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Old 1st Mar 2017, 13:08
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Georgian Airways to Tbilisi now on sale from May, 2 per week.
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Old 1st Mar 2017, 15:09
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What's the change that has led to Wizz opening a route to Kutaisi from Luton, along with Georgian to Tbilisi ? Has there been some change in visa rules or is it something else ?
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Old 1st Mar 2017, 17:23
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Might be worth asking in the Luton forum, this is Gatwick!
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Old 2nd Mar 2017, 00:44
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BA and South terminal on 26 departures is a pain, monitor 124.225 ' birdseed 234 are you ready for departure' Negative still waiting for ACARS load sheet' they are not geared up for 2 minute taxi times...will be a big problem come summer
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Old 2nd Mar 2017, 08:40
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There won't be two minute taxi times come summer
Same issue at T5 when going off 09R but there's usually a queue.
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Old 7th Mar 2017, 03:47
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Norwegian to reorient Gatwick operations towards longhaul
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Norwegian is planning to scale back its short-haul operations out of London Gatwick in favour of longhaul routes airline spokesman Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen has told Bloomberg news.

In an interview, Sandaker-Nielsen said overcapacity in the European market coupled with a growing scarcity of Gatwick slots meant Norwegian would gradually reorient its operations towards the more profitable longhaul market. The transition, he said, could occur as early as this winter season (2017/18).

The shift will also follow the commencement of a feeder agreement with rival Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l) wherein the Irish LCC will provide Norwegian with regional European passenger traffic for long-haul flights out of Gatwick later this summer.

According to the ch-aviation route database, the LCC currently uses its Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) unit to connect the London gateway with fourteen destinations of which six are in Scandinavia with the remainder in the United States and Puerto Rico. Its Norwegian Air International (D8, Dublin Int'l) and Norwegian UK (DI, London Gatwick) units are, on the other hand, used to operate flights to thirty-eight destinations around Europe.
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Old 7th Mar 2017, 22:07
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This Norwegian development is a logical step. However, given the small scale of FR at LGW and the enormity of EZY at that airport, it is surprising that the headline is not linkage to EZY rather than FR....

A wider relationship would appear to be emerging between FR and DY/D8....
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Old 7th Mar 2017, 22:24
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Is this talk of Ryanair feeding DY all coming from the Norwegian end? MOL is unusually quiet on this...
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Old 8th Mar 2017, 22:07
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Georgia visa free access coming this year into the EU.

European Parliament Approves Visa-Free Schengen Travel For Georgia
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Old 12th Mar 2017, 18:01
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There were a few posts about a week ago about Norwegian refocussing their Gatwick operation away from short haul towards long haul. It looks like the short haul routes at Gatwick being de-emphasised are as follows:
(apologies if this is a repost or if I've missed anything)

Alesund, Almeria, Nice, Pula - summer seasonal routes that will not be resumed in summer 2017
Rovaniemi, Tromso - will not operate in summer 2017 but will resume in late October 2017
Berlin, Rome, Warsaw - terminate in late March 2017
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 02:18
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China Airlines to start Taipei to London Gatwick Airport on 01 December 2017 with AIRBUS A359 aircraft.

Good coup for LGW as slots were unavailable at LHR, the Far East network from the airport is really growing now.

Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong

China Airlines
Taipei (begins 01 December 2017)

Tianjin Airlines
Chongqing, Tainjin, Xi'an (begins 20 June 2017),

And recently announced but uncomfirmed return of

Air Asia X
Kuala Lumper

I wonder if the next airline from the region could be SCOOT.
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 12:45
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Good coup for LGW as slots were unavailable at LHR, the Far East network from the airport is really growing now.
They'll be back at LHR just as soon as they can, borrowed KLM slots last time I think?
Don't Tianjin already serve TSN-CKG-LGW? Is Xian an add on or another rotation?
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 21:09
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China Airlines to start Taipei to London Gatwick Airport on 01 December 2017 with AIRBUS A359 aircraft.

Good coup for LGW as slots were unavailable at LHR, the Far East network from the airport is really growing now.

Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong

China Airlines
Taipei (begins 01 December 2017)

Tianjin Airlines
Chongqing, Tainjin, Xi'an (begins 20 June 2017),

And recently announced but uncomfirmed return of

Air Asia X
Kuala Lumper

I wonder if the next airline from the region could be SCOOT.
Yes, doubtless some of these carriers are in the LGW "waiting room".
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 23:24
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Don't understand why such a point is made of the 'waiting room' every time a new flag carrier starts at LGW. There is plenty of truth to it of course but the rather repetitive posts on it every time there is an announcement do get a little tiresome!
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 23:33
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adfly - it is a bit repetitive but until it gets repeated some fanboy invariably claims that a new long haul dawn has suddenly begun at Gatwick. By reminding everyone of the waiting room theme, it possibly avoids people getting too excited.
Don't read me wrong - I think Gatwick is actually really rather a good airport and despite living near Hertfordshire, typically pass through Gatwick 20+ times per year, I just don't see Gatwick getting much more than Heathrow's long haul metaphorical crumbs for the next few years.
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Old 15th Mar 2017, 00:02
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I may be showing my ignorance here, but has congestion at LGW reached the stage where slots at peak times are being bought and sold as at LHR?
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Old 15th Mar 2017, 05:22
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It was announced a few months ago that Xi'an will be a new destination with Tianjin Airlines from LGW and will be an odd on to the two extra Tianjin flights commencing on 20 June 2017, the existing flights via Chongqin will remain as they are.
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Old 15th Mar 2017, 07:21
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Originally Posted by inOban
I may be showing my ignorance here, but has congestion at LGW reached the stage where slots at peak times are being bought and sold as at LHR?
Yes. But nothing like on the scale at LHR.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10075367/Flybe-sells-Gatwick-slots-to-easyJet-for-20m.html

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Old 18th Mar 2017, 20:17
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Vueling are joining BA and IBEX in the South Terminal from 26th March
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Old 20th Mar 2017, 19:15
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Rwandair now seems to be bookable to Kigali, 4 a week from end of May. Evening departure from Lgw. I have seen it on several on-line sites, but not yet on their own.
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