I hope DL know that TransPennine have a woeful record of service cancellations and delays, not to mention strikes by drivers. Why does VS not have a similar air-to-rail tie-up with Virgin trains ? Virgin Trains doesn’t exist anymore. The West Coast Mainline (their last remaining franchise) is now A...
Jump to postMaybe VS should consider Northern Ireland as a starter hub location with connections to the main UK airport. Geographically NI is in a great location for narrow body North American connections that could be timed to match inbound / outbound with UK airports in big cities. The Republic of Ireland go...
Jump to postRemember Maersk’s (Denmark’s largest company) US HQ is in NJ which will probably keep a SAS presence at EWR. You sure that isn't Novo Nordisk these days? They've got a big presence in NJ as well, and they plan to buy Catalent, which is based in NJ. I'm pretty sure pharma traffic would be another go...
Jump to postIt won’t stop people travelling but it’ll stop people travelling from the EU to the Americas via Brexitland for sure I doubt that people will just get on with it and apply If the UK require it. Just like flying LHR-YYZ-MIA you do the eTA and the ESTA. If the fares are decent then thats all most pas...
Jump to postBooked the new ATL flight, and SAS desperately needs help with its booking interface. A bunch of poorly-worded useless options and upgrades (paying for seat selection and meal selection in J? wtf?!) and after an arduous process their payment interface was broken (“glitch, try again later”) on diffe...
Jump to postPity they aren't going for a proper recliner business class seat. How often do these birds fly with Club Europe sectors then switching to standard economy seat sectors and removing the table etc? Every flight. All flights offer Club Europe it just varies as to how many seats are in that cabin. That...
Jump to postnicode wrote:Indeed, this is very fast.
I guess mostly end of June instead of during Q2...
Can anyone help me with this question: How many 737s does United have based in Guam? Are they based there or rotate through?
Jump to postIt's not just the Landing Field Length that is the issue. It is Steep Approach which would be a problem. But its not a problem as the A220-100 already operates into LCY with other airlines It's also a stand issue as the A220 can't use the main terminal gates, it has to use 21-24 or be bussed. If th...
Jump to postSomeone83 wrote:Ryanair with up to 3x weekly ARN-VNO from end-March
https://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status/17 ... 8909497414
Stockholm Stad has cancelled the agreement with the Government regarding Bromma Airport. It means the airport will close by 2038 at the latest.
https://www.dn.se/sverige/stockholm-sag ... flygplats/
Dano1977 wrote:Could IAG/BA be interested?
I seem to recall BA is short of longhaul aircraft to serve it's current network and expansion?
BRA will operate two ATRs on behalf of Austrian Airlines for a one year period. https://press.flygbra.se/posts/pressrel ... acmi-contr
Jump to postI very much doubt the A220 could carry enough fuel to achieve its full range when taking off from London City’s runway. Added to that, only the -100 is certified for LCY, which carries fewer passengers than the 195-E2. If Cityflyer decides to upgrade to increase capacity, going with Embraer is clea...
Jump to postHead for Points is reporting that Norse is now looking for a buyer. https://www.headforpoints.com/2024/01/3 ... hip-stake/
They mention that Norse said two airlines already approached them about buying a minority stake - one major and one “medium size”.
So SAS going out of Star and Thai adding codeshare. Somethings just don't add up... There are several airlines that have codeshare and cooperations across alliances. The SAS/Thai relationship goes back decades and I would think even after SkyTeam is fully implemented, the SK/TG "pool partnersh...
Jump to postLoganair’s CEO has also announced he’s standing down with immediate effect. A real shame as he’s been a great advocate for the aviation sector in the UK. Hopefully he reappears elsewhere in the field.
Jump to postSo where in the USA will SK cut ? Chicago ? I don't think SK can move from Star to Skyteam, and not cut something in their network that is Star-centric. Difficult choices... but either SK need more hours out of their fleet... or some routes have to shrink/disappear. They already cut ARN-ORD and red...
Jump to postCDG and AMS are in far more favourable locations for connections between Europe and North America. CPH is a very nice airport to use... but its rather more limited in its transatlantic potential. I imagine that some Scandi, Finnish, Baltic and Polish O&D traffic will shift from AMS to CPH... bu...
Jump to postFinnair is relaunching Tartu, Estonia with two daily flights six days a week. According to Simonas Bartkus on Twitter they will be paid €3.2m to operate the flights as a PSO route. https://x.com/simonasbartkus/status/1747551721310605388?s=20 https://company.finnair.com/en/media-centre/all-releases/n...
Jump to post0 - 1 - 2 - 2L (Helvetic) 3 - 3K (Jetstar Asia) 4 - 4U (Germanwings) 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 9W (Jet Airways) A - AY (Finnair) B - BA (British Airways) C - CA (Air China) D - D8 (Norwegian) E - EI (Aer Lingus) F - FR (Ryanair) G - H - I - I2 (Iberia Express) J - JQ (Jetstar) K - KL (KLM) L - LO (LOT) M ...
Jump to postAir France ordered the 787 but ended up swapping some of them with KLM before delivery with the A350 KLM had ordered going to Air France. It's not impossible to see AF/KLM transfer an order across to SAS if they think it's worth it. "the 6 remaining Boeing 787 ordered for Air France will be tra...
Jump to postWhen they were flying they operated Fokker 50s, a 727 and CRJ100 I think. Realistically if they were flying I’d imagine Cairo, Amman and Doha. I doubt TLV would be a popular route.
Jump to postIt should be remembered that the vast majority of people flying short haul to and from London are NOT using Heathrow, but instead flying to and from Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. Apart from BA (who don't fly 737s any more), Heathrow is very much a long-haul airport with a small amount of short-haul ...
Jump to postIt seems in the US it is common for airlines to have sole use of a gate and only use those gates while in Europe and elsewhere the gate is assigned later to which aircraft needs it. So it could be a BA flight, followed by SAS and then Easyjet for example. Why is it like this in the US? Are there any...
Jump to postRegarding the 737: "The first aircraft is expected in the third quarter of 2027. As the planned growth path for both Lufthansa Airlines, including Lufthansa City Airlines, and SWISS is already underpinned by aircraft orders, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft will be deployed in one of the Lufthansa G...
Jump to postThis is purely speculation, but could they be serving the influx of Russians who are now residing in Uzbekistan as a result of the war? https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/1145763922/a-flood-of-russians-arrive-in-uzbekistan-to-avoid-being-drafted-and-sent-to-ukra If these new airlines are serving Southe...
Jump to postTurning a blind eye to folk taking the p*** isn't a customer experience I want to pay for. BA are terrible at the basics of getting everyone boarded and sat down efficiently unlike short haul specialists like Ryanair and easyJet. BA allow too many carry ons which allows for a chaotic and stressful ...
Jump to postI'm puzzled as to why BA is *still* short of crew despite Covid being substantially over for 18 months. I get that there's a time lag to hire and train... but it shouldn't take this long The training department can run about ~400 type ratings per year. When you recruit an A320 FO that displaces/bac...
Jump to postThe account seems similar to the recent fake relaunches we’ve had in the UK - Monarch and BMI. I suspect if Virgin were behind it they wouldn’t be using Cathay pictures.
Jump to postFLAAGSHIPSLAAVE wrote:I suppose United will follow next!
Air Canada will launch services to Stockholm flying 3 times a week to Montreal and twice weekly to Toronto. Summer seasonal operated by 788. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/swedavia/pressreleases/air-canada-to-establish-at-stockholm-arlanda-airport-will-launch-two-direct-routes-to-montreal-and-toronto-32...
Jump to postWith all due respect, mate, how can you be so sure the JM won't return - or at least a uniform that is just as smart and stylish as that one was. Because i am telling you now - I just CANNOT see this new, dreadful, drab mess of a uniform lasting as long as the JM. Actually, it will be lucky to last...
Jump to postHaving spoken to a number of staff about the new uniforms, the consensus among staff seems to be a huge thumbs down for the ladies’ uniforms, and the men’s a qualified “okay”. One of them commented to me, “The designer clearly understands men’s fashion and bodies better than he understands women’s”...
Jump to postNot too surprised, but the routes from GOT and AAL to EWR will not return next Summer https://www.sassalesinfo.com/news/traffic-news?year=2023#traffic-news-october-2023-aal-got-ewr-will-not-be-operated-during-summer-traffic-program-2024 That frees up an A321LR though right? I wonder where it will b...
Jump to postThe FA’s uniform is a massive step backwards from their current ones. Yuk. Having worked for BA many moons ago one of the items I loved were their uniforms. My FA friends who are still there are not amused. And that’s an understatement. Totally, totally agree. The new dresses are so dull and drab. ...
Jump to postDo BA still have a 777 under maintenance in TLV due to the shortage of in-house engineering resource? What is the resource problem, hanger space or trained staff or both? Not sure about other departments but engineering in particular, everyone is leaving to go work for higher paid salaries elsewher...
Jump to postQatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker will retire on Nov 5th. He’s arguably one of the most vocal and well known airline CEOs. I wonder if anything will change at Qatar. https://onemileatatime.com/news/qatar-airways-ceo-akbar-al-baker-resigns/?fbclid=IwAR3mQB_M-MoiM3P2TnojYO5mcs5_Zw9ZToaVOc5fnYELsBtF1i...
Jump to postFlew Air Serbia last week for the first time - very pleasant, efficient, compfortable but BEG airport was dreadful, like a smelly old ash tray with people smoking and vaping publically in corners including airport employees. Such a shock in this day and age. Possibly the worst airport experience in...
Jump to postCan anybody explain why BRA is losing so much money ? Is there a particular part of the company that is causing large losses ? I seem to recall reading that their charter flights subsidiary was losing lots of money... but if the travel agency customer takes the risk of filling the seats, then BRA s...
Jump to postMaybe Luxair will have a first class business section to cater for the wealthy business types. I recently in Japan flew on a J-air Embraer that had a first class section which was three across - two big leather seats, aisle, single big leather seat. I see some of the US carriers have it too https:/...
Jump to postClydenairways wrote:flyingphil wrote:Might see the new Luxair E295’s on the LUX to LCY route. They run around five flights a day to connect the two financial and business hubs.
Can the E295 go into LCY? I thought only the E290
Might see the new Luxair E295’s on the LUX to LCY route. They run around five flights a day to connect the two financial and business hubs. even more. Some days sees up to 6-7 daily. The last flights depart at 20:05 and 20:15 so that must surely be a candidate for being merged into one bigger plane.
Jump to postThere is some issue with FR24. It was the same yesterday. And it also showed several western airlines departing Moscow eastwards during the day.
Jump to postPerhaps it is time for some speculation about possible network / schedule integration of SK into AF/KL. Here are some ideas: 1. Rationalisation of inter-hub schedules CPH-AMS / CPH-CDG and to a lessor extend OSL-AMS / OSL-CDG and ARN-AMS / ARN-CDG. CPH-AMS = Currently 12x daily - SK 5x daily 90-100...
Jump to postThis argument about MSP and Scandinavia is wild. The connection is centuries old now. I’ve lived in Sweden for nearly 10 years and not once heard of anyone visiting MSP or having any desire too. If it was such a big draw it would have been served at some point.
Jump to postI really don't think SAS is becoming part of AF/KL itself, this is not a merger. They are just acquiring a 19.9% stake in SK SAS already have their own version of Transavia anyway, SAS Connect. So i don't see any changes with Transavia at all. AF/KLM have a clause apparently to buy a majority stake...
Jump to postAirFrance/KLM with SkyTeam is now constructing an Atlantic wall of aviation from the south of Spain (Air Europa), through France (AirFrance) and the Netherlands (KLM), including the UK (Virgin Atlantic), and now SAS all the way from Denmark up to Northern Norway and Svalbard. I assume they will los...
Jump to postI'm also curious to what will happen to Transavia, the low-cost branch of Air France-KLM. Originally a Dutch airline which was acquired by KLM. After KLM merged with Air France, a French daughter airline Transavia France was formed. Now that SAS is becoming part of Air France-KLM as well, will ther...
Jump to postThe article states that the employees will be kept on so I wonder how much difference this plan will make. Skimmed down ops with the same staff numbers doesn’t sound like a profitable plan.
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