, up from 47,000 in 2010.

Manchester accounted for almost all of these seats. This is because it operated a year-round service, including once-daily in winter mainly by the 78-seat Dash-8-400.

In peak summer, that grew to 13-weekly, primarily by the 88-seat Embraer 175 but also by the E195 and the Dash-8-400.

Given neither airport is currently connected with Newquay, Eastern Airways’ Leeds Bradford service may well appeal to some of these – especially those who would have used Manchester – to avoid a six-hour drive to Cornwall.

Source: OAG Mapper.

 

[KARFA]

Eastern will be serving both LHR and LCY from MME from 6 July.

LCY will be one rotation M-F from 6 July, rising to 2 rotations M-F from 14 July. Served by a Saab 2000.

LHR will be one rotation from 6 July, rising to 3 rotations a day from 13 July. Served by a E170.

Good for MME, and they must have done something right to attract Eastern to open these routes.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Eastern will be serving both LHR and LCY from MME from 6 July.

LCY will be one rotation M-F from 6 July, rising to 2 rotations M-F from 14 July. Served by a Saab 2000.

LHR will be one rotation from 6 July, rising to 3 rotations a day from 13 July. Served by a E170.

Good for MME, and they must have done something right to attract Eastern to open these routes.

MME have done really well to get the LHR slots esp when using a small E170. Eastern could possibly take on a LBA-LHR route now BA has left us, the demand is there although it might take biz from the MME service?

 

[KARFA]

MME have done really well to get the LHR slots esp when using a small E170. Eastern could possibly take on a LBA-LHR route now BA has left us, the demand is there although it might take biz from the MME service?

In terms of the slots I think these are from the remedy pool which BA owns from the BMI acquisition, but is forced to offer to any airline who could run domestic services. Previously Little Red has some before folding, and more recently FlyBe had quite a few before folding. I do not think Eastern have had to get these slots at the normal market rate.

 

[scottrhino]

Dispels the myth you need a nice swanky terminal although it would be nice. Airlines will go where the incentives are at present. Clearly Durham Tees has done a good job on that.

Only issue for DTV is small catchment area and on the main East Coast mainline. At least BA were aligning passengers. Just can’t see it been a success myself but good look in these times.

 

[ls27]

Could the MME service to LHR be because they have an elected Mayor and not a lot of others putting their spokes in?

 

[KARFA]

Could the MME service to LHR be because they have an elected Mayor and not a lot of others putting their spokes in?

It's possible. Leeds had a chance to vote for an elected mayor in 2012. 63% of people didn't want one.

 

[ls27]

Yes, that's very true, but if you look at the Authorities that have an elected Mayor, thing happen. It seem that the political manoeuvreings go away. The way many people vote depends on what correct information (or manipulated information ) is given at the time.

 

[KARFA]

Yes, that's very true, but if you look at the Authorities that have an elected Mayor, thing happen. It seem that the political manoeuvreings go away. The way many people vote depends on what correct information (or manipulated information ) is given at the time.

The result seemed pretty conclusive.

 

[lbaspotter]

Maybe a bit late now. But we in West Yorkshire will have an elected mayor from May next year.
A devolution deal was agreed earlier this year between the government and the 5 local councils, Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield Kirkleees and Calderdale.
Will be run by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

God help us if we end up with a Labour representative or somebody that is anti Airport.

 

[lbaspotter]

Also remember Eastern Airways are also due to take delivery of 1x further Embraer 175 and 3x larger Embraer 190s which may allow them to open a Leeds - London route sometime.

 

[ls27]

Well not quite correct lbaspotter. It will be run by a Mayor with oversight of all the former West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Area. York is part of the Combined Authority at the moment (associated member). York will go to the North Yorkshire Region when we get our new mayor. It does seem to me that these new mayors have to look beyond local politics to get on with what they are appointed to do. Who ever is elected will have to be a strong character to over ride some of the people with very local ideas.