Summer 2013 Timetable changes

lhrsinsyd · Jan 17, 13, 4:09 am

S13 Heathrow (in addition to previously mentioned):

TERMINAL CHANGES

Zagreb (ZAG) - moves from T1 to T5
Leeds/Bradford (LBA) - moves from T1 to T5
Alamaty (ALA) - moves from T1 to T5 - becomes non stop operated by B767 (24J/24W/141M)

REDUCTIONS/CACELLATIONS

Tbilisi (TBS) - service cancelled
Dar es Salaam (DAR) - service cancelled
Leeds/Bradford (LBA) - reduction from 4x daily to 3x daily

NEW ROUTES

Ibiza (IBZ) 2x weekly (67)

Raffles · Jan 17, 13, 4:11 am

That LBA service is clearly going well then ....

And welcome to FT!

lhrsinsyd · Jan 17, 13, 4:16 am

LBA service is indeed doing badly.

nh1980 · Jan 17, 13, 4:28 am

Excellent, was planning a Zagreb flight this summer and glad to see it at my usual T5!!

Joely · Jan 17, 13, 4:31 am

So LBA is doing badly so they are going to move it across to T5 despite high earning flights being shunted to T1 (I'm thinking of destinations like LYS and TLV here).

TCX69 · Jan 17, 13, 4:36 am

BA will also launch LHR-IBZ on weekends commencing 27th April.

lhrsinsyd · Jan 17, 13, 4:45 am

Midhaul A321 cannot operate out of T5. LYS isn't a high earner.

DUS and TLS are moving back to T5. That is quite a few destinations that are moving to T5 this summer (TLS, DUS, ZAG, ALA, LBA, LCA, SIN, SYD, PMI, IBZ).

Stez · Jan 17, 13, 4:58 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by lhrsinsyd

S13 Heathrow:
Dar es Salaam (DAR) service cancelled

kanderson1965 · Jan 17, 13, 5:00 am

Pleased that LBA is moving to T5, I shall now be using it instead of MAN while I can, providing times are sensible for connections. Is there a link to the new schedule for LBA?

Joely · Jan 17, 13, 5:04 am

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Originally Posted by lhrsinsyd

Midhaul A321 cannot operate out of T5. LYS isn't a high earner.

Why can't the midhaul 321 operate out of T5? Does it have different shaped doors?

LYS may not be a high earner but it clearly isn't struggling like LBA is, evidenced by the fact that when they moved it to the air-shed that is T1, they added one or two extra flights per day (can't remember which off the top of my head).

destere · Jan 17, 13, 5:10 am

Where has all this capacity in T5 come from?

kanderson1965 · Jan 17, 13, 5:13 am

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Originally Posted by destere

Where has all this capacity in T5 come from?

I would suspect via Gate A10 again.

lhrsinsyd · Jan 17, 13, 5:16 am

It's due to size of cargo containers. There's some sort of issue with that but hey T1 isn't sticking in for long.

LYS isn't bad but it isn't great either. There is not enough capacity in T5 to accomodate flights therefore commercial decision to operate out of T1. Relocation of DUS and TLS suggests that these routes were doing better.

There is also a rumor of JAL moving in to T5 at the end of March. Apparently decision has been made and now there are discussions how to accomodate them. Makes sense given new JB and single flight a day.

In addition CAI is operated by B767 for most of S13.

Swanhunter · Jan 17, 13, 5:21 am

Sad to see DAR and TBS go. Both great destinations.

We did say LBA was a slot sitting exercise and I wonder where the spare mid haul A321 capacity will go?

cazoz · Jan 17, 13, 5:22 am

Great news on Ibiza, be keen to know how it does.

And how long for BKK in T3, now SIN/SYD is moving over?