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Old Oct 2, 2021, 12:05 pm
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Gatwick Short-Haul Routes S22


New permanent LHR services (exLGW)

Algiers – Terminal 3
Bari – Terminal 3
Catania – Terminal 5
Dubrovnik – Terminal 5
Funchal – Terminal 5
Heraklion – Terminal 5
Jersey – Terminal 5
Kos - Terminal 5
Lanzarote - Terminal 5 (Apr/May only)
Malta - Terminal 5 (Apr-Jun only)
Naples – Terminal 3
Paphos - Terminal 5
Porto - Terminal 3
Seville – Terminal 5 (Apr/May only)
Thessaloniki - Terminal 5
Tirana – Terminal 3


Remaining at LGW (On sale)

Bari
Catania
Dubrovnik
Heraklion
Kos
Lanzarote
Malta
Paphos
Seville
Thessaloniki
Amsterdam
Dalaman
Faro
Ibiza
Malaga
Marrakesh
Palma
Rhodes
Tenerife
Venice
Glasgow
Manchester
Alicante
Antalya
Bordeaux
Cagliari
Gran Canaria
Larnaca
Menorca
Nice
Turin
Verona
Milan Malpensa
Santorini
Athens
Berlin
Madrid


Remaining at LGW (Off sale)

Bilbao
Geneva
Genoa
Grenoble
Rome
Salzburg


Gatwick Short-Haul Routes W22

Moved to LHR

Algiers
Funchal
Jersey
Porto
Naples
Tirana





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BA planning to launch ‘low-cost’ shorthaul subsidiary at Gatwick in 2022

Old Nov 11, 2021, 8:39 am
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Originally Posted by Akoz
Just for my own curiosity and idea yet as to what call sign Euroflyer might use?
"SlowBird"?


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Old Nov 11, 2021, 9:09 am
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It really was the media that took this low cost carrier/ new airline and ran with it as click bait
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 9:18 am
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SeanM1997 pointed this out on Twitter, but after checking i can see that the following routes adopt LHR flight numbers from W22 onwards:

Algiers, Funchal, Jersey, Naples, Porto, Tirana

This implies they are to remain at Heathrow permanently, and in my opinion they are premium destinations with a fair amount of connections. There are likely to be more, but it is hard to tell as many routes are summer seasonal.
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 9:29 am
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by BA6948
I wish BA could look at northern destinations such as RVN,
BA will be operating 6 rotations to RVN this December, if that helps you at all?
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 10:10 am
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BA will be operating 6 rotations to RVN this December, if that helps you at all?
They are charters though aren’t they?
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Akoz
Just for my own curiosity and idea yet as to what call sign Euroflyer might use?
Bealine?
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by Akoz
Just for my own curiosity and idea yet as to what call sign Euroflyer might use?
Originally Posted by T8191
"SlowBird"?


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Originally Posted by rapidex
Bealine?
Do they have to use a different callsign?

Is callsign directly linked to AOC or operating company?
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by rapidex
Bealine?
Bee-line is used by Brussels airlines so not possible.

No reason for it not to be Speedbird as it was last time short haul LGW was a separate company,
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 3:25 pm
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DBV is one route I would expect to remain at LHR
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 6:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Jumbodriver
Bee-line is used by Brussels airlines so not possible.

No reason for it not to be Speedbird as it was last time short haul LGW was a separate company,
Quite right, but survives at Heathrow as any towing BA aircraft uses "BeaLine xyz" as the callsign. Only LHR mind, not LGW/GLA/CWL Engineering.
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Old Nov 12, 2021, 6:22 pm
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Originally Posted by rapidex
Bealine?
BeaTours surely.
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 6:09 am
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Birdseed?
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 7:17 am
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Absolutely right. Teams calls are too formal and time limited. If you are there - it’s a whole different experience plus the social side. My team and I are back travelling. Those that don’t will miss out in the longer term.
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Any gen on whether DBV will shift back to LGW?
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