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Old 23rd May 2019, 00:04
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Originally Posted by ROC10
Haven’t really seen anyone mention this but looks like the LTN base has had major cutbacks this summer. I did wonder as LTN normally has 2 or 3 based aircraft but has only had one based since the beginning of the season. I know that FR24 is not accurate but it shows 3-4 scheduled departures per day, when in reality there are usually only one or two. The TUI website obviously only shows those flights which remain but it really highlights the scale of reductions. However, looking ahead, there is a very brief period from the end of July until the end of August (around 5 weeks) where the timetable shows something more similar to FR24 (thus presumably what was originally planned for the entire season).

Can anyone elaborate on this? Were the cuts made a while ago or was this all rather short notice? I am aware of the disruption the MAX issues have caused, however, there have been no leased aircraft at LTN to help out so is this all down to poor bookings?
Yes Luton has only 1 aircraft based a 757, TUI dropped the planned 2nd aircraft, long before the Max issues, however they are planning to base a 2nd aircraft just for the peak high season July/August. FR24 doesnt show the most updated TUI flight details, so many are showing wrong times, aircraft or flights that have been removed etc...
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