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Old 10th May 2010, 12:15
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MerchantVenturer

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Bit of spin I suspect.

Not being competent to argue technical matters I can only repeat what an airline pilot wrote when the matter of flying non-stop to Florida was discussed on PPRuNe last year.

He said that for the most part the former First Choice 767-300s with fewer seats than the tradtional TOM models would be able to make it non-stop but there might be occasions when weather or other conditions dictated an en route fuel stop.

I believe that the service did operate non-stop in summer 2009 most if not all of the time but, unless the airport has sneakily laid your runway extension overnight onto Felton Common hoping the locals wouldn't notice, I presume the caveat re weather etc will still hold good in 2011.

I guess the new Enfidha Airport is merely a switch away from Monastir just up the road by some carriers/tour companies.
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