Originally Posted by
tigertanaka
+1 for a nightstopper at LBA with maybe a slightly different timings to MAN and NCL to give alternative connection opportunities for us northerners. I have used LBA over NCL a few times recently to avoid a 4 hour wait at LHR on the way home as the LHR-LBA timings worked far better.
I much prefer NCL in terms of the airport experience but there are often some major bargains on BA when connecting in from LBA compared to MAN or NCL.
I agree about the land connections. Driving west to LBA from the A1(M) involves a 30 minute drive on single carriageway roads, some of which are basically no better than country lanes. The problem is that LBA is in the wrong place (on the top of a moor, miles away from the motorway, not convenient for a railway station) but I guess it is not going to move anytime soon.
It’s alright for you northerners having multiple airports and multiple flight options.
Iv heard that BA have looked at it and decided that you lot have far too much a share of the pie
The new nightstopping service goes to NQY, deciding factors being that NQY offers 60 minutes drop off /free parking and cabin and flight deck crews want to stock up on cook at home pasties
Expect an announcement for a nightstopping 772 any day
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