OOoo, you can see my house in that aerial shot of the airport, well my old house anyway! The ‘new’ lounge is I take it just the old gate area? I have to say I do miss having an airport next door. You really have no idea how nice it is to check in for a flight and then go back to bed for an hour.

Just a tip for anyone flying from PLH. The cafe bar is expensive and not very good. After you have checked in go over the road to marjons (The College of St. Mark and St. John). There are several cheap student eateries on campus, you can even see the runway from the student union bar (Presidents Lounge).

LBARULES:

The load was pretty good. 67 booked, 65 onboard, so 2 no shows.

My work takes me to Exeter but I now live in Leeds so I have been counting the days for this service to start! I’ve currently got another 5 trips booked already.

I was very suprised to be on a 146 though, do you know if this is normal or was there a problem with a Q400?

It was quite fun working out this list!

Airbus A310, Aeroflot.
Airbus A319, bmi.
Airbus A320, Ansett, bmi, Iberwings, Airtours.
Airbus A321, bmi
ATR 42-300, bmi
ATR 72-200, Bangkok Air.
Boeing 737-200, Orion, Ryanair, Spantax.
Boeing 737-300, Ansett, Astraeus, Easyjet, Jet2, bmibaby,
Boeing 737-500, bmibaby
Boeing 737-800, Ryanair.
Boeing 747-200, Virgin Atlantic.
Boeing 747-300, Japan Airlines, Qantas.
Boeing 747-400, British Airways, Japan Airlines.
Boeing 757-200, Britania, JMC.
Boeing 767, KLM.
Bombardier DHC-8 300, Air Southwest, British Airways, Brymon Airways.
Bombardier DHC-8 Q400, Flybe.
British Aerospace BAe-146-200, Flybe.
British Aerospace BAe-146-300, Flybe.
Embraer EMB-120, Flight West.
Embraer ERJ-145, bmi.
Fokker F-28, Flight West.
Ilyushin IL-96-300, Aeroflot.

I’m flying bmi Regional LBA-CDG-LBA in a few weeks, will this be a ERJ 145? I heard that the ERJ is sort of a development of the EMB120, will the cabin be the same?

Hi tenthije, I am also coming to AMS in a few weeks but I will be flying in, any advice on good views from the terminal or within walking distance from it? Also I don’t suppose you know the best way to get to centraal station from the airport? I have booked a hostel near the station so will need to get there at some point. Thanks.

Yes, that’s the point. As soon as you start the putting the price up flying becomes even more unattractive a proposition, in addition to it being slower, less convenient etc. etc.

‘Im not sure I’d agree with you there, £30 return base fare, if marketed well could work as well as other routes. Perhaps a 733 is a touch too large, but Leeds-London by train is no comparison for Birmingham-London by train, its almost double the length?’

The thing is if you have a £30 return base fare the government takes £10 in tax, the airports take another £10-£15 in charges leaving the airline £5-£10 pounds for a return flight. This is simply not enough.

The bottom line is that the train is the quickest, simplest and most convenient way of getting from Leeds to London, flying is the most fun, and the coach is the cheapest with fares starting a £1 each way! Being the ‘most fun’ is not enough for the majority of travellers!

I think Jet2 are a great airline and look forward to them being around for a long time, so I say again I really hope they never consider a London service.