Archive Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

[LBA4EVER]

LBA - Belfast route may have been a busy one in the past, but it isnt anymore is it?

Easyjet soaking up all the business over at LPL, MAN, NCL & now Eastern Airways from MME. Let's hope the is some business left after the Cronavirus has peaked. Here's hoping the Chancellor drops APD tax in today's Budget to help struggling airlines open new UK domestic flights.

Usual case at LBA, we are left out whilst other airports welcome replacement operators. LBA needs to find a new carrier on the Belfast routes asap or else the pax will just fly from elsewhere.

 

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Jetstream 41 G-MAJL(Eastflight 032P) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1455) positioning in from Humberside

 

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Challenger 350 CS-CHD(Fraction 537T) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1745) inbound from Sion

 

[lbaspotter]

Titan Airways due into LBA tomorrow to operate the outbound charter to Bergen at 14:30 as "AWC1061" for Hurtigruten Cruises.

 

[White Heather]

With regard to the Belfast route, I think we should bear in mind that this is not just an LBA issue. The directors of Belfast City will be extremely keen to ensure that they find a replacement airline to operate from there to LBA as it was one of their busiest routes. They will certainly NOT want it to transfer to Belfast International. One of the reasons the route was so successful for Flybe was that it used Belfast City, located centrally in the city, not some distance away at Aldergrove, whilst the size of the Dash 8 made it suitable for up to 5 rotations per day - which also tends to improve passenger loadings. That is preferable to an A319 or similar only operating 2 or 3 flights per day to Belfast International as the route loses flexibility for passengers.

We shouldn't be taking this personally at LBA. We got off lightly compared to most of Flybe's airports and there remain far more routes not yet replaced than there are that have been replaced. And some of those replacement routes announced are on smaller aircraft and with less frequency.

 

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Citation XL G-GAAL(Lonex 05AL) just leaving the LBA hold(0800) to make a procedural approach onto runway 32
He is very concerned about the wind and can only accept a 25 knot crosswind

 

[Bigman]

Just popped outside to see it go over the office. Very blustery in Horsforth this morning.

 

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BAe.146 ZE700(Kitty 21) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1030) inbound from Northolt

 

[lbaspotter]

BAe.146 ZE700(Kitty 21) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1030) inbound from Northolt

Looks like it brought the Chancellor Rishi Sunak in to sign of the "West Yorkshire Devolution" deal between Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1238066597492854785

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like Titan Airways are positioning Airbus A320, G-POWK from London Gatwick to Leeds as "AWC106Y" to operate this afternoon's cruise charter flight to Bergen.

 

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Citation Mustang G-FFFC(Synergie 871) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1330) inbound from Farnborough

 

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Grob Tutor G-BYXZ(Wittering 43) departed Leeds(1420) for return flight home to Wittering

 

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Citation Mustang OE-FCB(Dream Team 180W) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1515) inbound from Biggin Hill

 

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Citation XL D-CFLY(Air Hamburg 427A) being vectored onto ILS, runway 14(1930) inbound from Le Bourget

 

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Challenger 604 OH-WII(Jetflite 33) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(0800)

 

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Citation XL CS-DXS(Fraction 814K) being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1010) inbcound from Keflavic

 

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Citationjet 2 OE-FAF being vectored onto ILS, runway 32(1110) inbound from Altenrhein

 

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Jet2 Boeing 737-800, G-GDFD has just positioned in from Birmingham as "EXS015P"

 

[lbaspotter]

Jet2 inbound Reputation flights

Sunday 15/03/2020
15:10 - EXS6001 = Alicante (Boeing 737-300, G-GDFT)
16:40 - EXS6002 = Alicante (Boeing 737-300, G-CELY)
23:10 – EXS6003 = Alicante

 

[lbaspotter]

Also Jet2 Boeing 737-300, G-GDFK just about to position Birmingham to Leeds as "EXS016P"