LBA morning rotation dropped from Feb '18?
Jan 10, 2018, 8:47 am
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What happens if you've bought a flight pass? You might find it useless with the new schedule, is it refundable?
Jan 27, 2018, 5:52 am
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LBA-LHR frequency being halves
Saw it on Head for Points, but they in turn quote the Yorkshire Post. Going from 20 to 10 flights per week.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news...ghts-1-8946541
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news...ghts-1-8946541
Jan 27, 2018, 6:31 am
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British Airways to halve Leeds Bradford services
British Airways is halving the number of flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from 20 per week to just 10 from the end of February.
The airline has said that this is down to “matching flights to demand”. It does make a bit of a mockery of Heathrow’s promises to increase the number of domestic flights to the airport, although this is more of a political game as the third runway will never get built if it cannot be sold as a project to benefit the whole of the UK.
The route attracted 165,000 passengers in 2016 and was up 1.6% for the first 11 months of 2017. This implies around 80 passengers per flight although, of course, yield is more important than volume.
Leeds Bradford to Heathrow had historically been a successful bmi British Midland route until rail improvements led to the service being axed in 2009. British Airways revived it in 2012. With only flight per day for four days of the week, it is difficult to see it surviving much longer.
British Airways is halving the number of flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from 20 per week to just 10 from the end of February.
The airline has said that this is down to “matching flights to demand”. It does make a bit of a mockery of Heathrow’s promises to increase the number of domestic flights to the airport, although this is more of a political game as the third runway will never get built if it cannot be sold as a project to benefit the whole of the UK.
The route attracted 165,000 passengers in 2016 and was up 1.6% for the first 11 months of 2017. This implies around 80 passengers per flight although, of course, yield is more important than volume.
Leeds Bradford to Heathrow had historically been a successful bmi British Midland route until rail improvements led to the service being axed in 2009. British Airways revived it in 2012. With only flight per day for four days of the week, it is difficult to see it surviving much longer.
Jan 27, 2018, 6:52 am
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April 2018 to 10 rotations. Winter does tend to see some reductions on the route.
Jan 27, 2018, 7:02 am
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The airline has said that this is down to “matching flights to demand”. It does make a bit of a mockery of Heathrow’s promises to increase the number of domestic flights to the airport, although this is more of a political game as the third runway will never get built if it cannot be sold as a project to benefit the whole of the UK.
Jan 27, 2018, 7:22 am
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Jan 27, 2018, 7:27 am
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Jan 27, 2018, 7:31 am
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Given the fastest East Midlands train from Leeds is about 3h30, I think he's more likely to be helping the equally struggling, but already bailed out, Virgin East Coast...
Jan 27, 2018, 7:31 am
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I was looking at Sheffield-St. Pancras the other day and £90+ for a standard class return. Sure they might have £12.50 or so tickets on occasion, but flying works out cheaper a lot of the time especially if you live nearer to Leeds and LHR is where you want to go.
LBA-LHR-JER would have been nice. It's around 30 mins less driving for me to Leeds than Manchester and parking is usually half the price.
LBA-LHR-JER would have been nice. It's around 30 mins less driving for me to Leeds than Manchester and parking is usually half the price.
Jan 27, 2018, 7:32 am
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Surely one rotation a day makes it almost useless as a European business route, let alone going to London? Personally I would be wanting a morning and evening flight each way to suit 1, 1.5 and 2 day trips.