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I was just thinking that isn't it about time Etihad or Qatar started Gatwick flights. With the success of Emirates at Gatwick, Cathay starting Hong Kong flights in September and Heathrow not expanding anytime soon surely they could sustain a daily flight that hits main connection banks to compete with Emirates. They could also use aircraft like the 787-8/9 for this route.
I also thought that Qatar had announced Gatwick with the 787-8 due to commence in May but it never went ahead.
What are your thoughts?
I also thought that Qatar had announced Gatwick with the 787-8 due to commence in May but it never went ahead.
What are your thoughts?
Etihad used to run an A343 from the North Terminal and Qatar an A333 from the South, later the North, however both moved to consolidate London operations at LHR. The only way they'd do a Cathay and return I think is if they couldn't grow any more at LHR. However both a re growing, Etihad are slowly moving to all A380 and Qatar have managed to source a few more slots as well as upsizing from A330 / A319 (no really) to A380.
Etihad left end of Summer 2006, Qatar end of summer 2011. Emirates do really well but they are quite literally exceptional.
Etihad left end of Summer 2006, Qatar end of summer 2011. Emirates do really well but they are quite literally exceptional.
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Looks as though Thomas Cook are flying twice a week to Orlando from the end of May. Was looking as though Dubai was going to overtake it as the busiest long haul route but given the shear number of flights on it this summer I am not so sure.
BA - 13 weekly 772
DU - 2 weekly 788
TCX - 2 weekly 332
TOM - 2 weekly 788 (SFB)
VS - 18 weekly 744
Factor in the following from Stansted:
TCX - 10 weekly 332
TOM - 1 weekly 788 (SFB)
Looks as though London to Orlando will be the busiest it has been in some time this year!
BA - 13 weekly 772
DU - 2 weekly 788
TCX - 2 weekly 332
TOM - 2 weekly 788 (SFB)
VS - 18 weekly 744
Factor in the following from Stansted:
TCX - 10 weekly 332
TOM - 1 weekly 788 (SFB)
Looks as though London to Orlando will be the busiest it has been in some time this year!
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There has been some speculation about Norwegian going east from Lgw. Why would Singapore not be considered? I've never seen it mentioned. I think I am right in thinking that Singapore has had open skies for years now. Any thoughts?
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Why would Singapore not be considered? I've never seen it mentioned. I think I am right in thinking that Singapore has had open skies for years now. Any thoughts?
As far as the airline industry goes, lots of LCC competition already from the likes of Scoot, Tiger, Jetstar, Air Asia etc, while SIA and the MEB3 have the connecting/stopover/business/convention traffic sown up.
By starting with the North Atlantic for their initial foray into longhaul low cost Norwegian chose well. Very high traffic volume, generally lousy competition and with a high cost base, so relatively easy pickings for them. They will need to tread a bit more carefully when venturing east....
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South Africa would be a good market for Norwegian, although it looks like Thomas Cook as got in early there. Also some cities in Latin America - BA have already seen the potential with Costa Rica and Peru. Asia would be a tough one.
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Starting 3x weekly Santiago De Compostela for 30th March.
Vueling announces flights between London-Gatwick and Santiago de Compostela « vuelingnews. La información al punto de Vueling
Vueling announces flights between London-Gatwick and Santiago de Compostela « vuelingnews. La información al punto de Vueling
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Intriguingly, it seems BA Cityflyer is to operate some LGW-JER/EDI flights on the weekend of 27-8 Feb. Is this part of a wider programme of flying (have I missed something)? I had thought there were Scope agreements which prevented such ops; seemingly not.
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BA are feeling stronger than they were, outsourced below the wing, Engineering cover (allegedly) going soon, SCOPE has gotta be in their sights. It would allow them to be so much more effective in certain markets.
Thinking harder about it, I distinctly remember seeing FR24s arr/dep pages at Gatwick & Jersey showing E195s on a couple of occasions (it may have been Nov 2015) on Sat/Sun. I didn't actually see the a/c involved though - so it could well have been an error.
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Highly doubt Moscow is in Norwegian's sights, if it didn't work for easy why will it work for them
From the UK side no one else in the flexible fares bracket is likely to try again any time soon.
For certain Norwegian wouldn't even get the traffic rights if they tried.(Needs to be a UK or Russian registered carrier)
Russia/UK bi-literals are very restrictive, hence the former Transeuro code share arrangement with EasyJet.
Those Bi-laterals are probably the reason S7 can't get traffic rights into the Oneairline hub either.
Sure they need a UK carrier to match and whom would give it a go ?