Thomsonfly and tui group drop the axe at LBA for summer 2007.

and we all know that TOM don’t continue with routes where they don’t make money.

They do when someone underwrites the costs of these flights to ensure they are not an embarrassing failure. Would’nt have looked good for Peel if these flights terminated early or after their first year. Noticed that some long haul flights were on sale in the high season on some occasions at less than £50. They were even on offer at £12.99! (plus tax and fuel surcharge of course). The two remaining flights for next year appear to be starting later towards the end of May, also. which means the early take up was probably low in yield this year.

It is thought that the company is trying to consolidate all its Yorkshire operations from it’s base over at the nearby Robin Hood Doncaster-Sheffiled International Airport on Long Haul routes with its Boeing 767 Aircraft. (Which so far dose’nt make money and has low passenger usage.).[/URL]

Where do you get that info from? Dominican Republic has been dropped from DSA for next summer, in common with other uk airports. Bookings were, indeed, poor. Florida and Mexico bookings though, are good enough to ensure that the flights are in the schedule for S 07, and we all know that TOM don’t continue with routes where they don’t make money.

Don’t forget TUI still offer Faro next year on Thursdays on a shared MyTravel flight, and Las Palmas likewise on a Saturday. This year operated by AEU. The TUI Dalaman flight this year appears to have been taken over by Airtours/MyTravel/Manos/Panorama/Style for next summer, and will be operated by PGT 737-800.

Would appear from the flyme parent company’s website that the take over of AEU has crumbled. AEU are to lease two aircraft to flyme and that now appears to be it!!
Where that leaves AEU I am not sure, presumably looking for another suitor?

Wonder if AEU will ever go into the long haul sector maybe using 767s ?

Already operate long haul flights using 757s to African desinations 😉

Wonder if AEU will ever go into the long haul sector maybe using 767s ?

Sorry for the confusion – yes I was on about AEU – promise to engage brain before posting next time! As I said, the take over by Flyme is still in it’s infancy, so the game plan changes day by day!

Ah that would explain alot! Post now deleted!

I would hope that AEU will return next summer, especially when holidays for next summer have been on sale for several companies for a considerable amount of time.

I think he is on about AEU Lbarules. Even though charter flights are dropping from LBA, other flights continue to grow.

lbarules, bwaflyer is talking about Astraeus 😉

Can guarantee that LGW will be home to the 757 fleet. The LBA 73G will move down to Gatwick when the Leeds base closes at the end of October and be converted into the 2 class layout as on the 757s. The 733’s are moving over to the new owners Flyme for their low cost operations out of Gothenburg. From what I understand, the plan at the moment (and this seems to change on a weekly basis!) is 4 757s and 1 73G at Gatwick expanding the successful and profitable scheduled and niche charter network, and a 73G at MAN operating only the higher margin charter work. It’s not certain whether AEU will return to LBA next summer, or will focus on the more profitable work at LGW, and the large network of African scheduled services operated there

Tommyinyork, what a load of garbage you talk 😉

You were just like him a few years back, so give him a break. :rolleyes:

Tommyinyork, what a load of garbage you talk 😉
Astraeus will base 1 x 73G at LBA next summer, with all the 757s at LGW and 733/73G at MAN.

Im not sure but i think thomsonfly will base two aircraft at DSA next summer for the charter flights aswell as the other aircraft for the scheduled flights.
Any one have any more info and could it be the 757 that is usualy based at LBA?

What about the chance of a 2nd AEU based 737 ?
I would never put it past AEU trying out a 757 at LBA though.

Erm…. Thomson aren’t chartering the flights out to anyone. They are operating the flights themselves, but using aircraft based elsewhere.

Not good news at all really, but hardly unexpected with the move into DSA. Lets hope either AEU expand, or Jet2 move in on the destination. I do not expect AEU to base a 757 next summer, infact I fully expect them to stay where they are now. Routes like AGP and TFS are operated by other charters and Jet2, and PFO and GRO aren’t destinations I expect to be picked up by other charters unfortunately. Hope i’m wrong!

Well i could put money on AEU basing a 757 at LBA next summer as well as a 737-700. Thomson flights in recent years have warranted a 767-200 so im guessing the airline Thomson will charter the flights out to will use pretty decent sized aircraft. Maybe Monarch, Futura or Aer Europa could base an aicraft.