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Rome
Fantastic & unsurprising that easyJet have added Rome. I said a few posts back that this could be a good route for them. Am glad to see Monarch are responding with more services to the Italian capital & expect easyJet will add more flights next summer. I think it's a route that could sustain both of them.
easyJet are certainly adding destinations - that's 6 new routes for winter 2014. I can't remember when they've expanded their routes so much in one go at Luton. It must be a long time since it last happened. Long may it continue!!
I expect Atlasjet will add in flights for summer 2915 to Istanbul soon? Does anyone know how the route is doing?
easyJet are certainly adding destinations - that's 6 new routes for winter 2014. I can't remember when they've expanded their routes so much in one go at Luton. It must be a long time since it last happened. Long may it continue!!
I expect Atlasjet will add in flights for summer 2915 to Istanbul soon? Does anyone know how the route is doing?
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Re Atlasjet
Well the first full month of operation wasn't too bad.
Based on their A321 Config of 200 seats they would have had a total of 12000 seats available for June
CAA stats state 6972 pax so that's working out at just under 60% L/F
Having said that we don't know the yield .
Expect that to climb significantly in July as some flights are full including business class.
Obviously It will take some time to get fully established so watch the next lot of stats for July.
Well the first full month of operation wasn't too bad.
Based on their A321 Config of 200 seats they would have had a total of 12000 seats available for June
CAA stats state 6972 pax so that's working out at just under 60% L/F
Having said that we don't know the yield .
Expect that to climb significantly in July as some flights are full including business class.
Obviously It will take some time to get fully established so watch the next lot of stats for July.
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Sounds pretty decent for Atlasjet given we're only two months in. In answer to Boeing 737-8's point about their s15 flights not yet being available, I guess it's simply a matter of timing. I don't think easyJet have s15 flights on sale yet either.
When they do go on sale, it should be an exciting looking schedule. Given 6 new routes are being launched in w14, easyJet's summer schedule for next year should be significantly larger than the current one and who knows we may even see more routes & frequencies added
When they do go on sale, it should be an exciting looking schedule. Given 6 new routes are being launched in w14, easyJet's summer schedule for next year should be significantly larger than the current one and who knows we may even see more routes & frequencies added
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Lee Baker Street and Dannyboy, you apparently have no understanding of aircraft "performance". Every take off has to be calculated to the runway details, present weather and aircraft weight. All airlines will plan to reduce thrust to the minimum for a departure, which on a shortish runway like LTN means that the aircraft will be able to accelerate, lose an engine and stop within the runway distance with a significant safety margin to spare. If we go from the intersection to avoid delays, it means we go with more thrust to compensate by having greater acceleration, but will still stop at exactly the same point as a full length departure with less thrust. Now, here's the interesting bit, so pay attention: if we have got to the same V1 point at the same speed but have a higher thrust setting for short field performance, then our single engine climb gradient will be higher than that of the full-length departures. So, margins are the same for the rejected take off, but bigger for the go case. Now add the opportunity to backtrack if the approach is clear with the short field performance and you have huge margins. Still think it's an issue?
Oh, how a free press is a wonderful thing for the uninformed...
Oh, how a free press is a wonderful thing for the uninformed...
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If anyone wants a cheap ticket on AtlasJet Luton to Istanbul, I would recommend not booking on the airlines website as they seem to be more expensive than using Travel websites like Opodo.
I was looking the other day for a trip in November, and AtlasJet wanted over £170 on their website, bit on Opodo was £94 and was only £1 more than Pegasus from Stansted. BUT you get to choose your seat and includes food and hold baggage!
I was looking the other day for a trip in November, and AtlasJet wanted over £170 on their website, bit on Opodo was £94 and was only £1 more than Pegasus from Stansted. BUT you get to choose your seat and includes food and hold baggage!
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All this talk of intersection departures, reminds me of the AMC 737-200 that departed to Egypt direct one sunny Summer's day, he backtracked past the 08 turning circle and down the hill towards Vauxhalls, turned round and started his take off roll from the undershoot. Good Sport
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Unless it's specifically noted as unusable, then a paved undershoot is considered usable for take off, just not for landing. Have a look at Fuertaventura for a good example - it's very common. Besides, that space at LTN is very short. Past that and it's sloped grass with approach lights on poles, and I can't see anyone getting close to that.
