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Baggage problems
I was at Gatwick North Terminal on Saturday morning and it was quite obvious even at 7 am there was a problem as there was baggage everywhere, I went for a coffee and something to eat and by 8 am it was getting very serious, even though the flight display screens were showing flights running as normal it was obvious there would be severe delays.
My brothers Thomson flight to Barbados which was supposed to depart at 09.15 finally left the gate after a 3 hour delay.
It was my first time at Gatwick North Terminal since July 2009 and the changes and improvents are highly visible, the whole terminal feels more airy and the entrance far nicer, I had a look at the arrivals area and this does'nt look as if anything has changed, the lower pick up area directly outside arrivals still looks a complete mess though.
I was also at Gatwick South Terminal last week and you can clearly see the improvments made, I very much liked the new lifts and drop off areas but the actual terminal especially the upper level where the new security area is situtated is not that good especially the area where the new eaterys are.
But all in all a great improvement all round, I actually took a few pictures so well done to GIP and the Management at Gatwick.
My brothers Thomson flight to Barbados which was supposed to depart at 09.15 finally left the gate after a 3 hour delay.
It was my first time at Gatwick North Terminal since July 2009 and the changes and improvents are highly visible, the whole terminal feels more airy and the entrance far nicer, I had a look at the arrivals area and this does'nt look as if anything has changed, the lower pick up area directly outside arrivals still looks a complete mess though.
I was also at Gatwick South Terminal last week and you can clearly see the improvments made, I very much liked the new lifts and drop off areas but the actual terminal especially the upper level where the new security area is situtated is not that good especially the area where the new eaterys are.
But all in all a great improvement all round, I actually took a few pictures so well done to GIP and the Management at Gatwick.
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Climber Air
Will drop their 2/3 daily Billund flights this summer, anyone have any idea if anyone plans to step in? I could see DY possibly considering it but with a much lower frequency and a shot in the dark but possibly even Sun Air!?
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Icelandair add LGW
Icelandair will add 2 x weekly flights to LGW from KEF starting 18th October 2012. Flights will operate:
Until 27th October 2012
FI470 KEF 07:45 LGW 11:45 757 4
FI476 KEF 16:10 LGW 20:10 757 7
FI471 LGW 13:10 KEF 15:10 757 4
FI477 LGW 21:10 KEF 23:10 757 7
From 28th October
FI470 KEF 08:15 LGW 11:15 757 4
FI476 KEF 16:45 LGW 19:45 757 7
FI471 LGW 12:30 KEF 15:30 757 4
FI477 LGW 20:55 KEF 23:55 757 7
Until 27th October 2012
FI470 KEF 07:45 LGW 11:45 757 4
FI476 KEF 16:10 LGW 20:10 757 7
FI471 LGW 13:10 KEF 15:10 757 4
FI477 LGW 21:10 KEF 23:10 757 7
From 28th October
FI470 KEF 08:15 LGW 11:15 757 4
FI476 KEF 16:45 LGW 19:45 757 7
FI471 LGW 12:30 KEF 15:30 757 4
FI477 LGW 20:55 KEF 23:55 757 7
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A lot of the FI traffic may be aimed at those connecting on to North America through KEF. Having said that, i visited Iceland last year and it seems to be becoming a very popular spot as it has gotten cheaper in recent years, allowing itself to be a more affordable destination (still very expensive). The recent volcanic eruptions have done nothing but promote Iceland to the world and it seems people are now wanting to go and visit the country responsible for closing down European airpsace...by flying there.
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Dysney - Eurostar runs 17 trains between London and Paris every weekday. Each train has 750 seats (5 times that of a standard single aisle aircraft) and has an 80% share of the combined rail-air market.
Any flight between Heathrow and Paris on either BA or Air France will be very dependent on people connecting to mid and long haul flights. City airport works because of the very high premium on time given the earnings of those working in Canary Wharf.
Not saying that Gatwick-Paris can't work but when a competitor has such a high capacity and daily frequency, the only customers would be those travelling to/from Sussex making commercial viability that bit harder to achieve. Either Air France opens a route to source more connecting passengers to elsewhere or it's Easyjet / Flybe doing something similiar to what exists in Luton or Southampton
Any flight between Heathrow and Paris on either BA or Air France will be very dependent on people connecting to mid and long haul flights. City airport works because of the very high premium on time given the earnings of those working in Canary Wharf.
Not saying that Gatwick-Paris can't work but when a competitor has such a high capacity and daily frequency, the only customers would be those travelling to/from Sussex making commercial viability that bit harder to achieve. Either Air France opens a route to source more connecting passengers to elsewhere or it's Easyjet / Flybe doing something similiar to what exists in Luton or Southampton
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Hi, any idea why is no one operating from Gatwick to Paris?
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No idea, but without wishing to sound like a broken record, its surely a route for BA ?
They operate LHR to CDG & ORY why not operate LGW-ORY to allow onward connections onto the Carribean routes ?
Its not like it doesnt happen else where, AMS operates into all 3 BA london airports after all!
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ORY and CDG feed LHR long haul all day, LGW long haul is generally gone by 1pm. Hence half the day would be point to point only which does not work anymore. Besides LGW long haul is a fraction the size of LHR. BA operated LGW-CDG for years, I am assuming it's no longer worth the candle.
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But surely AF could generate some connecting revenue for their long haul routes in/out of, particularly, CDG if they operated a LGW route?
AMS is a different scenario ... there isn't a tunnel under the North Sea ... yet!
AMS is a different scenario ... there isn't a tunnel under the North Sea ... yet!
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Air France can barely make London Heathrow work without splitting London over another airport. Paris and Brussels are not the goldmines they once were.