LGW-JFK starting from 27th October
Apr 17, 2008, 10:04 am
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LGW-JFK starting from 27th October
Go on, lets do this properly so as to save on the interminable number of threads that will undoubtadley pop up over the next few weeks saying "oh I didn't see this elsewhere". At the very least it will give G-BOAC a cast iron excuse to issue a few prods:
BA will start a daily service between London Gatwick and New York JFK from the 27th October using a 4 class 777.
BA will start a daily service between London Gatwick and New York JFK from the 27th October using a 4 class 777.
Apr 17, 2008, 11:42 am
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Which City analyst said this week that over-capacity on the JFK routes was one of the concerns leading her to designate BA has her "least-preferred" EU network carrier?
I guess there must be a market from LGW now that DL has transferred it's LGW flights to LHR, and another frequency on the LON-NYC routes (12 per day on most days!) is a truly compelling USP for BA
I guess there must be a market from LGW now that DL has transferred it's LGW flights to LHR, and another frequency on the LON-NYC routes (12 per day on most days!) is a truly compelling USP for BA
Apr 17, 2008, 11:53 am
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This is great news.
It means for me club Europe DUB-LGW and Club world from LGW to Jfk...something I'd do a few times a year and at 320 tp's a pop.
We sure do miss the times when EI was in one world and you could get into LHR on their premier class and onwards in CW to jfk-netting 320 tp's.
While it took a time in coming this is a similar service back again.
Pity it's on a 777 though.
It means for me club Europe DUB-LGW and Club world from LGW to Jfk...something I'd do a few times a year and at 320 tp's a pop.
We sure do miss the times when EI was in one world and you could get into LHR on their premier class and onwards in CW to jfk-netting 320 tp's.
While it took a time in coming this is a similar service back again.
Pity it's on a 777 though.
Apr 17, 2008, 11:54 am
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Yes, probably they did. I have heard from BA will be dropped nonstop from MAN-JFK shortly. Its should not happening the flight is delayed due to congestion at JFK.
Apr 17, 2008, 2:07 pm
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First long haul flight I did was LGW - JFK (I think it was JFK anyway) in 1995 on a BA DC10 (I think)....
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Apr 17, 2008, 2:12 pm
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Which City analyst said this week that over-capacity on the JFK routes was one of the concerns leading her to designate BA has her "least-preferred" EU network carrier?
I guess there must be a market from LGW now that DL has transferred it's LGW flights to LHR, and another frequency on the LON-NYC routes (12 per day on most days!) is a truly compelling USP for BA
I guess there must be a market from LGW now that DL has transferred it's LGW flights to LHR, and another frequency on the LON-NYC routes (12 per day on most days!) is a truly compelling USP for BA
Apr 17, 2008, 2:14 pm
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Theoretically, B747s could be used, cycling through JFK but I doubt any reason why. I thought this route would be to move traffic down back but it's obviously just to provide more comprehensive cover of the London - New York market. A 3 class B777 would have been quite bold competitively in the Open Skies arena.
I guess also this is to provide better connections from LGW destinations to North America on BA as well.
I guess also this is to provide better connections from LGW destinations to North America on BA as well.
Apr 17, 2008, 2:20 pm
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JKF departure is a bit early as well. Not a sleeper flight for sure.
Holiday market given its LGW?
Apr 17, 2008, 3:16 pm
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I would guess the level of demand is so genuinely high, and transport links (via the old Thameslink line and from Victoria) are so good to London, and people along the South Coast and in Kent and the eastern part of Greater London would be interested in a LGW departure that the catchment area is sufficiently high and infrastructure so clearly developed that BA LGW-JFK is something of a natural, really. Also there are flights LTN-NYC, STN-NYC and soon LCY-NYC. Why not LGW?
Apr 17, 2008, 3:39 pm
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It would be interesting to find out exactly how many flights BA & subsideries will have per day out of JFK in the near future.
8x daily to LHR
1x daily to LGW
2x daily to LCY
1x daily to CDG
1x daily to BRU
plus any other OpenSkies routes
13x daily!
Apr 17, 2008, 4:20 pm
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Of course, if you're really interested in getting to central London early you will choose LHR or LCY. Where BA (will) have that covered.
