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Bordeaux & Rimini added by easy today from LTN. Istanbul & Rijeka announced last week along with Lisbon which started daily from 1 March. Good to see more french routes from LTN. Will give easy 32 routes from LTN operated by 19 based aircraft.
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Originally Posted by Powerjet1
Understand the final Masterplan for expansion at LTN will now not be published until May. Originally, it had been expected in late March/early April.
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With easy now operating Cagliari and Rimini from Luton it shows there must be enormous potential from these two routes and their definately is a market for these two routes. I take it Easy are operating Rimini daily?
Kinda ironic that these two routes were intially served from Luton with the ill fated Volareweb. Illustrates what a mess they must have been in to not make the routes work when they only operated 3-4 times a week on each route.
Kinda ironic that these two routes were intially served from Luton with the ill fated Volareweb. Illustrates what a mess they must have been in to not make the routes work when they only operated 3-4 times a week on each route.
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With easy now operating Cagliari and Rimini from Luton it shows there must be enormous potential from these two routes and their definately is a market for these two routes. I take it Easy are operating Rimini daily?
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At work today i saw 2 people being shown round the terminal and these 2 people had heathrow id passes and showed that they worked for el al airlines, maybe being show round as a potential route? Also overheard that the airport has being in contact with Indian/Pakistani airlines regarding a route to asia as there is much need for it considering the asian population in Luton but said a straight route to a destination to asia is unlikely at the moment due to aircraft size but a stop could be accessible like SweFly tried.
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No, there are still gaps to fill but not that many. Bear in mind that many easy routes from LTN are multiple daily departures to each destination.
5.8m easy pax due to be carried in 2006 through LTN.
5.8m easy pax due to be carried in 2006 through LTN.
With the recent announcements from Aer Arann, easyJet and Wizz Air, Luton will have 69 scheduled destinations this summer.
Largest operator is EZY (32) followed by FR (11), WZZ (10), ZB (9), RE (6), ZU (2) and one each for BA, BEE, OAW, STY and Air Turquoise.
Most popular countries by number of destinations are Spain (12), France (9), UK (7), Italy (6), Ireland and Poland (5), Croatia, Germany & Switzerland (3), Portugal, Bulgaria & Cyprus (2), then Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Slovakia, Turkey, Greece, Gibraltar and Hungary.
And STILL no Ibiza or Prague!
Largest operator is EZY (32) followed by FR (11), WZZ (10), ZB (9), RE (6), ZU (2) and one each for BA, BEE, OAW, STY and Air Turquoise.
Most popular countries by number of destinations are Spain (12), France (9), UK (7), Italy (6), Ireland and Poland (5), Croatia, Germany & Switzerland (3), Portugal, Bulgaria & Cyprus (2), then Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Slovakia, Turkey, Greece, Gibraltar and Hungary.
And STILL no Ibiza or Prague!
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Originally Posted by Powerjet1
Rimini is 4 x weekly with Bordeaux daily.
According to my analysis of the midweek EZY schedule post 29-Jun (which you can grab at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/spencer/ltn-ezy-sum06.pdf) the summer routes announced so far represent a full schedule for 17 based airframes. That would mean EZY have a full days-worth of 2 LTN based airframes from which to plan/announce new routes.
So, if the recent trend of new routes being no more than 1xdaily continues then we could get quite a few new destinations! Any thoughts?
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Available stands
11 stands Main apron 1R-9L
7 stands Hangar line 10-15L
4 stands North apron 40R- 42L
6 stands East apron 43-48
2 new stands 60-61
Total 30 stands
Summer based aircraft
19 Easyjet
4 Ryanair
1 Aer Arran
4 Britannia
1 First Choice
3 Monarch
Total 32 stands required.
Will Monarch have 3 or 4 aircraft at LTN this year? I am assuming 3
Where will all the new aircraft based at LTN park?
Where will aircraft in for maintenance Park?
7 stands Hangar line 10-15L
4 stands North apron 40R- 42L
6 stands East apron 43-48
2 new stands 60-61
Total 30 stands
Summer based aircraft
19 Easyjet
4 Ryanair
1 Aer Arran
4 Britannia
1 First Choice
3 Monarch
Total 32 stands required.
Will Monarch have 3 or 4 aircraft at LTN this year? I am assuming 3
Where will all the new aircraft based at LTN park?
Where will aircraft in for maintenance Park?
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ClearLand08, Thanks for sharing your PDF - but are all these routes operated by LTN based aircraft? I would have thought the 4 arrivals between 7:20 and 7:35 are based at their respective route departure bases. Currently have EZY not kept a spare aircraft at LTN to cover Techs? Could be raising this to 2 spare, any Orange Troops know?
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Available Stands .... and El Al
On the South Stands, Stand 22 is not "reserved" for Harrods ... that takes the deficit to one!
El Al - during the summer, El Al traditionally operate night flights through Stansted. Given that Luton is not closed during the small hours on Sunday and Monday mornings and is also ceasing all runway work during the peak summer months, I would guess that El Al are thinking of putting some of those flights through Luton.
El Al - during the summer, El Al traditionally operate night flights through Stansted. Given that Luton is not closed during the small hours on Sunday and Monday mornings and is also ceasing all runway work during the peak summer months, I would guess that El Al are thinking of putting some of those flights through Luton.
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CAA Approves New Controlled Airspace Near London Luton Airport
CAA Press Release 08/03/06
The establishment of new controlled airspace to the northwest of London
Luton Airport has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and
will take effect on 11 May 2006.
Two additional Class D control areas (CTAs) will permit a northerly
approach to the easterly runway at London Luton for aircraft arriving via
the LOREL terminal hold. The present arrangements require arriving and
departing aircraft to operate within the same airspace to the southwest of
the airport. The changes will reduce the complexity and interaction of
arriving and departing flights and provide significant environmental
benefits to people living in the area.
The sponsor of the airspace change, London Luton Airport Operations Limited
(LLAOL), and the airport’s air traffic services provider, National Air
Traffic Services (NATS), agree the new control areas will enhance safety
and improve airspace efficiency. There is no connection between these
changes and London Luton Airport’s long term plans for expansion.
In reaching its decision on the airspace change proposal, the CAA has
confirmed that London Luton Airport carried out the necessary consultation
with the representative groups, bodies and agencies that will be affected
by the establishment of the new airspace.
Environmental gains will be achieved by allowing the use of Continuous
Descent Approach (CDA) techniques to the easterly runway and by routeing
arriving traffic from LOREL away from the Chilterns Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) and the towns of Luton and Dunstable.
In considering the approval, the CAA has stipulated that NATS should not
routinely direct arriving traffic for the easterly runway at Luton over the
town of Leighton Buzzard, unless tactically unavoidable.
Existing Letters of Agreement between NATS and the gliding clubs at
Dunstable and Halton have been modified to take into account the revised
airspace arrangements and have been agreed with the assistance of the
British Gliding Association (BGA). Additionally, NATS will continue its
policy of providing access to Class D airspace, when it is applicable, for
those aircraft requiring to transit through, or operate within, the area.
Advance details of the changes will be published in Aeronautical
Information Circular 47/2006 (Yellow 203) dated 30 March 2006.
Pilots should note that the 1:500,000 Aeronautical Chart 'Southern
England' and 1:250,000 Aeronautical Chart ‘England South' (Sheet 8) will
not be updated to incorporate these changes until February 2007 at the
earliest.
A map showing the new London Luton Airport Control Areas is available here:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1/Luton.pdf
For further press information contact the CAA Press Office on: 020 7453
6026.
The establishment of new controlled airspace to the northwest of London
Luton Airport has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and
will take effect on 11 May 2006.
Two additional Class D control areas (CTAs) will permit a northerly
approach to the easterly runway at London Luton for aircraft arriving via
the LOREL terminal hold. The present arrangements require arriving and
departing aircraft to operate within the same airspace to the southwest of
the airport. The changes will reduce the complexity and interaction of
arriving and departing flights and provide significant environmental
benefits to people living in the area.
The sponsor of the airspace change, London Luton Airport Operations Limited
(LLAOL), and the airport’s air traffic services provider, National Air
Traffic Services (NATS), agree the new control areas will enhance safety
and improve airspace efficiency. There is no connection between these
changes and London Luton Airport’s long term plans for expansion.
In reaching its decision on the airspace change proposal, the CAA has
confirmed that London Luton Airport carried out the necessary consultation
with the representative groups, bodies and agencies that will be affected
by the establishment of the new airspace.
Environmental gains will be achieved by allowing the use of Continuous
Descent Approach (CDA) techniques to the easterly runway and by routeing
arriving traffic from LOREL away from the Chilterns Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) and the towns of Luton and Dunstable.
In considering the approval, the CAA has stipulated that NATS should not
routinely direct arriving traffic for the easterly runway at Luton over the
town of Leighton Buzzard, unless tactically unavoidable.
Existing Letters of Agreement between NATS and the gliding clubs at
Dunstable and Halton have been modified to take into account the revised
airspace arrangements and have been agreed with the assistance of the
British Gliding Association (BGA). Additionally, NATS will continue its
policy of providing access to Class D airspace, when it is applicable, for
those aircraft requiring to transit through, or operate within, the area.
Advance details of the changes will be published in Aeronautical
Information Circular 47/2006 (Yellow 203) dated 30 March 2006.
Pilots should note that the 1:500,000 Aeronautical Chart 'Southern
England' and 1:250,000 Aeronautical Chart ‘England South' (Sheet 8) will
not be updated to incorporate these changes until February 2007 at the
earliest.
A map showing the new London Luton Airport Control Areas is available here:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1/Luton.pdf
For further press information contact the CAA Press Office on: 020 7453
6026.
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The East Apron can accommodate 7 or even 8 narrow-body aircraft (depending on type) by use of the lefts and rights. The North Apron can accomodate up to 4 narrow-body aircraft using the lefts and rights, again depending on type. It'll be extremely tight especially if the early morning departures are delayed due to ATC 'slots' or if a number of aircraft are unservicable, when the morning arrivals start appearing after 7am. But it should 'just' about work. LLAO is now estimating 10.3 million annual passengers by the end of 2006 and on occasions, the new terminal facilities are approaching their current design capacity. Planning permission is desperately needed to construct the proposed Southeast Apron and to extend the terminal southwards (which is why it is of modular design).
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CAA Press Release 08/03/06: The establishment of new controlled airspace to the northwest of London Luton Airport has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and will take effect on 11 May 2006.
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As an airport, I'd much prefer to use Luton than STN, both are equidisdant from home but, because of the road infratstructure, Stansted is a 80 min journey, Luton takes at least 2 hours, if not more, due to the last 30 miles of the trip.
Airspace is important, but getting there by road is of equal importance to me.
Airspace is important, but getting there by road is of equal importance to me.
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Luton takes at least 2 hours, if not more, due to the last 30 miles of the trip.
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With Thomsonfly using 757 and 767’s and Monarch using 757's the east apron will only be used as a six stand apron. I already assumed the north apron will park 4 so it looks like the cargo apron will have to be used for early morning passenger flights
With Thomsonfly using 757 and 767’s and Monarch using 757's the east apron will only be used as a six stand apron. I already assumed the north apron will park 4 so it looks like the cargo apron will have to be used for early morning passenger flights
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