GATWICK

[BAladdy]

EK are to add a 4th daily flight to DXB from 1st October 2016.

EK024 LGW 16:50 DXB 02:40+1
EK023 DXB 09:50 LGW 14:30

Flight will be operated by a 3 class 777-300ER

[adfly]

It is truly astounding how much capacity EK have from London now, I'd bet on this flight being an A380 by 2017! I also suspect LGW-DXB will break the 1 million annual passenger mark soon given it carried around 866,000 last year. EK will now have:

6x A380 LHR-DXB
3x A380 +1x 77W LGW-DXB

Plus
2x A380 LHR-DXB via Qantas.

Absolute madness!

[AvGeek1]

Busiest Routes from Gatwick (2015)

1. Barcelona – 1,338,598 (+6)
2. Dublin – 1,083,542 (+9)
3. Malaga – 1,041,356 (-1)
4. Amsterdam – 977,713 (+15)
5. Madrid – 906,550 (+26)
6. Dubai – 866,101 (+12)
7. Geneva – 844,939 (+3)
8. Alicante - 760,840 (-1)
9. Faro – 749,514 (+5)7
10. Tenerife – 739,089 (+1)
11. Orlando – 737,221 (+5)
12. Rome – 726,151 (+10)
13. Copenhagen – 724,417 (-1)
14. Palma de Mallorca – 710,848 (+3)
15. Edinburgh – 672,948 (-3)
16. Venice - 657,709 (+11)
17. Jersey – 649,377 (+7)
18. Nice - 649,357 (-4)
19. Glasgow – 612,497 (0)
20. Milan – 528,232 (+4)
21. Berlin – 523,645 (+27)
22. Belfast – 470,344 (+8)
23. Dalaman – 452,424 (-3)
24. Bridgetown – 433,135 (+6)
25. Lanzarote – 421,924 (+6)

[Skipness One Foxtrot]

It's no more "absolute madness" than the sheer volume of traffic on say LHR-JFK. Both are large O/D markets with great connections, however NYC has proportionally more P2P, DXB is more often a stop on the way to somewhere else. Emirates just have great connectivity, they're the number one choice if you're going long haul Eastwards. It's not as if they're reporting low load factors across the network.

Perhaps too many of us remember a daily stopping A300/A310 operation and part of our brains still asks "HOW??"

[adfly]

Of course, when I say madness I'm not inferring that it makes no financial sense, it is just astounding how rapidly and consistently Emirates have grown over the years. I would also assume that you mean they are the number 1 choice going eastbound, given that LGW-DXB-LAX isn't a particularly desirable routing (though I'm sure some tight-arse has done it for the sake of saving a few quid!).

[AvGeek1]

Does anyone know the short-haul British Airways schedule this summer including routes and their frequencies? Also if there has been any frequency increases or decreases compared to last summer?

[toledoashley]

That's a little tricky as BA are operating a 'high season' summer schedule as well.

[True Blue]

Tianjin Airlines starting Lgw end on June

Tianjin Airlines Adds London Gatwick Service from late-June 2016 | Airline Route

[Fairdealfrank]

Tianjin Airlines starting Lgw end on June

Yet another carrier enters the "waiting room".

[T250]

Of course, when I say madness I'm not inferring that it makes no financial sense, it is just astounding how rapidly and consistently Emirates have grown over the years. I would also assume that you mean they are the number 1 choice going eastbound, given that LGW-DXB-LAX isn't a particularly desirable routing (though I'm sure some tight-arse has done it for the sake of saving a few quid!).

Or maybe some people also like to spend some time in DXB and Dubai before their connecting flight? Just a thought...

[AvGeek1]

Does anyone know what has replaced the BA Sharm el Sheikh flights? What route/s have the extra frequencies due to the suspension of the Sharm flights.

[True Blue]

Wizzair to start daily service to Bucharest from mid-June. Wonder if is the start of an expansion by them into Lgw?

[adfly]

Emirates are to codeshare with Westjet on their new LGW routes.

Emirates / WestJet Plans Trans-Atlantic Codeshares from May 2016 | Airline Route

[AvGeek1]

British Airways as a busy couple of weeks as there new flights in San Jose de Costa Rice commence tomorrow, New York resumes on Sunday and Lima commences next Wednesday. I wonder how bookings for these flights have been going and if these routes will be a success.

Gatwick has added many new long-haul destinations recently with many carriers, is there room for anymore? I definitely think that Qatar or Etihad should be operating out of Gatwick and also Norwegian should be adding more routes like Bangkok and Las Vegas, destinations they serve from other long-haul bases.

Also does anyone know how Med-View Airlines have been performing with their flights to Lagos?

[AvGeek1]

The inaugural flight to New York with British Airways has just taken off. I wish BA the very best of luck with this route and hope it works this time.

[rutankrd]

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The inaugural flight to New York with British Airways has just taken off. I wish BA the very best of luck with this route and hope it works this time.

IMO it won't as its slot sitting on the JFK end.

BA were using an AA slot out of Heathrow which they have now returned so they have this extra slot for the moment.

Should they want to increase the Heathrow service level again this will go away as sure as eggs are eggs !

[SealinkBF]

Originally Posted by rutankrd

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The inaugural flight to New York with British Airways has just taken off. I wish BA the very best of luck with this route and hope it works this time.

IMO it won't as its slot sitting on the JFK end.

BA were using an AA slot out of Heathrow which they have now returned so they have this extra slot for the moment.

Should they want to increase the Heathrow service level again this will go away as sure as eggs are eggs !

Or maybe when Norwegian go away ;-)

[PAXboy]

Happy birthday?
Images released to mark Gatwick Airport's 80th year - BBC News

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by PAXboy

Happy birthday?
Images released to mark Gatwick Airport's 80th year - BBC News

Nice bit of oneupmanship in advance of Heathrow's 70th birthday next week.

[True Blue]

I see Vueling has added early morning flights on their new Cdg route several days a week. When announced, it was only evening flights.