This increase in EZY TLV is at the expense of another route or are we seeing an additional aircraft or better utilization in Winter?
Don't be silly, easyJet add capacity to Luton with more aircraft... You have more chance of pigs flying!
Sharm El Sheikh seems to be down to 3 times a week up until January and then increases to five times in February (the schedule this winter was sixe times weekly)... So I'd imagine this is where the capacity is being taken from to free up Tel Aviv.
This chopping and changing of schedules and frequencies at Luton with easyJet is getting tiring now.
Im getting pretty frustrated with trying to book a flight and every year noticing the schedule is constantly getting chipped away. Limiting the days you can choose to fly, compared to the previous year!
Even though Luton is considered a "London" airport, the schedules offered by easyJet and Ryanair, definately more in-line with regional UK airports. Reducing frequencies to a destination, in favour of flying to more places.
Go back a few years ago when Ryanair increased their base at the airport to four 737-800's, they only flew to twelve destinations, they now fly to in-excess of twenty with the same equipment. Dublin is a good example, where they use to fly five times daily, now were down to two or three a day.
I noticed the other day, easyJet announced a new route to Bergen in Norway from Gatwick. They seem happier to fly from there, with direct competition from Norwegian and BA. Luton is scream out for some Scamdanavian woutes.
