Anyway going back to the original post.

Originally Posted by I lov LBA: so wats hapnin at lba

Well LBA has had some changes other the last 6 months

SCHEDULED

Jet2.com: have acquired 3 Boeing 757’S and have added NEW routes form LBA to Arrecife/Lazarote, Dusseldorf, Mahon/Menorca, Pisa/Florence, Rome, Tenerife & Milan Bergamo has been reinstated. Jet2.com are also moving there base from Bournmouth all up to LBA in the next couple off months.

BMI: Well 3 Heathrow flights a day (BD411/412/413/414/417 & 420) are to be upgraded to Airbus A320’s in the summer throughout the week Monday to Friday. While the Evening BD418/419 Service will continue to be operated by the Smaller A319. Weekend flights will now be operated by the Embrear 145’S of bmi regional accept the Sunday evening BD419/420 service which is to be operated by the based Airbus A320.

The daily scheduled flights to Jersey have been axed by the bmi group due to low usage. While Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paris CDG, Brussels and Cork service will continue to be operated by the based fleet of 3 X Embrear 145’s and 1 x Embraer 135.

Eastern Airways: Have launched a new route to Inverness for summer 2006 but have dropped their Isle of Man service.

Aberdeen flights have been upgraded to the Larger BAe Jetstream 41’s as the smaller BAe Jestream 32 are been retired. While the Southampton service continues to be operated 4 times daily this summer against Flybe.s 2 times daily service.

Flybe.com: Have double up on there daily Southampton service to twice daily service this summer with most flights been operated by the airlines Dash 8-Q400’s The BAe 146-200 will appear on a Sunday evening.. Belfast City flights continue to operate 3 times daily against Jet2.coms Belfast Int’l route agin been operated by the Dash 8-q400’s

Flybe are to upgrade 4 of their weekly flights to Exeter to a BAe 146-300 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday’s this summer. With Flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays been operated by the Dash8’s

A NEW route will be launched by Flybe.com to Bergerac in France. Once weekly flights will be operated by a dash 8 every Saturday afternoon.

KLM City Hopper: Have made minor changes to their Amsterdam service. The afternoon flights have been retimed and will arrive at 16:00ish instead of the earlier time of 14:15. While the out bound will leave LBA at 17:00ish thus make it better of business pox to get a longer days work in Leeds. While the Late evening arrival has been retimed and dose not land until 21:10. Thus also making it more attractive to day-trippers from Yorkshire to vast Amsterdam.

So for the first time now KLM City Hoper are fighting back at Jet2.coms twice-daily popular low cost service.

Air Southwest: Are adding a third daily weekday flight to Bristol. And are also to launch direct flights to Newquay this summer. All flights will be operated by the Airlines fleet of 5 x Dash 8-q300 aircraft.

Ryanair: Have upgraded all flights to the Boeing 737-800’s. As they have retired all off there older Boeing 737-200’s. Flights to Dublin still continue to operate 3 times daily.

NEW Airline to LBA = Centralwings.com
Low Cost Polish Airline Centralwings.com are to launch a 3 times weekly LBA – Warsaw service at the end of this month. Actually Next Week. The airline operates a fleet of Boeing 737-300’s and B737-400’s and is owed by LOT polish Airlines.

CHARTER

Astraeus are launching new flights to 3 Greek destinations for Airtours Holidays and Thomas Cook. New Weekly Flights will commence Rhodes, Crete, while a second weekly flight to Corfu has been add and they have also taken over the Zakynthos-Zante service which was last year operated by the thomsonfly B757/767 Aircraft.

Astraeus will also now upgraded there LBA based Aircraft to the newer B737-700 instead of the B737-300. Which will operate a programme of 15 weekly flights.

Thomsonfly.com: Are basing a Boeing 757-200 all summer this year instead of the part basing of a B767-200 as in previous years. The based aircraft will be operating up to 13 weekly flights.

A new destination for summer 2006 by Thomsons has been added in form of Cyprus-Paphos. Thus now giving 2 weekly flights to the Cypriot island. Also Turkey Dalaman was dropped but reinstated. A 3 weekly flight to Palma has been added. While the planned services to Varna-Bulgaria and Turkey-Bodrum have been axed due to low bookings.

Onur Air: will be a new operator to LBA this summer. Their Airbus A321 will be scene at LBA every Wednesday evenings operating a weekly charter to Turkey-Bodrum of a new tour operator to LBA, Goldtrail Holidays.

LTE: Will no longer appear at LBA this summer. There Weekly flights to Arrecife on Thursdays as been replaced by an Iberworlds A320. While the Wednesday flight to Fuerteventur have been replaced by Futura International B737-800’s.

Futura: Will again be operating the late night Saturday service to Palma-Majorca for Airtours Holidays this summer with a Boeing 737-800’s Flights arrive LBA at Mid-night Saturday and leaves LBA at 00:50 Sunday morning.

Air Southwest: are to operate the only flights to Jersey this summer. Flights will be operated once weekly every Saturday by the airlines Dash8-q300’s for Channel Islands holidays. This compliments the expansion on the Scheduled scene at LBA this summer.

Balkan Holiday Air: Are to continue there long successfully LBA weekly flight to Bulgaria. Flights will all be operated by the Airlines Airbus A320 to Varna on Sundays and Bourgas on Mondays for Balkan Holidays.

The weekly Pegasus B737-800 charter flight to Turkey-Dalaman on Fridays has been Axed

Sun Express: will continue to operate there Weekly departure to Dalaman on Mondays for Thomas cook with a B737-800.

Austrian Arrows: are to appear again this summer with there CRJ500 aircraft operating once weekly flights to Innsbruck for Crystal Holidays.

Air Europa: The Saturday service to Palma has been retimed. The weekly flight operated by the airlines B737-800s will now arrive early Saturday morning. There Weekly Tenerife flights on Fridays continue as normal. Arriving LBA around dinnertime.

Spanair: MD83’s will appear every Saturday afternoon at LBA from Palma on a weekly charter flight for First Choice Holidays

First Choice: Airlines Airbus A320’s continue to operate into LBA every Thursday afternoon operating a charter flight to Faro-Algarve for first choice holidays. Flights will be operated by a London Luton based aircraft operating LTN-FAO-LBA-FAO-LTN.

Hope that sums it all up. Mybe PMN or LBArules could add more??

Looks like you be seeing jet2’s B757’s down in Arrecife soon. As tomorrow Jet2 are to announce there 24th destination. And according to the Jet2 website it looks like they are to announce a new route from Leeds/Bradford to Lanzorte.

Its showing in the booking system on the jet2 website but is’nt bookable as yet. Also the timetable page has been uploaded but no timetable is showing as yet.

The Thomas Cook B757 has now landed, Along with everything else at the moment. The airport is fully operational at present. LBA was snow closed between 10:30 and 12:20.

I do hope you don’t turn us all into bus spotters.

Nice pic,s from both of you.

MY favourite looking Boeing 737 has to be one of the Astreaus 700’s. G-STRF/H

Will be seeing them all the time this coming summer up at LBA.

Hi All

Well I did something diffrent for a change. Flew a short Greeck Islands Hopper flight from Rhodes to Corfu in an Boeing 717 modeled by JCA in Olympic Aviation colours.

Here are the pic’s.

1.On The Deck a Rhodes Airport

2. Just after departure from Rhodes runway 25.

3.Flying over one of the many Greeck Islands.

4.Just passing Over the top of Athens.

5.Final approach to Corfu’s runway.

6.We are Nearly on the deck.

7.We are finally on The Deck. As sence from inside the Cabin.

8.Thats it guys flights over. Hope you enjoy your stay in Corfu and thank you for flying Olympic Airways today.

Hi

Well its another Scottish destination added to the list from LBA. It makes use of the aircraft that use to operate the Isle of Man service which of late has been sat around doing knothing.

It had been metioned a couple of times just of late that Inverness Airport were looking at airlines to start this service to LBA.

(Eg Airliner world in December 2005 issue.)

Next new route to be announced from LBA is a German destination.. Hope this is true. We have been waiting long enough.

Anyway heres the official press release issued by Eastern Airways.

Eastern Announce New Leeds Inverness Service
February 2006

Regional airline Eastern Airways has announced the launch of a new service between Inverness and Leeds Bradford from this spring.

The six days a week service, which will commence on Monday 24th April, will be operated by a 29 seater Jetstream 41 aircraft with the one hour twenty minute flight departing Leeds Bradford at 10 15 and returning from Inverness at 12 05.

Eastern’s Director Scotland Graeme Ross commented. “Our service between Aberdeen and Leeds Bradford is well established and popular with both business and leisure travellers and we are confident that the Inverness departure will follow a similar pattern.

Leeds is one of the United Kingdom’s largest cities, a major financial centre with a range of management consultancies and law firms and from the leisure perspective, the airport is the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and James Herriot country, the spa town of Harrogate and, of course Leeds, a fabulous shopping destination!

“For those travelling in the other direction, Inverness is becoming an increasingly popular destination and many blue chip organisations have bases in the north of Scotland. And for the tourist, aside from the chance to meet the Loch Ness Monster, the area boasts some of the most beautiful scenery to be found anywhere in the world.

“We firmly believe the new route will very much complement our existing direct services from Inverness to Birmingham and Manchester and will of course significantly increase connection opportunities to onward destinations from both Inverness and Leeds Bradford.”

Alex Johnson, commercial and marketing manager at Highland and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said: “We are delighted to have secured a new cross-border UK route at Inverness with support from the Scottish Executive’s Rote Development Fund. Eastern Airways is a well established operator at Inverness and the introduction of a service to Leeds Bradford will increase the range of travel options for people both in the Highlands and in the English regions.”

Online fares on the new service will start at £99 return (http://www.easternairways.com), including taxes and charges.