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Cool, just shows the prices fluctuate all the time!
I guess it's more about timing and a little luck..
I guess it's more about timing and a little luck..
Wot happened to Flight Tavern Pub at Lowfield as spent many a summer evening sitting in the garden.............. closed because of runway extension or other reason ?
closed because of runway extension or other reason ?
Don't know what the reason is, but their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2013 and says "permanently closed":
https://www.facebook.com/TheFlightTavern
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Strong rumour Norwegian will start LGW-HNL direct Summer 2015. Summer sked would be,
Sceptical about either route happening, but not to the extent of hat-eating.
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Could happen eventually, once DU get more 787's, would have thought they could fill a 2x weekly flight from LGW and/or OSL once you include the connecting traffic from Europe. But it would probably be quite a hard route to make money on when you consider the sector length.
Still I'd say the most likely expansion for DU from LGW in the near term would be the addition of OAK and BKK along with some further frequency increases of the existing routes, assuming they continue to perform well.
Still I'd say the most likely expansion for DU from LGW in the near term would be the addition of OAK and BKK along with some further frequency increases of the existing routes, assuming they continue to perform well.
Virgin 789....G-VNEW delivery flight expected to arrive at LGW from Paine Field at 12.23 GMT today
Showing on FR24 as VIR824P
Showing on FR24 as VIR824P
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I understand that if it happens it will go over the pole, certainly from Oslo, the figure from Oslo is around 13 hours, so maybe 14 hours from London, which is around half the time it takes going through LA.
The 789 is a very different animal to the 800
All the company info says LGW will be the biggest 78 base within a few years
The 789 is a very different animal to the 800
All the company info says LGW will be the biggest 78 base within a few years
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Could happen eventually, once DU get more 787's, would have thought they could fill a 2x weekly flight from LGW and/or OSL once you include the connecting traffic from Europe.
But it would probably be quite a hard route to make money on when you consider the sector length.
I understand that if it happens it will go over the pole, certainly from Oslo, the figure from Oslo is around 13 hours, so maybe 14 hours from London, which is around half the time it takes going through LA
Yes, both over the pole.
Great Circle Mapper
It also avoids the aggravation at LAX, but is there sufficient demand and premium business for the route to pay its way?
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Fairdealfrank - DU/DY sell connecting flights through their larger bases (CPH, ARN, OSL, LGW) so it would be a 'proper' arrangement, incidentally on my flight from LAX-LGW in August there were quite a few passengers who had connecting flights to the likes of Bergen, Rome, Alicante, Barcelona from the conversations I overheard.
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Air Transat
Air Transat are to add a 2 weekly Gatwick-St Johns-Halifax service on a 738 from next summer, replacing the weekly A310 Gatwick-Halifax route.
airtransat Adds St. John?s ? London Gatwick Service in S15 | Airline Route
airtransat Adds St. John?s ? London Gatwick Service in S15 | Airline Route
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Mahan Air
Launching 3 weekly flights to Tehran from December on an A340.
Aviator ? Aviator signs contract with Mahan Air
Aviator ? Aviator signs contract with Mahan Air