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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2017, 12:09
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

You're absolutely right, though back in the day,...

You're absolutely right, though back in the day, when you booked a package holiday even with the majors you often had no idea with whom you would fly. The small print in the back of the brochure...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2017, 07:08
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Virtually every day is a "slow news day" for...

Virtually every day is a "slow news day" for regional newspapers, and for that matter local TV news bulletins!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2017, 07:02
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Well at least he didn't "think he was going to...

Well at least he didn't "think he was going to die" and that the pilot didn't "swerve to avoid schools and hospitals"! And how exactly did he measure 10 feet??

Why do newspapers print this dross,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Apr 2017, 07:57
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Descending into the realms of fantasy I fear!

Descending into the realms of fantasy I fear!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Mar 2017, 11:32
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Your average Joe doesn't have a clue on the value...

Your average Joe doesn't have a clue on the value of sterling against anything when they book their trip, which many of them will have done 6 - 12 months ago. They only find out the exchange rate...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2017, 14:06
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

But I bet DUS had at least double the revenue per...

But I bet DUS had at least double the revenue per seat as SXF. Two completely different markets. DUS serves the Rhein-Ruhr industrial area, whilst Berlin, although the capital is still primarily a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jan 2017, 13:41
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

If you'd asked BHX if they would have 2 carriers,...

If you'd asked BHX if they would have 2 carriers, let alone 3, on MAD a few years ago they'd probably have looked at you as though you were daft...but I do agree the two regions are very different.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jan 2017, 12:46
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

BHX managed it, with FR and Norwegian already...

BHX managed it, with FR and Norwegian already ensconced - and if you're chasing a more diverse product (business and leisure, connecting as well as point to point) I'd never say never.

But it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jan 2017, 12:04
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

But would I use them to connect for an Iberia...

But would I use them to connect for an Iberia long-haul to Santiago? - Well probably not!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jan 2017, 09:28
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Regional airports, including bigger ones like BHX...

Regional airports, including bigger ones like BHX (or at least their enthusiast base) are obsessed with direct services to the USA.

In reality it isn't that big a market - 300m or so people, a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2016, 07:35
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

BFS-EWR was not, and never will be a "vital" air...

BFS-EWR was not, and never will be a "vital" air link. It was a flagship route for Northern Ireland. It's main traffic was tourist, mostly outbound.

Subsidising BFS-EWR was an attempt to skew...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2016, 07:11
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Not time for mass wrist slitting based on June...

Not time for mass wrist slitting based on June figures for Dubai! The route has suffered a triple-whammy in June. Ramadan, the monsoon season in the Indian subcontinent, and winter in Australia and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2016, 09:49
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

I hadn't realised that; so if you book NCL-AMS on...

I hadn't realised that; so if you book NCL-AMS on one coupon, then a separate coupon to fly the same day AMS-JFK you are subject to long-haul APD?

Is the way around this to book the AMS-JFK leg...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2016, 08:01
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

A more prosperous region - many jobs in banking...

A more prosperous region - many jobs in banking and financial services, and some wealthier areas such as Harrogate, York and the like in easy reach (if, given LBA's abysmal road infrastructure)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2016, 13:58
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

The UK regional market is heavily leisure driven,...

The UK regional market is heavily leisure driven, and with the pound trading between 15 - 20% lower than a month or so ago, demand for leisure travel is likely to soften. Inbound, your average...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2016, 14:09
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Tongue firmly in cheek I assume!

Tongue firmly in cheek I assume!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2016, 13:24
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Why would people have a problem with foreign...

Why would people have a problem with foreign crews; I would suggest that most would speak better (more correct) english than very many of the passengers who apparently dislike them so.

As for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jul 2016, 17:58
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Silly me! I'd forgotten that if a train service...

Silly me! I'd forgotten that if a train service doesn't run to London, then the service is still stuck in the 19th century - in fact, probably it was quicker in the 19th century!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jul 2016, 08:42
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

That's been clear for a few years now. I'm...

That's been clear for a few years now. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it has!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Apr 2016, 07:43
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

You are too young to remember the days when in...

You are too young to remember the days when in the small print of their brochures tour operators, Thomson, and their predecessor, Skytours, along with most, if not all other tour operators used to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jan 2016, 06:52
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Well done Newcastle! Is the airport run by...

Well done Newcastle! Is the airport run by Germans?

Seriously, shame BHX won't consider doing similar with the upper floors of the old terminal - and the control tower that sits on top.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2015, 12:11
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Descending into cloud cuckoo land again me thinks!

Descending into cloud cuckoo land again me thinks!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Sep 2015, 10:56
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Good news indeed. Shows commitment, shame...

Good news indeed. Shows commitment, shame however that it couldn't have been extended towards the end of October, this would help to test the market for the front end in the busier autumn period...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Sep 2015, 08:02
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

No, probably more offensive to a team that...

No, probably more offensive to a team that regularly produces profits, and returns dividends to it's shareholders.

I would bet the "monkeys" at Easyjet have a deal more acumen when it comes to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2015, 07:11
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

3/4 times weekly would make the service totally...

3/4 times weekly would make the service totally unattractive for front end passengers; to be frank, 5 isn't a great deal of good either. Without the benefit of premium class passengers it wouldn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jul 2015, 07:09
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Hopefully you are correct, but consider US...

Hopefully you are correct, but consider US Airways PHL-BHX summer offering a few years ago. Failed to perform in the first season, and never seen again.

There's a big difference between Emirates...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2015, 11:17
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

The problem is that if EWR isn't planned to...

The problem is that if EWR isn't planned to continue, at some frequency, through the Winter season, then a lot of the groundwork done in S15 is undone as a result of the service break. Any business...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2015, 08:47
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Agree, if the numbers are correct it doesn't look...

Agree, if the numbers are correct it doesn't look good, and these days airlines don't give a route 2 years to mature as they did many years ago.

Of course a big difference between Emirates and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jun 2015, 08:43
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Rhodes is next in the firing line,...

Rhodes is next in the firing line, geographically,but it's twice as far from the Turkish mainland than Kos, and it's the proximity to Turkey that makes Kos the destination of choice. I guess you can...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Apr 2015, 08:11
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Inclined to agree. However the problem today is...

Inclined to agree. However the problem today is that the business world is so impatient for results that allowing a route a full 2 years to evolve just doesn't seem to cut the mustard anymore.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Apr 2015, 07:24
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

You have got to be joking! If the front end...

You have got to be joking! If the front end isn't filled then that sort of load factor will result in the service lasting the season, and no more.

Look at US Airways and PHL-BHX. Loads were...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2015, 11:36
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

EK77WNCL I think that's a bit harsh,...

EK77WNCL



I think that's a bit harsh, particularly on CPH - here you can connect to countless (well you could count them if you had the time / inclination) Scandinavian destinations few of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Nov 2014, 07:13
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

Travel Agent I really am not sure what...

Travel Agent



I really am not sure what it is with spotters and enthusiasts. it's the same at any regional airport. Get a new service and it's great, but not quite right - wrong type, wrong...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2014, 08:05
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

UA - NCL-EWR

I'm sure that United will have done their sums, but my concern is that at a 5 x weekly frequency, whilst I feel sure there will be no problem filling the "cheep seats" with UK originating tourists,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Sep 2014, 10:09
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,245,202
Posted By ATNotts

NCL and UK regions to NYC

The problem here is that for NCL, and for that matter everywhere else apart from LHR and MAN, the chances of sustaining more than a once daily service to New Yorks are pretty slim.

Regional...
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