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STN406
Pre covid had heard and seen that Singapore and a few of the smaller Chinese airlines where looking to start. In terms of Singapore the rumour was moving the SIN-MAN-IAH to Stansted and Manchester would get a terminator service.
Jetblue did have a good look at Stansted and had acquired slots. But got the prized slots at LHR and LGW to.
Norse Atlantic had also got slots at Stansted but held out for Gatwick ones to.
Air India are still holding slots and have been strongly rumoured to be returning.
Flypop have got the slots, have the office setup and operational in Enterprise house next to the terminal and have got the planes. But lack a UK AOC for the time being. Have heard they are looking to get a deal done with Hifly to operate the flights. But talk of flypop is actually limited within Stansted.
Not long haul but Tunis Air are flying all flights to Stansted currently over Heathrow/Stansted split. Air Algerie also moved operations to Stansted for the summer. Though more than likely these will changed towards the end of summer when Heathrow lifts the capacity limit. But hopefully not and both stay fully at Stansted.
Singapore Airlines at STN? That would be a very interesting one. But surely would they not be more inclined to move the service over to LHR or LGW? As regards Air India, I note that the previous routes served from STN (Amritsar and Mumbai) are now being served from LHR only, but maybe they'd go back to Stansted to compete against POP, if it ever takes off?