Interesting Movements 2024

[Iain]

Per FR24 Carpatair A319 YR-ABB is positioning from EDI for parking

Most of these flights seem to be operating to EDI and then positioning across to GLA just to park. Given positioning flights are supposedly expensive, would it not have been more cost effective for them to just fly to GLA and then bus the pax across to Edinburgh?

[Bearsden]

Per FR24 Carpatair A319 YR-ABB is positioning from EDI for parking

Most of these flights seem to be operating to EDI and then positioning across to GLA just to park. Given positioning flights are supposedly expensive, would it not have been more cost effective for them to just fly to GLA and then bus the pax across to Edinburgh?

It most certainly would be cheaper but it takes a proactive business development team to identify the date (not difficult!), the trip organiser and the operating airline - the biggest difficulty would be securing sufficient coaches (3 or 4 per aircraft - say 4 hours round trip)

[McG]

The positioning flight costs will be built into the charter costs.

Even having a proactive business development team, if the charterer wants a specific destination and the airline can get slots there, then that’s where they will go.

[Clive]

The positioning flight costs will be built into the charter costs.

Even having a proactive business development team, if the charterer wants a specific destination and the airline can get slots there, then that’s where they will go.

Indeed. There’s not always a conspiracy at play. FWIW a couple of planes repositioned to PIK as well.

[viscount]

Regardless of where there are flying too it going to be a good game. My bets are on France kicking the sh.. out of us in the second half.
But I will still enjoy a few beers.

[awwdabaaby]

Emirates A380 A6-EOG operating EK241 Dubai-Toronto diverting in

[GeorgeNTravels]

Gulf Air 787-9 due in from London Heathrow at 1708, registration A9C-FB.

There is a return flight showing for 1935

[buddyboy]

Gulf Air 787-9 due in from London Heathrow at 1708, registration A9C-FB.

There is a return flight showing for 1935

This is the second time in about 6 months or so it's done this. Anyone got any ideas?

[Ekally1]

Gulf Air 787-9 due in from London Heathrow at 1708, registration A9C-FB.

There is a return flight showing for 1935

This is the second time in about 6 months or so it's done this. Anyone got any ideas?

Some sort of F1 charter I hear

[GeorgeNTravels]

German Airways have an Embraer 190 coming in from Venice (TSF) at 2132 under the flight number ZQ362, it will depart for Cologne at 2230.

The same aircraft operated an empty flight from Cologne today at 1151 and departed for Venice at 1354.