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Knock passenger numbers up 16.1% in August and up 6.4% in September. Numbers are up over 30,000 on last year for the nine months to the end of September. Looking good for a record year.
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Knock 63 - those stats are from the anna.aero database, which tends to be very reliable for this kind of thing.
The Edinburgh route carried 2,714 passengers in July for a load factor of 67%, which is by a mile the highest passenger numbers and load factor that route has achieved over the years. Hopefully it will be here to stay this time around.
The Edinburgh route carried 2,714 passengers in July for a load factor of 67%, which is by a mile the highest passenger numbers and load factor that route has achieved over the years. Hopefully it will be here to stay this time around.
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That's a great result for July for Edi , all flybe routes seemed to have performed well over the summer.Manchester was operated by an embraer for most of July and August.
Any new routes on the horizon?
Any new routes on the horizon?
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Knock will do well to consolidate what they have and keep improving load factors on their existing U.K. Services etc which should hopefully position them for further growth in 2018
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Yes, it's hard to see where new routes would come from for next year, unless a new sun charter or something. Ryanair are not in the mood for expansion from Irish airports and I don't know where else flybe could successfully fly to from Knock. The transatlantic charters received far too much PR and I would be amazed if they led to anything in the way of scheduled services. There's no hope of a route to Heathrow and no sign of anything to any of the other hub airports.
So, in short, sustaining and improving the loads on exiting routes will most likely be the aim in 2017. That's not necessarily a bad thing though as sustaining passenger numbers north of 700,000 would be a good short term achievement for the airport.
So, in short, sustaining and improving the loads on exiting routes will most likely be the aim in 2017. That's not necessarily a bad thing though as sustaining passenger numbers north of 700,000 would be a good short term achievement for the airport.
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Good summary kinocker even sustaining what they have might be a challenge against the backdrop of 'brexit' which Will surely have an impact on U.K. Numbers an which is the core of knocks business
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Will depend on what the ratio is for the passengers originating here and the passengers originating from the UK. Pax from the UK will be down but pax going from Ireland to the UK will increase.
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Was at knock Last Tuesday and I counted 65 come off the Edinburgh and 71 go out ! I know it's just after Xmas but obviously there is demand for the route and it's on sale 6 weekly again for next summer which is good to see.kinocker may be able to enlighten us as to the latest loads on the route.
Aer lingus are bringing back the late evening departure to Lgw for the summer schedule with a midmorning departure time on a sat.I know there was a lot of issues with delays last summer but a lot of people working in London found the 6pm departure great .
Aer lingus are bringing back the late evening departure to Lgw for the summer schedule with a midmorning departure time on a sat.I know there was a lot of issues with delays last summer but a lot of people working in London found the 6pm departure great .
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Yes great to see with Flybe - notice also Birmingham going daily from June - overall looks like Knock have maintained their network which is positive when you see what's happening in Derry and the Ryanair cuts at Shannon on Paris, Munich and to lesser extent Manchester - hopefully if have good strong year in 2017 will augur well for 2018 expansion
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Sorry, I haven't been on the Edinburgh flight for the last few weeks, but it was going strong on the days I used it (usually Fridays and Mondays) up to October.
The overall passenger numbers for 2016 were around 734,000. That's 30,000 more than the previous record year (2014) and around 45,000 more than 2015. Very impressive as there weren't many new routes.
The overall passenger numbers for 2016 were around 734,000. That's 30,000 more than the previous record year (2014) and around 45,000 more than 2015. Very impressive as there weren't many new routes.
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Edinburgh didn't operate in 2015 so a new service in 2016 - likewise Birmingham ended March 15 so again new service in 2016 - obviously these routes operated before but - Costa dorada a new charter service for 2016 also which hadn't operated in 2015
Your point on Paris and Munich is exactly ?
Your point on Paris and Munich is exactly ?
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Just looking through some passenger stats there - it's been a very decent start to 2017 at Knock. The airport has posted the highest % increase of the four main airports in the country in each of the first four months of the year and each month was a record for that month at the airport. There isn't much happening in the way of new routes, so the loads on existing services must be well up.
They're 18000 up on last year to the end of April (and last year was a record year), so even a breakeven year from here would see the annual numbers surpass 750k for the first time.
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I've never understood why Knock hasn't managed to secure a service to a hub airport similar to the KLM service from Inverness to Amsterdam, which seems to be surviving and growing despite that airport offering onward connections via Heathrow also. Inverness and Knock would be similar airports in a lot of ways - they serve relatively remote areas and achieve similar passenger numbers so you would think a similar operation could be very successful at Knock. The point to point UK and sun routes are well served at this stage so it would seem a logical next step for the airport.
They're 18000 up on last year to the end of April (and last year was a record year), so even a breakeven year from here would see the annual numbers surpass 750k for the first time.
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I've never understood why Knock hasn't managed to secure a service to a hub airport similar to the KLM service from Inverness to Amsterdam, which seems to be surviving and growing despite that airport offering onward connections via Heathrow also. Inverness and Knock would be similar airports in a lot of ways - they serve relatively remote areas and achieve similar passenger numbers so you would think a similar operation could be very successful at Knock. The point to point UK and sun routes are well served at this stage so it would seem a logical next step for the airport.
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Also the exceptionally low population around Knock hinders that significantly.
Shannon's just down the road for most people (and others Dublin is just up the road) who use Knock airport, so the US and middle aren't too far away, compared to Inverness and many parts of England which are quite isolated. For example, Newcastle airport which serves the Tyne and Wear metro area, has a population of 1.12million, has no flights to the US (other than the odd charter).
Shannon's just down the road for most people (and others Dublin is just up the road) who use Knock airport, so the US and middle aren't too far away, compared to Inverness and many parts of England which are quite isolated. For example, Newcastle airport which serves the Tyne and Wear metro area, has a population of 1.12million, has no flights to the US (other than the odd charter).