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Back in the day - pre Doncaster era Tui / Thomson had a very good relationship with LBA and they actively promoted LBA and supported the airports efforts to obtain relaxed night flying hours. When you look at the cold commercial facts, it’s completely obvious why LBA management pivoted so...

The Roster Revolution - Has lifestyle predictability officially overtaken the headline salary? "There is a really interesting cultural shift happening across UK flight decks and cabins during this current summer peak, and it’s completely rewriting the rulebook for aviation recruitment. For...

I've been reading some of the highly revealing TripAdvisor comments on Bristol's new £60m transport interchange. From an asset management perspective, the design appears to be a textbook success. By multi layering the infrastructure stacking a 16 bay public transport hub, a massive 2,000 space...

The transatlantic line-up at EDI this summer is looking absolutely massive, especially with the extra surge from the World Cup traffic across the pond. Having JetBlue, United, Delta, and now American Airlines heavily ramping up their New York presence alongside Air Canada’s boosted Montreal...

It’s exactly the same 'open-heart surgery on a live patient' scenario we saw during the massive security hall redevelopment at Birmingham airport recently. BHX was an absolute nightmare during their £40m upgrade, with passengers forced into giant downstairs queuing structures and temporary...

Was that meant for the BHX forum @Birmingham Aviation

I don't know a lot about it but it appears to be part of the SEPEX Phase 1 project. Essentially, the airport is building a physical extension to the South East pier to add 8 new departure gates and massively increase the available gate seating space. The official timeline has the delivery...

Thanks Danny.

Yes and when you're on a late flight home it is often money well spent to avoid possibly having to walk off site to avoid the fees.

We all know that cutting landing fees is the ultimate bait for attracting airlines, but airports don't run on fresh air. Charging a premium for drop-offs and parking is just a way of shifting the financial burden to the passenger. This clever commercial setup allows the airlines to concentrate...

It’s impressive watching the sheer density of widebodies moving through LHR on FR24 during the mid morning transatlantic wave. Even with the ongoing airspace constraints across Europe, the ground handling teams seem to be keeping the turnarounds pretty tight this week. Has anyone noticed any...

Hearing murmurs that Heathrow is looking to tweak some of the terminal airline allocations again ahead of the next scheduling committee meeting. It feels like a never ending game of musical chairs over there, but if it helps relieve some of the peak hour baggage logjams at Terminal 3, it’ll be a...

I couldn't help but notice the laughing emoji @Rudney but there is a reason Ryanair and easyJet keep expanding and investing heavily in Liverpool alongside their MAN operations. LPL is an absolute goldmine for short-haul utilisation. A 25 minute turnaround at Liverpool means the aircraft is back...

Jonathan Hinkles knew the LBA–SOU market demand was there, but an airline can only fly a route if the operational puzzle blocks fit. For Loganair, Leeds to Southampton was an isolated, orphan route with no local base support. For Blue Islands, it was a golden opportunity to make use of spare...

One of my childhood favourite programmes was The Good Life. A bit of light-hearted TV. RIP Margo

Southampton by rail, you are looking at over 4 hours and a painful cross London transfer via the Tube from King's Cross to Waterloo. The flight from LBA would be just 70 minutes direct. An ATR 72 only needs to find 72 people a few times a day who value their time, their sanity, and a direct...

Just watched this video by Eddy Explores on YouTube and laughed my socks off nearly the whole way through watching him get absolutely S*it faced on a Pre-Travel-Day drinking session in Yeadon. To be honest, Yeadon, Guiseley and Horsforth could all attract a this kind of pre-flight tourism (well...

Yes just one minor detail - the airline to do it. Many of those destinations wont necessarily have been dropped because they weren't making any money, some will have been dropped just because more money could be made on other more lucrative routes.

Heatwave Mk2 next week?

I recently made this hypothetical timetable for a two aircraft base at LBA taking in all the schedule slack on UK domestic routes and some winter destinations for when the summer slacks off. ArrDepDestinationOperating DaysValidityAircraft Type —07:10Bristol (BRS)Mo Tu We Th Fr -- --Full...