British Airways

[yorkguy]

The 09.35 to LHR on Saturday was full. I noticed at least 3 groups from the LBA flight were also on our flight to Chicago. We only had an hour's transfer time in T5 but the checked through luggage from Leeds still appeared on the carousel in Chicago. Great service. Here's hoping the return journey is as good.

 

[jason1-11]

Nice article about the start of the Tour de France / Yorkshire the May addition of Highlife.

Hopefully it may raise awareness of the route to greater world traveller.

 

[imagineif]

I really hope this is an indication that more and more people are prepared to make connecting flights and utilize the services on offer from their local airport. It is key that the airport really keep pushing the connection possibilities using BA & KLM from Leeds! You can use a handful of direct long haul services from Manchester - but at a premium... not to mention getting to Manchester airport and the additional costs this presents.

From Leeds you can connect to over 100 destinations worldwide with BA & KLM. Fly to Asia & Back from your doorstep, home inside an hour! It is wonderful to know when you see people checking in for flights with these 2 carriers at LBA that they could be travelling to the other side of the world form our little Yorkshire airport! I hope we can sustain these services and show that we are much more than a bucket & spade airport or low cost hub.

 

[LBA787]

My dad used the service for the first time last Tuesday and was impressed. He usually takes the train to London (3-4 times a month) as many others do but was deterred by very high fares. I had explained about the LHR flights before on more than one occasion but he always seemed disinterested partly because he thought flying would be very expensive.

He flew down on the morning service and returned on the evening one. Both flights were sold heavily 90+ With many connections on the LBA-LHR rotation. As a result of great service and fares not too dissimilar to the train he has booked another 3 returns so far! Well done BA!!

People just seem to get used to routine, the train is great don't get me wrong but if BA could just get some more of the regular users they could easily fill the 319's every day. If your business needs are west London or out down the M4 the flight is far superior!

:crazy:

 

[LBAYORKIE]

First northbound ba flight today 17 pax. Southbound had 98

 

[SNOWMAN]

First northbound ba flight today 17 pax. Southbound had 98

hi yorkie
the northbound flight does not look good,infact b****y awful s/bound could be a lot better but it is sat.
ridgeback
whats your thoughts on these figures??
thanks for the post lbayorkie
regards
sm1

 

[ridgeback]

One wld expect the early Northbound to be poor on a Saturday but for all that, 17 is worse than normal. The near 100 return load is good however.

With the slots it has this service will always carry some quiet sectors.

 

[SNOWMAN]

hi ridgeback
thanks for the reply
sm1

 

[adam]

Around 66 on today's 1343 LBA to LHR. Counted off the Airbridge at Heathrow

 

[752]

I wonder what the loads are like on similar timed flights from NCL & MAN (obviously they have more daily flights but it would be interesting to know)

 

[jason1-11]

I'm flying BA from Manchester to Heathrow next week on one of thier later evening departures so will try and guage passenger numbers.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I am on todays ba1344 n will advise pax numbers later

 

[LBAYORKIE]

112 pax on BA1344, 40 on ba1345

 

[a300boy]

This mornings BA flight to Heathrow just departed from intersection A on runway 14 which probably means only a light load.
Is that correct ridgeback or can you use A with a reasonable passenger load ?

 

[White Heather]

Given the fact that the fuel load must be way below maximum, with wind in the right direction, even a reasonably loaded A319 is surely capable of getting off LBA's 'old' runway. After all, heavily loaded Boeing 737 200's of Britannia, Air Malta etc managed it regularly back in the late 70's and early 80's, before the runway extension, and they had full 130 pax loads and enough fuel to fly down to Spain? I can't see why the A319 can't do it for what is a very short 200 mile hop down to LHR.

 

[a300boy]

Agreed White Heather but I know some companies do not like you leaving runway behind you when you take off regardless of your weight. We could take the intersection at Luton but only if we were empty even though the book figures showed we were capable of using it at medium loaded weights.
Lets hope the passenger load was not the reason as you suggest.

 

[ridgeback]

BA gives no instruction to its pilots over which intersection to use. It's down to the pilots to decide the balance between safety, expediency, engine wear etc.

I know some guys who always use the intersections at LBA and some who will always insist on full length. I am fairly certain the machine can lift any LHR bound load from the intersections on both ends.

Fridays shuttle was reasonably well loaded but not as full as most of the early southbounds.

 

[markietg]

I was on this flight. 77 down to LHR and I counted just 31 off the inbound from LHR.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

When I arrived back from London last Wednesday there was a problem as we disembarked the aircraft. Firstly we were held in the airbridge because the doors into the main walkway were locked and when we entered the walkway we were held again at the doors at the top of the escalator as bussed pax from a Jet2 flight were ushered into the terminal (across the foot of the escalator)

I understand why this happens but it's still annoying and clearly other pax were definitely not happy. I was embarassed as much as anything because this kind of things just looks 'mickey mouse' and reflects badly on the airport.

On the positive side, the escalator was working!

 

[jason1-11]

Roughly 70 on board tonight's 1344, but with 6 off loads.