Two bits of news UK news today. First up is British Airways who is planning to increase their domestic programme to Glasgow by increasing the amount of seats going up there by 4000.
British Airways are attempting to do this by increasing more flights to Glasgow, by 15 flights a week (from 52 to 67), and deploying Boeing 767’s on Domestic hops – with a maximum of 252 seats per plane on some peak-time shuttles.
Glasgow has been suffering with capacity due to British Midland International throwing in the towel at Glasgow, leaving EasyJet and BA to fight it out.
The increases happen in two stages.
- From October 30, the weekly return flight total will rise from 52 to 60
- From January 9, 2012, increasing to 67 flights.
Boeing 767 flights (although the state of those 767’s, you may want to avoid them) are loaded, an first indications seem it will operate BA1472 outbound on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and operating BA1447 on the return.
Meanwhile the news is not so good for Galway Airport, with Aer Arann canning all flights from Galway at the End of October (October 31st), including routes to London Southend, London Luton, Manchester, Edinburgh and Waterford.
Aer Arann states they have been working with Galway airport to try and make the routes commercially viable, but
“despite the best endeavours of both airline and airport, bookings have continued to deteriorate and all routes are projected to be loss-making during the thinner winter season when bookings are historically lower”
If you’re affected, Aer Arann will be in contact, but here are your options:
- Full Refund
- Passengers heading between Galway and Manchester will be allowed to swap via Shannon
- Passengers heading between Galway and Edinburgh will be allowed to swap for flying via Shannon or Dublin.
Aer Arann is hoping to restart services for the Spring/Summer Timetable, but honestly – don’t hold your breath.
