Petition to save LCY-ARN
Sep 26, 2014, 4:24 am
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Petition to save LCY-ARN
I'm not sure if this is allowed or the right place so please feel free to move/delete if inappropriate.
A petition to save the LCY-ARN route has been started. Although a petition has no standing it will help to show BA the support the route has. London City Airport also often create surveys to check demand so they must have some use.
I've spoken with crew on the route and other passengers (one of whom created the petition) and the flights seem to be experiencing good loads (although we know load factor doesn't equal profit).
It was only last October that flights were increased to 3 daily. Now they will be dropped completely.
If you do use the route please sign the petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/s...tockholm-route
A petition to save the LCY-ARN route has been started. Although a petition has no standing it will help to show BA the support the route has. London City Airport also often create surveys to check demand so they must have some use.
I've spoken with crew on the route and other passengers (one of whom created the petition) and the flights seem to be experiencing good loads (although we know load factor doesn't equal profit).
It was only last October that flights were increased to 3 daily. Now they will be dropped completely.
If you do use the route please sign the petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/s...tockholm-route
Last edited by citiflyerUK; Sep 26, 2014 at 5:06 am
Sep 26, 2014, 4:30 am
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Already posted here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23552827-post71.html
Sep 26, 2014, 4:45 am
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Just show your personal support by buying 1 or 2 high priced tickets per day @:-)
Sep 26, 2014, 5:11 am
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Sep 26, 2014, 6:54 am
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Sep 26, 2014, 10:00 am
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Look, BA is a business. Since when is it a feasible business model to fly on routes based on petitions? 
I would think if that were the case, an LHR-EXT would be the winner anyway... 
I would think if that were the case, an LHR-EXT would be the winner anyway...
Sep 26, 2014, 10:18 am
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Sep 26, 2014, 10:32 am
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There is an easy and much more effective way to do this than a petition. Simply guarantee BA some level of revenue on the route and BA will either repurpose an aircraft or buy or lease one.
Seriously, people asking BA to keep a route, but not supporting it with actual hard currency purchases is exactly what does not work.
Seriously, people asking BA to keep a route, but not supporting it with actual hard currency purchases is exactly what does not work.
Sep 26, 2014, 11:05 am
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The organisers of the campaign have tried to contact BA to talk about what could be done. I don't know if they have had any luck.
BA seem to be keen to fight Flybe and add another nail into Cityjet by going head to head on the Dublin route with the aircraft.
Public support for the Aberdeen route also resulted in Flybe announcing they will step in so perhaps such public support would result in another carrier seeing that there is demand for this service. Just because BA is cutting it doesn't mean it loses money. It could just be they believe their resources are better used elsewhere. That gap could then mean that another operator could operate the route with a satisfactory profit.
BA seem to be keen to fight Flybe and add another nail into Cityjet by going head to head on the Dublin route with the aircraft.
Public support for the Aberdeen route also resulted in Flybe announcing they will step in so perhaps such public support would result in another carrier seeing that there is demand for this service. Just because BA is cutting it doesn't mean it loses money. It could just be they believe their resources are better used elsewhere. That gap could then mean that another operator could operate the route with a satisfactory profit.
Sep 26, 2014, 11:22 am
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The organisers of the campaign have tried to contact BA to talk about what could be done. I don't know if they have had any luck.
BA seem to be keen to fight Flybe and add another nail into Cityjet by going head to head on the Dublin route with the aircraft.
Public support for the Aberdeen route also resulted in Flybe announcing they will step in so perhaps such public support would result in another carrier seeing that there is demand for this service. Just because BA is cutting it doesn't mean it loses money. It could just be they believe their resources are better used elsewhere. That gap could then mean that another operator could operate the route with a satisfactory profit.
BA seem to be keen to fight Flybe and add another nail into Cityjet by going head to head on the Dublin route with the aircraft.
Public support for the Aberdeen route also resulted in Flybe announcing they will step in so perhaps such public support would result in another carrier seeing that there is demand for this service. Just because BA is cutting it doesn't mean it loses money. It could just be they believe their resources are better used elsewhere. That gap could then mean that another operator could operate the route with a satisfactory profit.
Sep 26, 2014, 11:26 am
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And flybe are doing some complicated aircraft swop, their new EMBs for some used props. With another airline...... So I won't be using them on the ABZ run.
Cityflyer coming off the ARN run can't really be a surprise, didn't they come off the Cooenhagen not so long ago, too?
Cityflyer coming off the ARN run can't really be a surprise, didn't they come off the Cooenhagen not so long ago, too?
Sep 26, 2014, 11:28 am
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Indeed. Hence my attempt to help spread the word. At the moment it is a couple of business users who have created this but unless you have the contacts of regular users it is hard to get signatures. I (incorrectly) assumed this site might have some of those frequent users who would want to sign or at least offer constructive options to help those looking to save this route (either operated by BA or another carrier).