Does any of you happen to know what the plans are at CanaryFly? Before Covid and after teaming up with Air Europa Express they offered quite a lot of flights between all the Canary Islands (except GMZ). And for us as non-residents they were substantially cheaper then Binter. Being second in the mar...
Jump to postStrike by Iberia ground workers at 29 airports between 5-8 January prompting airline to cut nearly 500 flights. Iberia has proposed lay-offs for about 1700 people until 2027 (out of 8000) in order to create an IAG wholly-owned subsidiary to take care of - self Handling where the haven’t been able t...
Jump to post- Probably the year when IB/AE merger will finally materialise. - LEVEL will gain full independence from Iberia and it will get its own AOC. My wild guess is that these two milestones will be related. No need to create a new AOC from scratch when you are about to adquire two from UX (mainline and e...
Jump to postWhen is the New Terminal One at JFK schedule to (re)open? If I’m not mistaken construction should be already taking place. Shouldn’t it be opening in stages?
Jump to postThe future coalition government in Spain (PSOE+Sumar) have agreed to ban domestic flights in Spain that can be covered by rail in less than 2.5 hours. Hugely disappointing. There’s still a long road to go. This is just a MoU between the two parties that are likely forming the upcoming government. E...
Jump to postWhen did Easyjet had to start split terminal operations at Gatwick again? Any clue on how to tell them apart (like 5xxx/8xxx flt numbers in the past) It’s a bit of a shame after all the major airline swap in 2015/2016 when all Easyjet could be housed at North in exchange of all BA based there swappi...
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Can someone tell IB to get a better IT team? Their site is in desperate need of a fix.
Interested in knowing why Javier Prieto, IB’s CEO was there and part of all the pictures considering IB’s presence is only 2x daily and 1x daily LV. In addition will we see the amount of connecting passengers from BA/IB/LV to AA increase? Because IB (and Level who is just IB in other colors) is als...
Jump to postI am just curious of how an airline like Emirites can reduce passenger numbers but still get already booked passengers to destinations? OK by totally shutting down new bookings the problem can be reduced but not eliminated. Consolidating flights reduces flight numbers but has no effect on passenger...
Jump to post[twoid][/twoid] Does not bode well for KLM since a hub needs lots of spokes and frequency to maximize connectivity options. Certainly, a good portion of KLM's longhaul network relies on connectivity to survive, so reducing the number of feed opportunities, chips away at the viability of the broader ...
Jump to postI do wonder about IAG's strategy sometimes. You'd think things like IT and digital platforms would be centralised. Why do IB, BA and EI need completely different apps, for example? Surely they should all have basically the same app, developed at the same time and with the same functionality, just w...
Jump to postNow it’s great for airlines if it replaces the whole EC261 scheme and it’s changed to “only domestic flights” (which aren’t that many).
Now, what is “domestic”? Gibraltar? Channel Islands? Is connecting to/from an international flight considered “domestic”?
Let's see if AM can secure connecting passengers from either Air Europa or IB in the near future, which would easily obtain another 25% increase in bookings, particularly up front of the plane. It is indeed quite bizarre. UX MAD-CUN service is wearing the AM* codeshare since forever. Likewise for U...
Jump to postand the chartering of up to 4 Iberia Express aircraft for BA Euroflyer is in part a response by IAG to need to use more of its slots at Gatwick during Summer 2022. Will be interesting to see if there are any more route expansions at the airport by IAG in the coming weeks. Is there any news regardin...
Jump to postIs the labour agreement that all VY pilots should be on Spanish T&C's and not local T&C's for that country/base? This led to the creation of Anisec Luftfahrt, or "LEVEL Europe" to allow IAG/Vueling to employ pilots at VIE under local laws? Yes, but it’s not that simple. Vueling pi...
Jump to postThis makes perfect sense. But what prevents BA Euroflyer from fully deploy and use the LGW slots without the need of Vueling? Believe they’re struggling to get the staff , let alone get them thru the training for the March 22 launch date of BA Euroflyer. Who would have through??? :banghead: So, set...
Jump to postMakes some sense to promote agreements among “Delta partners”
Which lounge do LatAm passengers use at LHR-T3 since they dropped oneworld? Because this makes the perfect opportunity sign an agreement for ClubHouse access
Singapore Airlines has acquired traffic rights on the MXP-BCN sector, after 10 years of flying between Singapore and Barcelona via Milan. From the 17th of January, it will be possible to fly Singapore's A350 in Europe between Barcelona and Milan! I know the leg is international and thus, a 5th free...
Jump to postAre they going to have a different livery? Very unlikely. Just a small sticker that says "Operated by BA EuroFlyer", similar to the CityFlyer ones, and the ones used by the franchises before. It could be slighly different like removí y the blue from the belly or the engines. IB Express ha...
Jump to postTrying to make UX part of the DL-AF/KL/VS JV would be quite easy. It’s just adding 1xJFK and 1xMIA from MAD and the limited European network feeding MAD. Having antitrust among AF-KLM and UX is granted if the purchase is given the OK. That way AF and KLM can plan and coordinate their LatAM flights t...
Jump to postAny other carrier interested in acquiring UX? LH maybe? I think IB/IAG's strategy now is to let UX die and re-capture the market share directly by adding capacity where it makes sense Same here. Too much hassle. Competition authorities were way too slow to decide on this while UX financial situatio...
Jump to postIs AA still planning to renovate and expand T8? At this point, bring over AS and BA to T8. If i'm ot mistaken, the works are being done. New hall with lounge space and 5 new gates. That should be enough for BA ops and of course to squeeze in IB and AS. That would house all oneworld execpt JL who ow...
Jump to postNop. It’s IB who bid for UX. The articule says IAG because of the formal communication to the CNMC (SEC equivalent in Spain) as it is listed.
Jump to postVueling just got a bunch of slots awarded due to the French State cash injection into AirFrance. They were forced to divest slots at ORY that have to be operated. Vueling as other airlines have lots of aircraft grounded due to covid with associaed staff quasi-furloughed at home. Given that foreign b...
Jump to postGoing into somebody else's hub with a flight to London is a recipe to lose money, as UA is going to learn in BOS. Ask DL about PHL-LHR, even with VS as a partner. A better comparison would be ask NW (now DL) at AMS or DL at CDG were they could swap to the airline/metal more suitable for the route. ...
Jump to postWait - were are the aircraft coming from? What impact does the Air Europa acquisition have on this? Is LEVEL moving towards getting its own AOC, or will they remain a virtual airline operated by IB on long haul routes? Regarding Air Europa… who knows? No one is sure if the de al wiki get through Co...
Jump to postI cant believe CDG T1 hasnt been mentioned yet, has to be the ultimate in 60/70s rotunda design. You are right, CDG T1 is a classic! A lot of 70's style concrete, a neat, original concept and design, however totally unpractical. And yet, they are merging 3 circular satellites to create a more optim...
Jump to postThe only drawback is that IB operated with 5th freedom rights. The flights were tag-ons from the MAD-MIA. Schedule wise this was not ideal as those intra-America flights had to be coordinated with MIA-MAD departures and MAD-MIA arrivals. At the end of that CAM minihub, there were 2xA319 based in MI...
Jump to postIberia at the same time had a much more robust network from MIA, of course, with 3 DC-9s based there: https://i.postimg.cc/Nf7DL8Zw/DC-9-32-34-34-CF-MIA-based-routemap.gif The only drawback is that IB operated with 5th freedom rights. The flights were tag-ons from the MAD-MIA. Schedule wise this wa...
Jump to postI don’t get all these different brands. Buzz and Malta Air don’t have their own websites. Is the soft product different? I don’t think so. So what’s the point? EasyJet has 3 AOCs (UK, CH and AT). But the livery is the same across the 3 airlines. Brand diversification, flexibility and resilience . B...
Jump to postThey deduct all the expenses from your salary for a certain time period. Probably three years or so. It’s a win win for Ryanair. That way they make sure you’re not going anywhere else for at least the same time period. Salary? Or invoice? I guess the second one as FR do not tend to sign labour cont...
Jump to postDoes anybody remember which gate Iberia parked their 747-300 at in 2004? IB moved into T7 in 2005. Even though IAG was not incorporated until 2011, IB and BA cooperated tightly in certain areas. They had a JV on MAD/BCN-LHR and this move was another little step towards IAG. AA lack of space during ...
Jump to postNow it works very well for IAG/EI. They can use their bigger metal on the busier routes and get BACF in on a bunch of the BHD routes. Keeps all the of the revenue within IAG at a time they're fighting for cash. I think the chances of Emerald actually coming to fruition now are reduced. It's too ris...
Jump to postAny chance that Aer Lingus will find a replacement operator in the next few days? There must be plenty choice on the EU wet lease market right now. Is there any evidence that the market needs that level of urgency to setup replacement services? One wonders if the loads on the Stobart Air operation ...
Jump to postHello All, I saw yesterday that DL is using its former international baggage claim in terminal 2 at LAX for domestic flights. Does DL still plan to have its own FIS once its rebuild/renovation of Terminals 2 and 3 is complete? Will it be in the same location? Will there be a rebuild/renovation/expa...
Jump to postInteresting. Will this flight be treated like a flight inside of Spain or as an international flight after arriving at Gibraltar? I imagine no immigration check but only a customs check by UK officials. The flight is international. Just like Lisbon to Geneva is international while passengers don’t ...
Jump to postLa Gomera - TFN / LPA route is out for PSO tender https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021XC0305(02) Note - something seems to be removing the last bracket (i.e. a ) symbol) from the URL on a.net. If you see a URL that ends with "(02" (bad) instead of "(02)&q...
Jump to postInternational flights. It’s a satellite concourse for TBIT built in the same style. I thought cats & dogs(F9/HA/SY/NK/G4) are going to move into MSC so that AA/AS/B6 can take over entire T4/5/6 plus south side of TBIT? That may be the case (I do not keep up with LAX terminal/gate assignments) b...
Jump to postWill EI more to T8 at JFK and co-locate with the rest of OW, including AY, BA (2022), QF, CX, and AA and IB (2022?) ? I would think EI moving would be the biggest improvement in passenger experience if they are selling onward connection with AA since landing with pre-clearance would mean a seamless...
Jump to postGood to see. Read in news article that UK has already agreed to 18 other standalone air service agreements. Anyone have list? I know Canada is one of them. The former Department for Exiting the European Union listed the following as of November 2019: ⋅ United States How can this be? I mea...
Jump to postSad but it makes sense. Some non-hub operations might make sense as regional aviation showed us during the 90s and LCCs during from the beginning of the century bu here UX (with the AF* codeshare) was just being used to feed CDG hub. UX had to position and/or base frames at VLC/AGP and given low Cov...
Jump to postI buy that this was part of a larger deal to provide UA with some spaces to operate out of JFK. The problem is that UA needs more than this temporary solution to offer a product that's compelling out of JFK. It does need more slots. It does need more spaces for dedicated premium check-in, lounge an...
Jump to postWhat made BA retire their 757s? I believe it was largely to do with incompatibilites with the new Terminal 5's containerised baggage operation, added with ever diminishing efficiency, plus the chance to sell them to Fed Ex... I believe there was another plan prior to that FedEx opportunity. BA set ...
Jump to postAny info regarding lounges? I know BA used to run a Lounge at TXL, will they run their own lounge at BER or will use a thrid party? Since most oneworld carriers at BER (ex-TXL) run non-Schengen flgihts it might make sense to place the lounge after passport control at the non-Schengen area. Regarding...
Jump to postWell, given that maintenance is performed by IB MRO, I guess it doesn’t break any single-fleet rule.
Jump to postWhy just focusing at Heathrow but not try to improve and expand Stantead and Gatwick? Because the government says so. It seems runway is a scarce resource in England, and will continue that way for quite a long time. If you can only build one, for whatever reason, the case study is quite simple. Ha...
Jump to postAfter therm merger with Virgin America, and given their route map is heavily based on West Coast / Pacific states... Is the Alaska brand THAT strong that people think of them for a flight such as LAX-SLC (meaning so not-Alaska related)?
Jump to postThere is still (not sure during Covid) a 757F flying every night between the Canaries and MAD. It carries both codes BA9001 and IB9001. That's for sure IAG Cargo operated by someone else. Back in the day, IB sent several 343/6 down to the Canaries mainly for Cargo. It seems it's now better for them ...
Jump to postIn 3 years time, will there be enough space at T5 for oneworld ? T5 wasn't exactly empty in 2019... Of course not (if traffic recovers 2019 levels). The question really is: Is terminal 5 complex, and more specifically the main building able to process more than half of LHR overall passengers? I thi...
Jump to postIberia seems to be taking over many I2 routes They started off with few domestic sectors this July (SCQ, SVQ, SPC, as well as some rotations to the Canaries with narrow bodies) Checking the schedules right now they increase frequencies to those domestic routes already served (SVQ and SCQ 3-4/daily,...
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