SamL From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 162 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 6 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1895 times:
According to the BA website, between 25th January and 24th March they are laying on three extra flights a week LHR - BOM bringing the total to ten rotations.
I thought that the bilateral which has just be renegotiated meant that BA couldn't add extra flights to BOM despite being desparate to do so. If they have got extra slots why aren't these flights permanent considering they did just bid to go double daily to BOM? Have these slots been leased from AI like the VS flights to DEL?
Anyone know anything about them?
cheers,
-Sam
source: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/askbainter/public/en_gb?prim=custsupp (the question entitled: "increased service to Bombay")
LH423 From Canada, joined Jul 1999, 6501 posts, RR: 55 Reply 1, posted (8 years 6 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1873 times:
India and the UK have a limited open-skies agreement meaning that for a few months of the year these flights can be added. The reason you don't see VS or BD partaking is that it's not cost effective to open a station for 3 months of the year.
LH423
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Virgincrew From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 412 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (8 years 6 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1786 times:
Hey guys,
Under the new agreement, VS will be flying to DEL daily under their own right. The codeshare with Air India has been finished and we also start flights to Mumbai in February from Heathrow.
LH423 From Canada, joined Jul 1999, 6501 posts, RR: 55 Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1677 times:
Right, but that's part of the 10 flights Virgin were granted, right? Whereas these BA flights are only permitted during the seasonal Open Skies period. BA's additional MAA and BLR flights won't start until later in 2005.
LH423
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B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1664 times:
we also start flights to Mumbai in February
Virgin's application to launch Mumbai service in February was denied as their route authority is only valid from the commencement of S05 schedule period on March 27.
Their first flight will now arrive in Mumbai on March 28 morning.
In the meanwhile, Virgin's Heathrow-Delhi services will remain 3x weekly (Wed/Fri/Sun) until February 1, and increase to daily service from that date.
HB-IWC From Greece, joined Sep 2000, 4418 posts, RR: 75 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1635 times:
The reason you don't see VS or BD partaking is that it's not cost effective to open a station for 3 months of the year.
If I'm not mistaken, during the limited open skies period, airlines are allowed to reinforce frequencies to existing stations, but are not allowed to open new stations. So, apart from its being not cost effective to open up an new station for just a couple of months, it would also not comply with India's open skies regulations.
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