Just announced on BBC local news that FlyBe are to start flights from LBA to LGW from the end of June. These flights will replace BMI who stopped their Heathrow route last month.
No details of schedules were stated, but it looks like LBA will be a base as the report said it would create new jobs for the airport. In reality the aircraft would need to be based at LBA to offer an early morning schedule down to the capitol.
By: rdc1000 - 20th April 2009 at 13:49
I don’t know but I suspect the target may not be entirely business travellers looking for a full day in London but passengers connecting with flights from the recently announced base at LGW (eg Dusseldorf x 3 daily).
Barry
There will deifnately be an element of this, and indeed the possibility of onward connections offline (i.e. with other airlines), but I’m not certain the flight timings will suit their hub either :rolleyes:
By: black kettle - 20th April 2009 at 13:13
I don’t know but I suspect the target may not be entirely business travellers looking for a full day in London but passengers connecting with flights from the recently announced base at LGW (eg Dusseldorf x 3 daily).
Barry
By: rdc1000 - 20th April 2009 at 11:55
Good news but I do feel that it should have been a LBA based aircraft in order to allow Leeds based passengers a full day in London. The reverse demand is not as high and can’t compete with the train. This does open up access to passengers in the South East though, for whom access to either Southampton or Kings Cross is awkward.
I absolutely agree with you, if you look at the overall journey time, city centre to city centre, it is going to be pretty unattractive for the northern nased traveller, especially to fly over London and then travel north again to get to the city by train for 30mins. If it was me, it’d be a no brainer, I’d take the train everytime. If you were at Leeds station by 8 (the time you’d need to be at LBA to check-in) then you’d be in the centre of London at least 30mins faster by train!
However, when you look at the return times you notice an error, because the aircraft appears to do it’s final leg on the LGW-LBA run, so suggests overnighting in Leeds…so now I’m just confused :confused: However, given that the first 4 legs match up then I assume the last two legs are just the wrong way around….which causes an even greater problem!
In considering the effectiveness of a day return air service, we always assume it is necessary to have 7.5 hours at your end destination, in theory allowing 5 hours of working day/meetings, if the aircraft doesn’t arrive at LGW until 10.10 and leaves at 17.05 then this is less than 7 hours at the London end…NOT good.
By: Mark L - 20th April 2009 at 11:32
Good news but I do feel that it should have been a LBA based aircraft in order to allow Leeds based passengers a full day in London. The reverse demand is not as high and can’t compete with the train. This does open up access to passengers in the South East though, for whom access to either Southampton or Kings Cross is awkward.
By: tomfellows - 20th April 2009 at 09:41
http://www.flybe.com/news/0904/3128.htm
Looks like a LGW based aircraft…
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Departs Leeds Bradford at 0900, arrives London Gatwick 1010
Departs Leeds Bradford at 1405, arrives London Gatwick 1515
Departs Leeds Bradford at 1705, arrives London Gatwick 1815
Departs London Gatwick at 0725, arrives Leeds Bradford 0835
Departs London Gatwick at 1230, arrives Leeds Bradford 1340
Departs London Gatwick at 1855, arrives Leeds Bradford 2005
Saturday
Departs Leeds Bradford at 0845, arrives London Gatwick 0955
Departs Leeds Bradford at 1700, arrives London Gatwick 1810
Departs London Gatwick at 0650, arrives Leeds Bradford 0800
Departs London Gatwick at 1525, arrives Leeds Bradford 1635
Sunday
Departs Leeds Bradford at 1400, arrives London Gatwick 1510
Departs Leeds Bradford at 2030, arrives London Gatwick 2140
Departs London Gatwick at 1220, arrives Leeds Bradford 1330
Departs London Gatwick at 1855, arrives Leeds Bradford 2005
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April 20, 2009 at 8:51 am