Brithish Airways stop flying to Nantes

[Unknown]

Not sure how true this is, but a friend of a friend works for BA and knows my OH uses the Gatwick to Nantes route.  It would appear BA will not be offering this service from November onwards this year.

I have tried to book flights on line for this period and it comes up with ' this service is not available'.

This is a real pain in the wotsit, does anyone else know if this is the case and if there is likely to be another carrier to take it over?

Airfrance stopped this direct route too earlier this year, I'm surprised as I saw on a programme that Nantes was the fastest growing city in France.

 

[Cassis]

Is that the one operated by GB Airways for BA?

[Loiseau]

There is Ryanair, from London Stansted to Nantes - daily I think.    I use it quite a lot (probably contributing to lack of GB Airways/BA customers  [:(] ) .

Angela

EDIT
Just thought perhaps I would use Air Miles and book GB/BA flights for next trip, and found that the times have been changed to much earlier in the day.  I don't fancy my chances of finding a 5am train to Gatwick, or of kind friends offering to come and meet me in spite of Nantes rush-hour traffic.  [:(] [:(]

[The Riff-Raff Element]

If it is the case that BA are halting this service it would be a real

shame. Shifting the time of this service was a mistake (or perhaps they

wanted an excuse...). It was frequently more competitive than the

Ryanair alternative, though persauding people to even check the prices

was an uphill struggle. Still, it doesn't look lilke Ryanair will have

a monopoly in Nantes - Air Arran are shifting their Manchester flight

from Angers to Nantes and it looks as though both Fly BE and Easyjet

are keen to expand their Altantic coast operations.

[Cassis]

Don't suppose they are switching to Le Mans instead? [Www]

[Unknown]

[quote user="jond"]If it is the case that BA are halting this service it would be a real shame. Shifting the time of this service was a mistake (or perhaps they wanted an excuse...). It was frequently more competitive than the Ryanair alternative, though persauding people to even check the prices was an uphill struggle. Still, it doesn't look lilke Ryanair will have a monopoly in Nantes - Air Arran are shifting their Manchester flight from Angers to Nantes and it looks as though both Fly BE and Easyjet are keen to expand their Altantic coast operations.
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Thanks for the info Jond, but how do you know?

[The Riff-Raff Element]

[quote user="Dotty Trois"]

[quote user="jond"]If it is the case that

BA are halting this service it would be a real shame. Shifting the time

of this service was a mistake (or perhaps they wanted an excuse...). It

was frequently more competitive than the Ryanair alternative, though

persauding people to even check the prices was an uphill struggle.

Still, it doesn't look lilke Ryanair will have a monopoly in Nantes -

Air Arran are shifting their Manchester flight from Angers to Nantes

and it looks as though both Fly BE and Easyjet are keen to expand their

Altantic coast operations.

[/quote]

 

Thanks for the info Jond, but how do you know?

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Which bit?

Air Arran are advertising via a hoarding at Nantes Airport that they are starting Manchester flights

The comments about Fly BE and Easyjet are speculative, but both are

operators on Atlantic Coast routes, both are keen to continue expansion

(have a look at some of their press releases and you'll probably see

what I mean) and Nantes is a peach of a destination (6th largest city

in France, covenient for Vendée, Brittany and the Western Loire...)

[Lollie]

Aer Arann has already started,  they are 66 seater jet propelled planes.

I do hope the rest follow and to Leeds would be the icing on the cake.

Lollie