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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Sep 2017, 21:43
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Posted By jensdad

And DA51T, used when they used to spend endless...

And DA51T, used when they used to spend endless hours driving a 737 or similar round the circuit.
Thinking about the DA89XX, something is telling me they used different numbers for different types?...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2017, 19:57
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Interesting info, Canberra. From memory, I think...

Interesting info, Canberra. From memory, I think the Newcastle flights at various times operated either via Prestwick or as a double drop with Birmingham, Belfast or possibly Cardiff.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2017, 19:34
Replies: 9,241
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Posted By jensdad

Sorry, the Isle of Man is also - like Jersey -...

Sorry, the Isle of Man is also - like Jersey - not part of the UK. Before someone is pedantic about my pedantry. :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2017, 19:24
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Yup, I definitely remember seeing them in the...

Yup, I definitely remember seeing them in the airport timetable. Flight number was WD180/181 (God, I must have been a strange child). I suspect that a lot of seats were sold in blocks to Jetsave and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Sep 2017, 19:01
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

I'm surprised there weren't any flights to Paris...

I'm surprised there weren't any flights to Paris in 1983. I know Air UK used to do it at some point in the 1980s, followed by Air France with TAT F28s. Also, either CP Air or Wardair would have been...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Aug 2017, 17:35
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

I've just done a dummy booking for October and...

I've just done a dummy booking for October and there's one flight number all the way through and a half hour stop in Belfast, so it looks like it's just a change of routing (intermediate stop at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Aug 2017, 00:27
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Also, Air UK operated the route back in the 80s...

Also, Air UK operated the route back in the 80s with an F27. Not sure how long it lasted though.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Aug 2017, 21:47
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Assuming they codeshare with SK and LH obviously!

Assuming they codeshare with SK and LH obviously!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Aug 2017, 21:46
Replies: 9,241
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Posted By jensdad

FRA and (as of October) CPH are glaring omissions...

FRA and (as of October) CPH are glaring omissions in NCL's route network. Would the same airline start both in one go, though, considering that both routes would essentially be competing with each...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2017, 15:49
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Hi Tom. Yes, back in the day I think Glasgow and...

Hi Tom. Yes, back in the day I think Glasgow and Heathrow were the only UK airports with regular Iceland service. While I think long term the market will sustain more than that, I reckon the current...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2017, 02:15
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Iceland is fashionable at the moment. I know a...

Iceland is fashionable at the moment. I know a load of people who have been there in the last two years or so, making use of the flights from Manchester, Edinburgh etc. That in itself could of course...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jul 2017, 21:13
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Icelandair used to do regular-ish freight...

Icelandair used to do regular-ish freight charters (Boeing 727s full of fish) for a spell in the 90s or maybe late 80s as well.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2017, 18:33
Replies: 9,241
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Posted By jensdad

Thanks for the info, SWB. Surprising how noisy...

Thanks for the info, SWB. Surprising how noisy those things sound at that time of night!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2017, 13:51
Replies: 9,241
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Posted By jensdad

Apologies for the spotterish question, but what...

Apologies for the spotterish question, but what was the B747 that departed in the small hours of this morning?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2017, 20:42
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Time to bring those Air Anglia Friendships out of...

Time to bring those Air Anglia Friendships out of retirement I reckon :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jun 2017, 23:40
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Re the sinkhole: I'm really surprised that this...

Re the sinkhole: I'm really surprised that this hasn't happened more often. That area is riddled with mine workings. Havannah Colliery was just a few yards from the current airfield boundary.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2017, 17:31
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Yep, point taken, it's definitely more important...

Yep, point taken, it's definitely more important for the NE economy than Alicante and Palma. I was just thinking aloud really about the conversations between BA and the airport management when said...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2017, 13:02
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Thanks for posting the link, SWB. As you say,...

Thanks for posting the link, SWB. As you say, nothing new - typical industry journal waffle - but I did learn something in that Dubai isn't in the top 5 routes. Were BA and KLM/AF not just a little...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2017, 13:20
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Thanks for the info, MontrealDubai. I must admit...

Thanks for the info, MontrealDubai. I must admit I didn't realise it was summer only. Hope they do reinstate it for 2018 as I wouldn't mind another trip over there at some stage!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2017, 02:00
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

How is Easy's Jersey route doing passenger wise?...

How is Easy's Jersey route doing passenger wise? Just had a quick flick through the last few monthly passenger stats on here and Jersey doesn't seem to be included. Other than myself 4 years ago...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Apr 2017, 16:31
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

I've written on here before about the standards...

I've written on here before about the standards of journalism at the Chronicle, and the standards of honesty at Newcastle Airport's and Flybe's respective press offices. But describing flights from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Apr 2017, 16:57
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

The beach resorts in that area of North East...

The beach resorts in that area of North East Italy haven't really died out, they are still massively popular with Italian tourists. A lot of Russians go there as well. It's strange how different...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2017, 00:59
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

I am pleasantly surprised that there were 70...

I am pleasantly surprised that there were 70 folks on the first inbound from Madrid. I've said on here before that, contrary to what the Newcastle Gateshead (those are still two separate words in my...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 23:21
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

On a more positive note, does this mean that...

On a more positive note, does this mean that Belfast City is once again served from Newcastle, albeit via the Isle of Man?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 23:18
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Citywing's fares did indeed start at £49 each...

Citywing's fares did indeed start at £49 each way. My next trip to the island might well be on the ferry.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2017, 17:52
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

More high-quality, objective reporting by the...

More high-quality, objective reporting by the Chronicle there. That Pulitzer surely can't be long now.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2017, 23:19
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Anyway, enough talk of boring ground...

Anyway, enough talk of boring ground transportation :) What was the emergency yesterday?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2017, 00:00
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

SWB, The A1(M) ends at White Mare Pool and the...

SWB, The A1(M) ends at White Mare Pool and the Western Bypass is essentially a motorway up to Swalwell, strictly speaking it isn't in Newcastle but as near as dammit. Other comparable airports (LBA,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Feb 2017, 14:16
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Going back to that Transport for the North...

Going back to that Transport for the North report: I really can't see the point of this sort of stuff. If someone ever decides to start services to China in the next 33 years it won't be because of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2017, 00:13
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

SWB, British Airways used to do a daily to...

SWB, British Airways used to do a daily to Frankfurt, operated by a Birmex (remember them?) Gulfstream 1. Those were the days. Direct, I think it was.
The flight nos. were BA5744/5745. I really need...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2017, 01:48
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

Berlin and Dusseldorf are so far apart that I...

Berlin and Dusseldorf are so far apart that I doubt Easy's and Eurowings' markets overlap much, if at all. Eurowings' nearest competitors at NCL are KLM to Amsterdam, and BMI to Brussels. And if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2017, 02:19
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

I think Eurowings could be doing a hell of a lot...

I think Eurowings could be doing a hell of a lot more to publicise the fact that a) they fly from Newcastle to Dusseldorf, and b) they exist!
I don't remember ever seeing a single advertisement,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2017, 01:02
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

A very detailed prediction there, EK. I can see...

A very detailed prediction there, EK. I can see Milan (MXP) happening. Did Jet2 not start Budapest in the last couple of years or so, or did I imagine that? Places like Budapest are cyclical - they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jan 2017, 13:08
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

erm... 4.8 million? Are you sure, Beatts? :)

erm... 4.8 million? Are you sure, Beatts? :)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2017, 21:17
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,092
Posted By jensdad

I think it will take a massive cultural shift in...

I think it will take a massive cultural shift in BA (and maybe also in our London-centric British society as a whole, but that's a jetblastish issue...) before BA launch transatlantic services from...
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