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Old 2nd Nov 2014, 07:38
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STN runway closure last night and tonight for essential mx.

0001 closure and FR couldn't get the skavsta flight out before so moved it to LTN.
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Old 2nd Nov 2014, 08:44
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The LTN-GLA route seems particularly light this winter with just 2 flights per day on some weekdays through the winter months whilst LTN-EDI has at least 3 & sometimes 4 per day. I thought the two main Scottish routes were always pretty good performers so was surprised to see so few flights to GLA?
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Grrr

Poland's 4YOU Airlines abandons plans to offer scheduled flights - ch-aviation.com
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Turkey's Atlasjet close to finalizing 50 jet deal - ch-aviation.com
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Old 4th Nov 2014, 05:57
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Lets hope Luton sees the benefit of some of these additional Atlasjet aircraft over time.


How are they doing on the Istanbul route?


Is there still plans to fly direct to Antalya next year and/or any other destinations?
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Old 5th Nov 2014, 03:14
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New Route. Easyjet has added Porto(OPO) from LTN, 3 x wkly starting 26 April.
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Old 5th Nov 2014, 19:14
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excellent news, presumably on the back of easyJet opening up a new base in Porto.


Good to see more new routes being added for next summer, hopefully more will follow
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Old 5th Nov 2014, 20:34
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New route with Monarch.

Zante 2x pw from 21st May 2015

Thursday & Sunday
0700 LTN 1225 ZTH 1325 LTN 1500
ZB3836/7

...possibly an ex-charter route.
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Old 5th Nov 2014, 23:42
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Zante

Great to see Zante added to the route map by Monarch, but took me by surprise when they are showing no signs of Antalya, Bodrum or Corfu being reinstated as operated this year...

I am wondering if we will see future growth for next summer by easyJet focussing on Eastern Mediteranean? Maybe two flights a week to Antalya, Bodrum (picking up these Monarch routes and are flown from STN and LGW by the airline), and some of the Greek islands like Rhodes and Kos which are quite a hole in the major tourist destination route map.

The above routes if flown twice weekly would easily be operated by just one of the three new aircraft that are supposed to be based at the airport from next year and still have spare capacity.
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 03:57
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More new easy jet routes from LTN for S15

Antalya, Bodrum, Essaouira(Morocco)

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Old 6th Nov 2014, 04:52
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So do all these new easyjet routes mean more Luton based aircraft or is it just the thinning out of other existing routes?
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 05:33
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Looking more like 18 based a/c for most days so up three from last summer
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 06:36
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Good to see the easyJet expansion continuing as they promised, all very good route additions that should do well.


Monarch to Zante is a surprise, I wasn't expecting to see new routes from them, more a consolidation of their existing routes next summer. Is their planned based fleet down from 5 to 3 for next summer? That's quite a reduction
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 09:06
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There is your answer as to why MON didn't choose Bodrum or Antalya again.
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 09:20
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Im still surprised there is no Madeira or Dubrovnik from easyJet. Would have thought they were sensible choices given only one flight per week with TOM (on FNC) seasonally.
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 11:55
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I'm getting a bit freaked out by some of my route suggestions on this website now...

Bod rum and Antalya are also twice daily as I said last night. I had no insider information either.

Any how great news...

Not including the routes just started, what new routes are starting next spring/summer?

From what I recollect there is:

Copenhagen (Ryanair)
Naples (easyJet)
Hurghada (eastJet)
Rome (easyJet)
Essaoira (easyJet)
Bodrum (easyJet)
Antalya (easyJet)
Skiathos (Thomson)

I'm sure there are a few others...

If AtlasJet were ever to launch an Antalya service, as has long been mentioned, I doubt easyJet entering the market From LTN would be helpful!
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 15:43
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Is Hurghada happening?
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 17:05
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Just a shame that the terminal won't be able to cope next year.
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 17:19
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Summer 15 new routes
Easyjet

Basel Mulhouse
Copenhagen,
Lyons
Munich
Naples
Rome

The above are the routes started this winter and continuing into next summer.

New routes just released

Porto
Antalya
Bodrum
Essaoira

Skiathos operated this summer from TOM, their S15 new route is Naples
Zante operated by Monarch was a once weekly charter this summer, going up to two weekly scheduled next summer.

Oh and there is the Ryanair Copenhagen route.

Wizz routes continuing into next summer but didn't operate this summer are
Szczecin
Poprad Tatry
Iasi

As LTNman says how will they cope
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Old 6th Nov 2014, 21:30
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Luton is already bottom in the Which passenger survey and with the terminal being carved up for the next 2 years plus another increase in passenger numbers the passenger experience can only go down hill.

I would rather easyjet had waited for the airport to have been upgraded first as some of those passengers will be avoiding Luton after their next visit.

Maybe the airport need to dust off their old marques last used in the 70's

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