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CentreFix25.... where u get your info on XLA long haul?
Just curious as I had a job interview with them last week and they said no long haul routes from NCL. However I have been told by a employee of TCX they are not doing NCL-SFB this year but sub letting it to XLA on the 767!!!
Just curious as I had a job interview with them last week and they said no long haul routes from NCL. However I have been told by a employee of TCX they are not doing NCL-SFB this year but sub letting it to XLA on the 767!!!
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Gutted!!! Britannia was always a 75 base as was Air 2000 and they always crewed the 767 when it called in to do the NCL-SFB's!
Thats a shame! was hoping for some nice long haul lol
Thats a shame! was hoping for some nice long haul lol
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JamesAir..... BA is already up2 7 a day on the NCL-LHR route.
The BA1328/BA1329 ops but has very low loads usually about 40-60 pax and is only ops so BA can keep their slots out of LHR so i've been told
The BA1328/BA1329 ops but has very low loads usually about 40-60 pax and is only ops so BA can keep their slots out of LHR so i've been told
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I flew from Bristol to Newcastle and back yesterday and was impressed with the departure area at NCL. Plenty of space and a decent selection of refreshment areas airside.
The easyJet NCL-BRS route seems to be a real winner. Is there another one between two English provincial cities with so many pax?
I flew up on the first flight of the day and returned on the last. There were few unoccupied seats both ways and this on a Tuesday in January.
The latest available CAA stats for domestic routes are those for October and show over 21,500 people flew the route that month, an average load in the very high 120s (or around 87% of the 737-700's seating capacity).
Out of interest I tested the booking site for the rest of the week and found that for tomorrow on the BRS-NCL sector only the early (0835) flight is available, presumably the two later north-bound flights already being sold out. On Friday the early flight appears to be sold out. This is an assumption I admit, but why otherwise would they be not available to book?
I have to commend the cabin staff on both sectors yesterday for their cheerful and friendly efficiency on such short flights. I had my morning tea and muffin without any feeling of being rushed. Check-in and boarding at both ends were simplicity itself and very civilised. No-one appeared to try to jump the priority boarding queue system either.
Well done to everyone and long may it continue.
The easyJet NCL-BRS route seems to be a real winner. Is there another one between two English provincial cities with so many pax?
I flew up on the first flight of the day and returned on the last. There were few unoccupied seats both ways and this on a Tuesday in January.
The latest available CAA stats for domestic routes are those for October and show over 21,500 people flew the route that month, an average load in the very high 120s (or around 87% of the 737-700's seating capacity).
Out of interest I tested the booking site for the rest of the week and found that for tomorrow on the BRS-NCL sector only the early (0835) flight is available, presumably the two later north-bound flights already being sold out. On Friday the early flight appears to be sold out. This is an assumption I admit, but why otherwise would they be not available to book?
I have to commend the cabin staff on both sectors yesterday for their cheerful and friendly efficiency on such short flights. I had my morning tea and muffin without any feeling of being rushed. Check-in and boarding at both ends were simplicity itself and very civilised. No-one appeared to try to jump the priority boarding queue system either.
Well done to everyone and long may it continue.
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Good to read your posting, it shows what can be done with a route that was just ambling along when operated by BACX then along comes Easyjet and the whole thing becomes the stuff of aviation folklore with loads that most airlines can only dream of.
I haven't seen any figures yet but I suspect the same thing might happen on the NCL - SOUTHAMPTON route, especially this summer when Flybe double the frequency. Anybody heard how it's doing?
Good to read your posting, it shows what can be done with a route that was just ambling along when operated by BACX then along comes Easyjet and the whole thing becomes the stuff of aviation folklore with loads that most airlines can only dream of.
I haven't seen any figures yet but I suspect the same thing might happen on the NCL - SOUTHAMPTON route, especially this summer when Flybe double the frequency. Anybody heard how it's doing?
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Good show. Flybe are commencing LBA to SOU and EXT in the spring with WOW doing BRS, NQY and PLH (Plymouth ?). I hope these are as successful as the Newcastle routes, if not more so 
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I hope so, my only reservation is that Exeter, Plymouth and Newquay are all a bit close together. Are their enough pax to go round?
There are rumours about that WOW might operate to NCL from Newquay as part of an ABZ route.
There are rumours about that WOW might operate to NCL from Newquay as part of an ABZ route.
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I completely agree. There is an untapped market at Newcastle for reasonably priced flights to Birmingham, Norwich and Aberdeen on the domestic side and, of course, take your pick of regional french destinations. I suspect if flybe don't offer these soon, another competitor will try - seems logical.
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New York
Apologies if this is running off present topic,but I saw this advert in Friday 28th edition of the Daily Express:
New York (Its a wonderful Town)
3 night/5 day breaks departing in March, April, May, October, November and December 2005 and January to May 2006.
Flying from London Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham. NEWCASTLE & Glasgow.
Price includes : Return scheduled flights to New York from the choice of UK airports above etc,etc,etc.
Now I know Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow have direct flights, but not so with Newcastle, so are we about to get an annoucement??????
New York (Its a wonderful Town)
3 night/5 day breaks departing in March, April, May, October, November and December 2005 and January to May 2006.
Flying from London Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham. NEWCASTLE & Glasgow.
Price includes : Return scheduled flights to New York from the choice of UK airports above etc,etc,etc.
Now I know Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow have direct flights, but not so with Newcastle, so are we about to get an annoucement??????