I personally think that there will be little, if any route development for Summer 09 at Newcastle. The market is far too unstable at the moment and over the past few seasons we have seen a reduction in the route network, though at times frequency on existing routes has been increased. I have said this before, particularly on the charter and low cost route structure, that we could sustain a larger variety. We have lost recently the Thomas Cook/Monarch charters to the Caribbean and also some short hauls, some of which were consistently full, but obviously did not generate enough of a profit, such as JTR, KLX and CHQ.
Also, spain seems to be decreasing in popularity, with locos and charters concentrating on Turkey - evident from the number of DLM/BJV and AYT flights this year.
Once the market recovers from the current slump, I think we will stand a chance at gaining more routes and increasing in expansion. (Do I mention NYC?
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