NEWCASTLE

[HH6702]

I cant see aer arran operating out of newcastle as the airport played them off with ryanair for the dublin route when BA pulled out. I dont think that aer arran will want to help NCL but i maybe wrong!!

[nclairportfan]

That was before the airport was sold though (or some of it anyway!).

I think Aer Arran would only be interested in profits and if they felt the route would be popular then they would do it - as with most airlines.

Perhaps Market Research is required to see what the North East really want as new destinations!

[CentreFix25]

NIA has won another court battle, BP fuel farm to close in March. Rumour is car hire will move to the area vacated by BP and a new hotel will be built where car hire is now.

[HH6702]

BP was going to move anyway to the new bit
Car park was also moving as well as the desks in the termial.

more shops to go there.

[CentreFix25]

BP are not moving, their closing down. New fuel farm will be operated by Swissport.

[nclairportfan]

Yes that's my understanding too centrefix!

[HH6702]

Just to let you know that the following routes have been dropped

Excel Wednesday flight to Kavala
Britannia Thursday flight to EFL

Lets hope there is no more!!

[johnwalton]

EFL is still operating with Kosmar, except it will be a non-based flight on a Sunday arr NCL 0930 dep NCL 1030, it will operate June, July, beginning of August and then again in October. Not sure if that will be Excel or another operator though.

[GrahamK]

I dont think there was going to be an XLA flight to Kavala on a wednesday anyway. Both the based XLA a/c do Flights to Paphos and Rhodes on a wednesday.
I would have thought Kavala would be operated by Islandflug or someone

[HH6702]

The Kavala flight was shown in the Kosmar summer 05 but it is now not shown in the 3rd edition.

The ATH flight has not been shown in any of the brochures for summer 05.

The excel ZTH flight is on the net as leaving at 04:00 on sundays. I think that the Kos and Rhodes will be operated as one flight or one of them as a W?

Hopefully newcastle airport will put some sort of timetable out early in 05!!!! heres hoping..

[GrahamK]

HH6702, look at the Kosmar website, still shows flights from NCl to ATH and all those other bits in Greece

[nclairportfan]

Hi all

Just to let you know that a survey is online about a new route from Newcastle to London City.

You can get more information from the www.newcastleairportfan.co.uk and then click forum. It's in the London City posts.

[transwede]

Rumour has it that easyjet are about to announce 2 new routes from NCL within the next few days. Both to start Summer 2005.

Ibiza and Faro.

Looks like aircraft 7 on its way?

[nclairportfan]

Crikey! Ibiza is an odd destination from easyJet! I would have thought Faro, Madrid and a third destination would be more likely.

[simonwa]

Transwede, where did you get your information from?

Hope it is true, FAO from NCL with EZY would be an excellent addition to the departure boards!

Am a bit surprised about IBZ, would it be summer only?? What would happen in winter??

Normally, EZY announce 3 routes when basing a new aircraft, so I wonder if any of the existing routes will be increased??

[Jamesair]

Sounds good but a/c No. 7 would need three destinations to be properly utilised or maybe a frequency increase on a route already operated.

[witchdoctor]

Great! More destinations for the discerning Charva! Just what we need - more drunken, abusive, shellsuited yobs off for a fortnight's boozing for the cost of a Warren James sovereign ring.

How about some decent routes for 'normal' people? Tallin? Lubljiana (sp?)? St. Petersburg?

[aeulad]

I would think that maybe easyJet will increase Alicante to twice daily this coming summer.

Regards

Mike

[Frankfurt_Cowboy]

Witchdoctor, by "normal people" do you mean ignorant, pretentious bigots with superiority complexes? And one out of three isn't that bad for your spelling.

[FinalsToLand]

Whitchdoctor just think those yobs help pay your wages,

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