NW Bumps Up USA-Heathrow Flights
Dec 11th, 2007, 08:00 AM
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NW Bumps Up USA-Heathrow Flights
NW airlines will start on May 1, 2008 three non-stops Detroit-London Heathrow and one each from Minneapolis-St Paul's Larry Craig Airport to Heathrow and one Seattle-Heathrow
This is possible under the Open Skies agreement between EU and USA
Previously only American and United were the only American carriers allowed into Heathrow
If looking for cheap flights often when an airline inaugurates routes they have good fare sales - nwa.com i guess to see.
NW is maintaing their daily Detroit-Gatwick flight
BA is dropping of course there Detroit-Heathrow flight near the end of March
This is possible under the Open Skies agreement between EU and USA
Previously only American and United were the only American carriers allowed into Heathrow
If looking for cheap flights often when an airline inaugurates routes they have good fare sales - nwa.com i guess to see.
NW is maintaing their daily Detroit-Gatwick flight
BA is dropping of course there Detroit-Heathrow flight near the end of March
Dec 11th, 2007, 09:05 AM
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The DTW and MSP flights will do well, as they are strong NW hubs and as PalenQ mentioned, BA dropping DTW.
The SEA flight is more curious. While NW has presence there, and is partner with AS, it's not a true hub. Also, the flight time is "unusually late" both ways, most likely because that's the LHR slots that KLM will give them.
NW 106 SEA-LHR 2220/1615 +1
NW 105 LHR-SEA 1830/2055
A 4:15p arrival at LHR means whole day gone, while a 8:55p arrival at SEA means few connections possible from there, except for a few short hops on Horizon.
The SEA flight is more curious. While NW has presence there, and is partner with AS, it's not a true hub. Also, the flight time is "unusually late" both ways, most likely because that's the LHR slots that KLM will give them.
NW 106 SEA-LHR 2220/1615 +1
NW 105 LHR-SEA 1830/2055
A 4:15p arrival at LHR means whole day gone, while a 8:55p arrival at SEA means few connections possible from there, except for a few short hops on Horizon.
Dec 11th, 2007, 09:17 AM
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I do like flights leaving relatively late at night, because I can work the whole day and get to the airport with no rush. And a 4:15 PM London arrival means that you don't have to suffer very much the first jetlagged day - just hold on for another 4 hours or so, and you can go to sleep.
The return flight arriving at 8:55 PM - I agree that is less than ideal, although of course you do get the advantage of almost a full business day in London - which could benefit business travelers too.
The return flight arriving at 8:55 PM - I agree that is less than ideal, although of course you do get the advantage of almost a full business day in London - which could benefit business travelers too.
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Dec 11th, 2007, 11:21 PM
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I happen to think the SEA flight is pretty well-timed. For, say, a Mon-Fri trip, you get more useable daytime on the ground in both SEA and LON and it is better for jetlag in both directions. May not work ideally for connections, but timings that work for connections are usually less than ideal for point-to-point, so it is a trade off.
BA was going to have a significant advantage with connecting traffic anyway, as they also partner with AS and from LHR... Given that, I think NW is doing the right thing focusing on point-to-point traffic.
I wouldn't be surprised if NW already have a corporate contract in place that makes them think there is local traffic enough to support a point-to-point route - perhaps someone who is already in the bag due to the NRT or AMS flights?
BA was going to have a significant advantage with connecting traffic anyway, as they also partner with AS and from LHR... Given that, I think NW is doing the right thing focusing on point-to-point traffic.
I wouldn't be surprised if NW already have a corporate contract in place that makes them think there is local traffic enough to support a point-to-point route - perhaps someone who is already in the bag due to the NRT or AMS flights?
