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BRS Based Air Malta A320

Cardiffairtaxi From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2006, 303 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1847 times:

Does anybody know how long,the BRS based Air Malta A320 aircraft,has been working for XL?
It has XL.com titles on the main fuselage,but still Air Malta colours.
Is this aircraft operating all XL schedule now from BRS?

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BMED From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 853 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1809 times:

Should keep the excel bashers on here happy though.

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DHHornet From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 252 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1786 times:

Quoting Cardiffairtaxi (Thread starter):
Does anybody know how long,the BRS based Air Malta A320 aircraft,has been working for XL?
It has XL.com titles on the main fuselage,but still Air Malta colours.
Is this aircraft operating all XL schedule now from BRS?

It has done some weekly flights for XL for the year and a half it has been based at BRS. XL have a 737 based as well.

FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11
Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1768 times:

Saw it at EXT last sunday. I know it was based in BRS last summer and did flights for XLA (The ones our 734 couldn't do).

Excel now have a 737-800 at BRS, could someone please tell me if its G-OXLB or is that the one for CWL?

Phil
FlyingColours

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Cwldude From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 691 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1727 times:

G-OXLB would be the BRS based 738, the CWL a/c is Canadian registered. They've been doing really well from both BRS and, especially CWL this season!

I believe the KM aircraft operates both XLA and KM flights. Don't know why it's in XL.com c/s though?

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FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11
Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1703 times:

Quoting Cwldude (Reply 4):
Don't know why it's in XL.com c/s though?

Probably to help prevent passenger confusion, I remember last year when our 734 said "Islandsflug" along the side, just got worse when we had "Aviajet" for a week and finally "Blueline" - by which point we'd pretty much given up Smile

Quoting Cwldude (Reply 4):
G-OXLB would be the BRS based 738,

Thanks, I knew OXLB and a Canadian 738 were down at CWL & BRS, just didn't know which way around.

Phil
FlyingColours

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Cardiffairtaxi From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2006, 303 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1646 times:

Quoting Cwldude (Reply 4):
I believe the KM aircraft operates both XLA and KM flights. Don't know why it's in XL.com c/s though?

Will try and get a pic of KM aircraft this week.

FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11
Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1555 times:

Quoting Cardiffairtaxi (Reply 6):
Will try and get a pic of KM aircraft this week.

Found one

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Phil
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Cardiffairtaxi From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2006, 303 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1523 times:

Quoting FlyingColours (Reply 7):

Thats the One!Top Man!

Cwldude From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 691 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1523 times:

Oh what a clash! They could at least have put the XL.com bit in colours that would take to the Air Malta c/s... or vica versa!

Thanks for the pic though Smile

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FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11
Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1506 times:

Quoting Cwldude (Reply 9):
Oh what a clash! They could at least have put the XL.com bit in colours that would take to the Air Malta c/s... or vica versa!

Keep in mind what colours we were flying around in for the better part of a season Wink

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And in that last shot I'm actually onboard, sat at the back by the R2 door (you can't see me though).

Phil
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CalAir From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 298 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1468 times:

Just like the old Sabre days! When I first flew for XLA, we had our first 2 flights on the 737-800 in full Sabre colours minus the titles.

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Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4089 posts, RR: 13
Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1413 times:

Quoting FlyingColours (Reply 3):
Excel now have a 737-800 at BRS, could someone please tell me if its G-OXLB or is that the one for CWL?

The B737-800 at Bristol swaps with a Gatwick aircraft at Las Palmas every Saturday night/Sunday morning. So it's a different aircraft every week - although G-OXLB does appear quite often there.

BBADXB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1345 times:

I was under the impression that XL and KM had entered into some sort of a deal allowing KM flights to be sold through xl.com

KM operations in BRS and MAN were doing well until recently... Don't know it this is still true. Anyone with a better insight that could let us know?? Smile

Humberside From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 4901 posts, RR: 5
Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1324 times:

Quoting BBADXB (Reply 13):
I was under the impression that XL and KM had entered into some sort of a deal allowing KM flights to be sold through xl.com

I think Excel have contracted AIr Malta to provide aircraft and crews for them at BRS and BHX. Can anyone confirm?

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DHHornet From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 252 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1312 times:

Quoting Humberside (Reply 14):
I think Excel have contracted AIr Malta to provide aircraft and crews for them at BRS and BHX. Can anyone confirm?

Yep this is what they do. The BRS aircraft (9H-AEN since the end of last winter) is staying for this winter and most certainly next summer.

Quoting BBADXB (Reply 13):
KM operations in BRS and MAN were doing well until recently...

What makes you thInk they are not at the moment? MAN? Should'nt that be BHX?

BBADXB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1270 times:

Don't know really! Thanks for pointing out that it's BHX, not MAN Smile

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