I found these posts from 2014 and 2015 by people who know what they are talking about. So it looks like 37 minutes to turnaround an A319 at LHR so I'll use that figure in my CEDR submission - unless anyone knows that there has been a change since then
Originally Posted by
Flier74
yes we do have some minimum turnaround times, the 319 is 35 mins, 320 40mins whilst the absolute minimum is 45 mins for a 321.
Originally Posted by
wythy
The clock starts as soon as the brakes are applied. This is the 'On-chocks' time. So, if we take a typical fully loaded (132 seats) A319. The turn would be as follows:
*A/C arrived on stand on the hour - lets say 12:00
*12:01 Bridge attached (Lets assume Airbridge only used)
*12:02 First passenger disembarked
*12:12 Last passenger disembarked
*12:12 Cleaners board the aircraft
*12:17 Boarding down the airbridge commences
*12:21 Cleaners leave aircraft (Cleaners given 9 mins max)
*12:22 Boarding onto aircraft starts
*12:32 Boarding complete
*12:32 Doors closed (BA require doors to be closed 3 mins before departure)
*12:35 Aircraft pushes back
Although that seems to have changed by 2017.
Originally Posted by
wythy
An A319 turn time is 32mins, which includes Disembark, cleaning, catering, security check and onload. The outstations can just about manage it (LHR consistently gets no where near it), but anything like you suggest will just prolong the 'Turn-around' time...
... LHR have been given an extra 5 mins to turn the a/c, but still are no where near as efficient as the outstations.