- Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:32 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: LH 466 FRA - SAN today with A 340-600
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Re: LH 466 FRA - SAN today with A 340-600
Nothing wrong with either video bud if you ask me 
Thanks for sharing the clips.
Ben
British Airways to resume flights between London Gatwick & Bridgetown, Barbados from 18th July 2020 (1x weekly) Virgin Atlantic to do likewise (from London Heathrow) from 01st August 2020 https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/376775/london-flights-set-to-resume-as-barbados-reopens-borders Ben
Jump to postIv always thought it odd when most of LHR traffic goes onto somewhere else why lgw couldn't be a hub . Before low-cost you had bcal hub and Dan air had a massive presence . With those airlines gone and BA taking over what was left lgw always played second fiddle. Lgw was always holiday flying or th...
Jump to postYou can walk to Gatwick on foot from the local towns of Crawley & Horley (the latter being much closer of the two).
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Alongside Belavia & Ryanair, Gatwick have still been getting flights from Sofia & Budapest with Wizz Airlines (I've had dealings with said flights this week). Vueling have also been bringing in an Algiers flight (not sure of frequency I'm afraid, but also dealt with it earlier this week) And...
Jump to postWizz Air is restarting selected flights from London Luton starting 01st May 2020.
https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles ... from-may-1
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Friend of mine posted a pic of an RAF BAE146 landing at Gatwick earlier on this evening on Facebook. No idea why it was there, but a rare visitor I would imagine.
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Cornwall Airport Newquay (UK) is closing on a temporary basis due to COVID-19 situation.
Airport will only remain open to the Air Ambulance, Coastguard and Military.
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornw ... ue-3985436
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Norwegian cuts 15% capacity, cancels 3000 flights and announces layoffs. in Norwegian (use Google translate if necessary) https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/4q8Wze/norwegian-kansellerer-3000-avganger-og-varsler-permitteringer-som-foelge-av-coronaviruset Another link from from The Argus Newspaper company ...
Jump to postAir New Zealand Sells London Heathrow Airport Slot For $27 Million - https://www.forbes.com/sites/willhorton1/2020/03/06/air-new-zealand-sells-london-heathrow-airport-slot-for-27-million/?fbclid=IwAR05uQcnRV0AYYonvxDXSAWQWSl4cCzk7B3qar5DwEeSobGEW8UaOqRDgG0#196c3c2e763d The new undisclosed airline h...
Jump to postBA are to start LHR-Newquay. https://www.turningleftforless.com/news-british-airways-announce-new-route-to-newquay-cornwall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook As big as an aviation fan i am it’s a shame we aren’t on high speed rail for such short flights. Already been highlighted by anothe...
Jump to postReturn fare from £90, rising to £250 in Club Europe as per the article I've linked below.
http://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/3579 ... throw-link
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Flybe believed to be planning to launch Heathrow to Düsseldorf flights according to the article which I've linked below.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/ ... rf-service
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Newquay to Heathrow service (s) now confirmed as being scrapped, flights switching back to Gatwick.
https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest- ... o-gatwick/
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Already under discussion in the 'Flybe update' thread.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1420683&p=21928933#p21928933
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I have no problems with security at MAN.... To me the biggest problem is queues at Border Control with not enough open booths...... My fear is that problems at Border Control will not disappear but grow in a few months. Now, passengers from 27 nationalities just can cross the border by just showing...
Jump to postAir Transat increasing the number of flights between Toronto & Gatwick (twice daily) in summer 2020 season. Montreal to Gatwick also being increased from 3 to 5 weekly for the summer season https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/10/30/air-transat-to-boost-london-services-to-toron...
Jump to postBritish Airways to launch a summer service from Gatwick to Antalya for the summer 2020 season. Flights will be 6x weekly using A320's
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/inte ... mmer-2020/
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Loganair are launching new flights from Cornwall Airport Newquay to Aberdeen, Newcastle, Glasgow & Norwich (latter 2 will be seasonal only)
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornw ... ew-3388030
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Ryanair have announced various next routes for summer 2020, details in the link below
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/ ... 0-schedule
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Some more route cuts/suspensions confirmed by Flybe from Birmingham & London City Airports - see link below
https://www.businesstraveller.com/busin ... ndon-city/
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It was only in LGW an hour or so, already on it's way back at FL430. Might be doing the return flight on Wednesday to collect Bayern Munich. Hm, I'dont think so... FC Bayern München gave LH a hard time by switching to Qatar Airways... Maybe some fan charter. Seems I was misinformed by my colleague!...
Jump to postIt was only in LGW an hour or so, already on it's way back at FL430. Might be doing the return flight on Wednesday to collect Bayern Munich. Hm, I'dont think so... FC Bayern München gave LH a hard time by switching to Qatar Airways... Maybe some fan charter. It was the players and non-playing staff...
Jump to postAccording to the article below WIZZ Airlines, IAG, Virgin Atlantic & Easyjet are interested in the slots at Gatwick now available because of the demise of Thomas Cook.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/ ... wick-slots
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EK run 3 daily 388’s from LGW, because they haven’t got anymore slots at LHR. Sorry, thats plainly wrong. EK operate from all over UK including Stanstead - not because they don't have enough LHR slots. Sorry Jet72UK...., I’m not talking about all over the UK, I’m talking about LON, and that’s exact...
Jump to postCWL757 wrote:All aircraft landing at LGW seem to be going to gates as normal so there’s some hope.
An update from Sky News here in the UK
https://news.sky.com/story/thomas-cook- ... e-11814043
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Flybe are ending the Heathrow - Isle of Man route from the end of October (26th). The base on the Island is also being closed too as well.
https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of- ... le-of-man/
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Air China to launch Gatwick to Shanghai from November 2019. 4x weekly using A350 aircraft https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285963/air-china-adds-shanghai-london-gatwick-link-from-nov-2019/ China Eastern also going daily on the same route from October 2019 with Airbus A330 aircraft ...
Jump to postAir China to launch Shanghai to Gatwick from November 2019. 4x weekly using A350 aircraft https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285963/air-china-adds-shanghai-london-gatwick-link-from-nov-2019/ China Eastern also going daily on the same route from October 2019 with Airbus A330 aircraft ...
Jump to postAir China to launch Gatwick to Shanghai from November 2019. 4x weekly using A350 aircraft https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285963/air-china-adds-shanghai-london-gatwick-link-from-nov-2019/ China Eastern also going daily on the same route from October 2019 with Airbus A330 aircraft ...
Jump to postAir China to launch Gatwick to Shanghai from November 2019. 4x weekly using A350 aircraft https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285963/air-china-adds-shanghai-london-gatwick-link-from-nov-2019/ China Eastern also going daily on the same route from October 2019 with Airbus A330 aircraft (...
Jump to postThread created earlier today on this subject.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1429285
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https://news.sky.com/story/shannon-flig ... t-11785638
Very vague details as breaking news.
Edit - another link with more info - https://www.thejournal.ie/shannon-airpo ... 6-Aug2019/
Ben
After announcing the cancellation of the St. Lucia service Virgin Atlantic have also confirmed that their Gatwick to Havana service is being moved to Heathrow.
https://www.businesstraveller.com/busin ... cia-route/
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Didn't see this coming in all honesty. Welcome back to Gatwick, Delta Airlines (assuming it's your aircraft that will operate these routes?). This thread in places refers to Jet Blue's Heathrow slots. Am I missing something or is still pure speculation as opposed to something that's actually been c...
Jump to postDidn't see this coming in all honesty. Welcome back to Gatwick, Delta Airlines (assuming it's your aircraft that will operate these routes?). This thread in places refers to Jet Blue's Heathrow slots. Am I missing something or is still still pure speculation as opposed to something that's actually b...
Jump to postSorry to have woken up to this news morning as WOW were a very helpful airline to deal with in my professional life at Gatwick. The staff were always helpful and very quick to action what I was asking of them. I for one am sorry to see them go in that regard & wish the staff all the best for the...
Jump to postBritish Airways have announced a new route from Gatwick to Milan Bergamo starting September 2019. Flights will be 6x weekly. .
https://www.businesstraveller.com/busin ... o-service/
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Wizz Air to launch a new daily service from Gatwick to Gdansk, Poland from 15th June 2019.
https://buyingbusinesstravel.com/news/2 ... and-routes
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A lady I was chatting to at Gatwick earlier today who travelled on this flight said the diversion was fairly short (on its way once refuelled) Also had the VS78 from Bridgetown - Manchester diverted to Gatwick today with the passengers being sent to Manchester by road coach (s) Both the WestJet Toro...
Jump to postGuessing the presence of a BA A380 must be a fairly rare sight at Gatwick? (I've only ever seen Emirates and the Hi-fly A380 at LGW)
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Pretty sure Ukraine International (PS) operated a service from Gatwick to Kiev with a departure time of 03.20am during summer 2018. Not sure of the frequency I'm afraid.
Ben
Me and my wife wer due to fly to Gatwick from Hamburg on Thursday afternoon with Eastjet, when we found out LGW has been closed because of the drone. My wife looked at British Airways flights to Heathrow (same day) but they were wanting something ridiculous like £900, so that was a non-starter. Rath...
Jump to postEasyjet have confirmed that Gatwick-Aberdeen route is being dropped as of 08th February 2019. On the 09th of Feb Düsseldorf will be re-launched twice daily (weekdays) and a lower frequency at weekends (total of 11 weekly flights). Article here for anyone interested - https://www.businesstraveller.co...
Jump to postThat's quite a long route, almost as long as the London Gatwick - Singapore route they recently gave up. On one hand it's a bit surprising since recently they start every long haul destination out of London Gatwick first and the other hubs later. This one is started out of Madrid. Perhaps because i...
Jump to postNothing wrong with either video bud if you ask me
Thanks for sharing the clips.
Ben
Already highlighted in another thread
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1403367&p=20888805#p20888805
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According to Retuers, Norwegian have released a statement confirming the new Rio De Janeiro to Gatwick flights are on sale. Fares starting from £240 one way ($306.22). Flights commence as of 31st March 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norweg-air-shut-brazil/norwegian-air-to-introduce-its-fir...
Jump to postWizz Air are are launching a new daily service between Gatwick & Budapest as of 31st March 2019.
https://bbj.hu/business/wizz-air-to-fly ... ing_158024
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Ther was a recent thread about various moves between Gatwick & Heathrow in terms of destinations etc.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1406949&p=20809785&hilit=British+airways+Gatwick#p20809785
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