Taking the business element away - I have just flown transatlantic on JetBlue for the first time and the service was one of the best I had experienced across the Atlantic (the crew were excellent), and the aircraft was spotless (should be easy given the LR’s a fairly new). What do you see as needing...
Jump to postI have just done LHR-BOS/JFK-LGW and both were completely full in Mint, and mostly full in Core (about 80% ish). Seemed decent to me.
Jump to postAnd would not this aircraft actually be replacing two aircraft? The A320 and A220 families? Of course we are talking EIS around late 2030s if the pixel dust powerplants both OEMs are waiting for come to fruition. Ideally the A320 for the ULCC’s would have 198 seats, and the A321 would be somewhere ...
Jump to postI know a lot has been said about the actual merger, but is there a way JetBlue & Spirit (or another airline) could work together without a formal merger. Along the lines of a franchise agreement?
Jump to postWhat seems to have changed is business travel. The majors seeing a decline in the business traveller have switched capacity to leisure, something ULCC/LCC’s flourished in - and when given the choice of marginal differences in fare (once you have included the ancillary fees), generally people are cho...
Jump to postMaybe B6/NK were giving the wrong concession? It seems that the only way that would work is if B6 is allowed to buy NK, but the seperate business models remain. And/or B6 Core move to the NK model.
Jump to postSurely one argument/claim for appeal is softness/overcapacity in the ULCC market and that potential other mergers (i.e. F9/NK) will also likely see consolidation?
Jump to postreadytotaxi wrote:I see that BA are continuing with flights to Aruba next year, via Antigua,the British seem to have discovered this lovely island.
I’m surprised that Russia hasn’t done what China has done and reverse engineer a western design.
Jump to postBelfast as well as Dublin might not be a bad shout.
Jump to postHmm. Monarch were well loved. I flew on their DC10 to Turkey and it was a fantastic flight with a great service. They surely won't do well now. Jet2 are sweeping up everywhere and for non packages there's Ryanair and Easyjet. I wish them well... but I just don't see it working. I’m thinking along t...
Jump to postAlthough I don’t agree with the way it’s being used, Thomas Cook’s rebirth as an OTA seems to have gone quite well. Recreating a tour operation without using your own airline feels like the more obvious route of doing it. Really not obvious what the USP would be!
Jump to postWhat they have succeeded at is creating a brand which is more relevant in the modern world and doesn’t look out of place with any of the world’s major airlines. However, you do get the feeling given the heritage it could have been done in a more sympathetic way, and have a bit of a classier feel.
Jump to postIf you squint a bit, to me it looks a bit like Iberia and has hues to the short-lived Air Italy. The font is very similar to Iberia. Certainly the case that the concept is better than the reality.
Jump to postMCT and SEZ, maybe even BKK and YYC could work from Gatwick.
Jump to postAlso problems with gatwick capacity. No room for any delays due congestion . Ezy have bought slots from carriers that didn't utilise their slot portfolio fully. It appears that when actually used lgw can't cope with the number of movements. Combine this with ctot delays and you have gridlock . Lgw ...
Jump to postIt has personality, which has been lacking from some airlines over the past few years. So a yes from me - I think it’s rather good.
Jump to postMykonos is unserved by anyone from BHX, but you could also expect any one of CFU/HER/RHO/EFL
Jump to postUnless you get enough slots for 6 or 7 aircraft at Gatwick, you’re not really going to have enough scale - easyJet and BA will always win in frequency and destination range. The one piece they are missing now is overseas bases, to feed UK airports where you wouldn’t have enough uplift for a whole ba...
Jump to postThomas Cook Airlines long haul was profitable - it was just the group as a whole had so much debt they couldn’t continue. Norwegian tried to do long-haul with a brand new aircraft - and problems relating to the 787 was really their downfall (which then transpired into trying to find the right marke...
Jump to postThomas Cook Airlines long haul was profitable - it was just the group as a whole had so much debt they couldn’t continue. Norwegian tried to do long-haul with a brand new aircraft - and problems relating to the 787 was really their downfall (which then transpired into trying to find the right market...
Jump to postWith the Berlin base reducing in size, and new bases being served by new aircraft - there were a surplus on the European register. These, combined with the four coming from Japan, and two NEO’s coming from Viva Colombia effectively fill the gap from last year which were served by wet leases.
Jump to postVirgin has made quite a significant shift towards ‘premium leisure’. More services in the Caribbean with the additions of TCI and Nassau (plus returning St Lucia), their new service to the Maldives, and the returning (possibly year round) Cape Town. There is potentially scope for that to continue.
Jump to postOn the reasoning of the current administration, surely a NK/F9 merger wouldn’t be approved either?
Jump to postDon’t think its likely to be a boon for Loganair or Eastern, actually think it plays into the hands of easyJet or Ryanair.
Jump to post:( --- CONS: Honolulu is just as ugly as Benidorm, topless sunbathing is illegal for women and there is a prohibition regime for young people between 16 and 21. It would be hard to impossible fill dedicated Hawaii-bound widebody planes if BA just acted on her own. :) +++ PROS: BA could contract wit...
Jump to postWhat I got was: LAX and LHR are involved Sweden is involved Chicago is involved EWR-AGP is one of the routes The Bear indicates SFO probably is involved I dont see anything in the video that would make me think IAH or DEN are involved. During the LHR/LAX video, it was loaded in 23DEF... Chicago was...
Jump to postEIBPI wrote:CFO has resigned:
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/new ... e/15594687
Also heard some rumours that Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic could be on the cards. A BA delegation visited the airport in March. Two key elements of the Caribbean network - 1) Does it tick the box for ‘premium leisure’, and/or 2) Does it have a strong VFR demand? Puerta Plata doesn’t seem t...
Jump to postWhat is the reason behind a seperate LGW BA strike threat? I guess because BA has a separate operating company at LGW Only BA Euroflyer is a separate operating company at Gatwick. Long haul from Gatwick and currently the domestics are operated by mainline. Euroflyer doesn’t have its own AOC yet, so...
Jump to postEasyjet a few years ago had really good reliability and punctuality. If the airline sold you a ticket, you didn't really have to worry... you might see a minor delay (eg 20 mins) but that was it. In the last few months, that status has been absent. Most people simply don't want to spend hours repea...
Jump to postIs there anything stopping JetBlue trying to do a deal with Frontier to take their merger offer off the table, in return for divestment guarantees (possibly including FLL,BOS,NYC - staff and aircraft).
Jump to postJust thinking out loud here, but is there any way Spirit could be split - with specific divestments going to Frontier (Fort Lauderdale, Boston and New York, Vegas etc)? Could include a commitment of aircraft and staff?
Jump to postWith the ex-TUI leadership in charge, the focus is very much on holidays and creating a greater margin out of packaging (just as Jet2 does). Seasonal bases seem to be doing well, so I’m expecting those to continue and expand and I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw more flights to the UK regions from t...
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Jump to postThe concept was a good one - however, it would have made more sense to have used elements of it through the airline rather than the main theme. For example use the Blue Poole as cups onboard, Benyhone tartan as a blanket etc.
Jump to postWow , a lot of people here are facing the same problems with EasyJet. I’ll guess the CEO and COO and some other managers need to leave - only another Carolyn McCall like CEO can rescue the sinking boat. EasyJet Board and stockholders , act now before it’s to late . CMC did a lot of good things for ...
Jump to postWhere is easyJet going? My best guess is they are going after TUI and Jet2 in the UK. They are now the third largest ATOL holder in the UK with easyJet Holidays with very little effort, and there seems to be a lot of headroom there for them to grow - which gives them the extra margins they need by p...
Jump to postFirst on my list would be sorting out the IT and booking system.
Jump to postReading between the lines, is JetBlue implying that Spirit is acting fraudulently?
Jump to postCould/would B6 take NK to court over it?
Jump to postConnecting Motorsport Valley, with the home of American Motorsport (sorry Charlotte!)
Jump to postI find it quite ironic they merged the remnants of Dan AIr and Cityflyer Express to create EuroFleet LGW.
Jump to postLikely to be similar to Iberia/Iberia Express division, I imagine. We published part of the staff letter in our article: https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/08/26/british-airways-to-quit-gatwick-short-haul-but-a-new-airline-will-take-over/ Seems apparent that it is only short haul that will be chang...
Jump to postThey only have a 13 minute Turnaround in JFK for the LHR flight? That seems strange. Well obviously the plane arriving from LHR will not be the same one flying back to LHR. I’m guessing that LHR slot time will have to change unless all 3 LRs are based in JFK. You can’t do that schedule with just th...
Jump to postWith Stansted they are looking to lure the big tech companies, there is a big tech community around Cambridge and in East London. It isn’t a completely low cost airport - Emirates was successfully operating a 777 there, and Air India had a few services to India.
Jump to postIf ba Is not back at gatwick they will increase the presence of level there Wizz is after some gatwick slots I still see Gatwick being a mix of legacy carriers such as Emirates, Qatar, tap, icelandair, turkish etc low cost such as air transat, west jet, easy jet Secondary national carriers such as ...
Jump to post3 slots will most probably be needed (assuming similar frequencies):
1. Daily Barbados
2. Antigua with Tobago and Grenada add ons + Montego Bay
3. Daily Orlando
Havana had already been planned to move to LHR, and UVF was due to be dropped following a disagreement over subsidies.