 Poster: A snowHead
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BA CityFlyer will run a new route between London City and Chambery this Winter.
British Airways new route launch: London City - Chambery (CMF) gateway to French Alps (18 Dec - end of March '11) Fares fr £59 e/w (incl taxes,fees & charges)...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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full of shitty staff on low wages and no expenses no doubt.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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And since when did the ski season stop at the end of March?
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weekends only or a daily service
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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London City – Chambery
Monday: depart 1050; arrive 1325
Friday: depart 0700; arrive 0935
Saturday: depart 0640 arrive 0915
Sunday: depart 1435; arrive 1710
(all times local)
Chambery – London City
Monday: depart 1410; arrive 1445
Tuesday: depart 1020; arrive 1055
Saturday: depart 1000; arrive 1035
Sunday:depart 1800; arrive 1935
(all times local) |
http://www.ski-i.com/blog/2010/08/new-ba-route-london-city-chambery/
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I predict, I predict, a lot of these flight will leave from Geneva diverted due to fog in Chambery. 
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thefatcontroller, 
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Or Lyon, more likely.
Some of those times look odd. Depart Chambery 1800 arrive 1935 into London City? Must be a roundabout route. And why do some of the outward flights take so much longer than others?
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Hmm, I wonder how many British Airways pilots have got their qualifications to land at Chambery
(Chambery is one of a few Airports that a pilot has to be specifically qualified to land at.)
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pam w, ??? They are all 1 hr 35 mins ( I think) , apart from the last one which I assume is a misprint
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Fog at CMF tends to affect the early morning flights. BA always said they wouldnt fly to CMF as it would effect their reliability ratings to much. Guess it's the economic pressure.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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LCY is a great airport. You can see how this schedule fits for the City bankers weekends...
They will be using RJ100s I suspect given the runway length at LCY - and those planes I think have lower minima for getting in and out of chambery than bigger planes. I have certainly got out of Chamberry on them on planes getting in when Boeings were going to Lyon.
Very interesting - I may use this given the chance.
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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
| LCY is a great airport. You can see how this schedule fits for the City bankers weekends... |
if that was the market they'd have departures at 7pm-ish on thurs and fri, along with later returns on Sunday
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You know it makes sense.
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Arno, Point taken - but they work quite well for longer weekends, with 4 days on the snow, and 1800 from Chamberry might allow you to be on the slopes till 1500... autoroute permitting.
The Tuesday and Friday sectors don't connect...wonder if we could borrow the plane for free for Tuesday out and sunday back...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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How do they get an outbound from Cham on a Tuesday without a corresponding inbound ?? Magic.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Well, all I can say is the more choice there is on the scheduled airlines the better...
I must say that we are quite spoilt for the Alps and even pretty last minute one can get pretty good deals!
So let's not start knocking the airlines especially in these hard times for them!
And... Flying from LCY is definately a bonus... no 2 hour minimum check in time etc... Hence overall trip is shorter!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes, it looks like the times quoted above are incorrect:
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4903194/
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The flight will operate as follows:
London City to Chambery
BA8741 LCY 06:40 CMF 09:15 E90 _ _ _ _ _ 6 _
BA8741 LCY 07:00 CMF 09:35 E90 _ _ _ _ 5 _ _
BA8741 LCY 10:50 CMF 13:25 E90 1 _ _ _ _ _ _
BA8741 LCY 14:35 CMF 17:10 E90 _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
Chambery to London City
BA8742 CMF 10:00 LCY 10:35 E90 _ _ _ _ _ 6 _
BA8742 CMF 10:20 LCY 10:55 E90 _ _ _ _ 5 _ _
BA8742 CMF 14:10 LCY 14:55 E90 1 _ _ _ _ _ _
BA8742 CMF 18:00 LCY 18:35 E90 _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
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Now that makes more sense.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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altis, thanks. What does E90 mean?
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Dubaian, Aircraft type Embraer ERJ-190 (E90)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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radar, wow. I am impressed that plane like that can fly out of City. Quite a service.
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achilles, they also use the 170 as well depending on the route and no I'm not a plane spotter!
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radar, well I hope you're not a bloody speed trap.
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Yup there is... so as you can see... the plane is safe! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| michaelminhatkinson wrote: |
| Yup there is... so as you can see... the plane is safe! |
Indeed, and for once the people at the back of the plane got out first. That must have made a pleasant change.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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laundryman, more MASH
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Considering this route to meet up with some old seasonairre buddys but when going through proccedure it gives no option for skis/board. I'll give them a call when I've got a chance, in the meantime any booked this route with 'sports equipment'?
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