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Eastern: ABZ-BRS

Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18838 posts, RR: 54
Posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1106 times:

Eastern are, apparently, to commence a new thrice-daily service between Aberdeen and Bristol as of their winter schedule. I wonder whether it will be operated by the J41 or the ERJ and whether or not it will be operated on weekends. In terms of the aircraft, my bets are on the J41.

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

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GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1103 times:

More than likely a J41 as I think the ERJs are currently busy on the ABZ-NWI,ABZ-NCL-SOU and EDI-NWI flights.

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Capital146 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2125 posts, RR: 49
Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1088 times:

I also think the J41 is odds-on favourite for the route as Eastern Airways still do not appear to me to have added the number of routes required to keep the 12 additional J41's they took on from BA CitiExpress busy.

Like a fine wine, one gets better with age.

Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18838 posts, RR: 54
Reply 3, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1082 times:

"Eastern Airways still do not appear to me to have added the number of routes required to keep the 12 additional J41's they took on from BA CitiExpress busy."

Any clues as to where the new routes will be from and to? Which airports have recently lost services from ABZ and MAN?

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

Capital146 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2125 posts, RR: 49
Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1073 times:

ABZ has pretty good links these days though I suppose they could maybe consider ABZ-LPL-CWL or ABZ-IOM-CWL. Maybe they will look at serving some of the Hebridean airports such as Stornaway or Benbecula.

MAN has good UK links though maybe they might look at a route to NCL (formerly flown by Gill Airways) as the airline already serves both airports.

Other routes I'd like to see (which should fit into their existing network quite well) are:

HUY-EDI (former Air UK)
HUY-BFS
HUY/NWI-CDG (NWI-CDG former Suckling route)
NWI-HUY-GLA
Leeds/Bradford-LGW (served by many carriers over the years)
Leeds/Bradford-BRS-CWL (former Capital/Gill Airways (BRS)/BA Citiexpress (BRS)

Like a fine wine, one gets better with age.

Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18838 posts, RR: 54
Reply 5, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1064 times:

"MAN has good UK links though maybe they might look at a route to NCL (formerly flown by Gill Airways) as the airline already serves both airports."

Don't go there! This route is unprofitable - and it is almost as quick my train!

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1039 times:

A NCL-NWI might be a possibility, as well as NCL-ORK and maybe EDI-ABZ?

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EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40
Reply 7, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1012 times:

I don't see why there should be an EDI-ABZ, I'm sure its only 30-40 miles by car!

Ok maybe slightly more... But still I don't think it could be a popular route between two small airports.

That'd be like a commercial flight between BRS and CWL Nuts

GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 8, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 995 times:

EGGD, Air 2000 do a CWL-BRS-AGP in the Winter using an A320 I think Big grin

EDI-ABZ is about 90 miles or so...

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18838 posts, RR: 54
Reply 9, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 980 times:

EGGD - don't forget that Eastern does ABZ-Wick.

"Leeds/Bradford-LGW"

Not likely: Eastern said, when it was just formed, that it won't serve any airport within London because of the congestion.

Eastern also said that it will only operate routes on which airlines have previously operated but failed. They argued that the cause of them ceasing operation was because of aircraft utilisation. Accordingly, Eastern can operate several times per weekday thereby increasing aircraft utilisation.

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 40
Reply 10, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 967 times:

G - That doesn't count!! Laugh out loud

ok so BRS-CWL is 40km and EDI-ABZ is 150km.

close enough! Laugh out loud

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Still, I think its a little short to have a regular scheduled service.

GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 11, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 944 times:

Ok, but I think someone should start a BHX-EMA-MAN flight using 747s Laugh out loud

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18838 posts, RR: 54
Reply 12, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 934 times:

"BHX-EMA-MAN"

Don't forget that Community Airways routed LGW-BHX-EMA! :p

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

ACEregular From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2003, 674 posts, RR: 1
Reply 13, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 893 times:

I would love to see more domestic services from NCL. If Eastern where to go into NWI that would be great, didn't Air UK do that once? I also love the new BRS route with Easyjet. Go on BA drop all your UK routes and let someone more interesting and cheaper take over.

GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58
Reply 14, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 848 times:

Pe@rson, wasnt that a Shorts 360 flight though? Not a 747 Im afraid Laugh out loud

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Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18838 posts, RR: 54
Reply 15, posted (9 years 8 months 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 833 times:

"Pe@rson, wasnt that a Shorts 360 flight though? Not a 747 Im afraid"

Details, my friend, details. Big grin

And yeah, it was 360 :P Or was that a 340? :p

"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."

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