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Originally Posted by transwede
... one of which is very nearly always late.
Anyway why should Globespan take YYZ as an attractive market unless the T/O's are prepared to switch allegance, so whats in it for the punter ? I don't see YYZ as a volume market, difficult to get a full load on a weekly summer service, so where are are the passengers to come from. I personally don't think that this sort of destination is too price sensitive, ie reduce the price on a Loco basis won't necessarily get full loads on a long term basis.
While I'm on it appears more apparent that AA pulled their NYC because the initial response caused them serious concerns rather than an overall strategy about turn. On this basis I really can't see any airline jumping in & offering a daily NYC service that proves viable in the short - medium term unless they receive on offer they can't refuse in terms of regional grant support.
I really hope that we don't get some quasi UK loco jumping in offering a limited operation NYC service aimed at the holiday market & messing up what is already a very sensitive issue.
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Yes but if you look at the cost of long haul flights departing from DUB, it can still often work out considerably cheaper to fly from there even once you've factored in the price of a hotel for a night.
And 'Yes', I do speak from personal experience, having saved myself well over £100 flying to Orlando from NCL via DUB and with a hotel for a night.
Matt
And 'Yes', I do speak from personal experience, having saved myself well over £100 flying to Orlando from NCL via DUB and with a hotel for a night.
Matt
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The Airport Direct programme of regional brochures founded by south-west miniple Lets Go Travel is to expand into Newcastle and four other airports next year.
The expansion plans were revealed as franchise chain Harvey World Travel announced it was buying Lets Go – and hinted that further big deals were imminent.
The deal means Lets Go’s 33 high street agencies and two franchises will be branded “Harvey World Travel, the travel professionals for Virgin Holidays”.
The deal does not include Airport Direct, which will be run by Lets Go founder Simon Maunder as a separate business.
Airport Direct, which is focusing on ambitious expansion in 2007, currently has brochures covering Belfast, Bristol, Exeter and Norwich, plus online programmes for 16 regional airports.
Maunder said a Newcastle Airport Direct brochure would launch in 2007, in addition to four more regional brochures.
Unlike the existing brochures, which are run and marketed in conjunction with agency chains or consortia, Newcastle Airport Direct will be run in partnership with the airport itself.
Maunder said: “The Airport Direct programme has doubled in size each year since it was launched and we expect to see that continue, so it was important to be able to run it as an independent business.”
Harvey World Travel managing director John Donnelly said people were beginning to “sit up and take notice” following the acquisition of Lets Go and the commercial partnership with Virgin Holidays.
He said that more deals were in the pipeline, with another major acquisition “imminent”. “People out there have been wanting to know what we’ve been up to because we’ve been talking about getting 300 shops and they’ve been asking where they are,” he said.
Donnelly said the south-west’s reputation as the surfing hotspot of the UK would be marketed in tie-ups with Harvey’s parent and sister companies in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The expansion plans were revealed as franchise chain Harvey World Travel announced it was buying Lets Go – and hinted that further big deals were imminent.
The deal means Lets Go’s 33 high street agencies and two franchises will be branded “Harvey World Travel, the travel professionals for Virgin Holidays”.
The deal does not include Airport Direct, which will be run by Lets Go founder Simon Maunder as a separate business.
Airport Direct, which is focusing on ambitious expansion in 2007, currently has brochures covering Belfast, Bristol, Exeter and Norwich, plus online programmes for 16 regional airports.
Maunder said a Newcastle Airport Direct brochure would launch in 2007, in addition to four more regional brochures.
Unlike the existing brochures, which are run and marketed in conjunction with agency chains or consortia, Newcastle Airport Direct will be run in partnership with the airport itself.
Maunder said: “The Airport Direct programme has doubled in size each year since it was launched and we expect to see that continue, so it was important to be able to run it as an independent business.”
Harvey World Travel managing director John Donnelly said people were beginning to “sit up and take notice” following the acquisition of Lets Go and the commercial partnership with Virgin Holidays.
He said that more deals were in the pipeline, with another major acquisition “imminent”. “People out there have been wanting to know what we’ve been up to because we’ve been talking about getting 300 shops and they’ve been asking where they are,” he said.
Donnelly said the south-west’s reputation as the surfing hotspot of the UK would be marketed in tie-ups with Harvey’s parent and sister companies in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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You can connect from newcastle onto the EI flight to Dubai without an overnight as soon as the winter schedule kicks in. I think the Newcastle flight gets into DUB at 16.00, and the Dubai flight leaves at 17.30! If you dont want to overnight and fly EI to the US, try Ryanair to DUB!
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Anyone know the reg of the Finnair 757 that is coming to replace Flyjet and is FJE returning as did they not sign a 3year contract with Excel? A shame, considering the new staff taken on and another based charter unit at NCL!
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If you dont want to overnight and fly EI to the US, try Ryanair to DUB!
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An extra aircraft from finnair will replace flyjet for 10 weeks only.
G-FJEA will then return in september.
Flyjet will be getting another 757 next year and rumour has it that the aircraft G-FJED will replace EA at NCL
G-FJEA will then return in september.
Flyjet will be getting another 757 next year and rumour has it that the aircraft G-FJED will replace EA at NCL
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Thanks for that HH6702. NCL certainly gets its fair share of interesting based charter units, in the past we've had Sevenair, Hola, Nordic, Islandsflug to name a few. Anyone know what reg AY is sending to NCL to operate for FJE? I see they've changed flight numbers to XLA46xx prefix, seems XL and FJE are becoming quite close in their working relationships.
Any news for new services at NCL? It still seems that BRS (similar in size and pax numbers) is one step ahead of NCL in routes offered etc? Or is it just that the two airports have different markets? More choice in charter seems to be offered at BRS, IMO NCL is crying out for longhaul charter together with more up market Italian, Croatian and North African (Eypgt, Morrocco etc) flights.
Any news for new services at NCL? It still seems that BRS (similar in size and pax numbers) is one step ahead of NCL in routes offered etc? Or is it just that the two airports have different markets? More choice in charter seems to be offered at BRS, IMO NCL is crying out for longhaul charter together with more up market Italian, Croatian and North African (Eypgt, Morrocco etc) flights.