DURHAM AIRPORT - 2

[Andy_S]

I'm unhappy because I would expect Rome to be a more in demand route than Girona

I don't agree. I would have thought that Girona, i.e. Barcelona, would have mass across the board appeal, whereas Rome was always more of a niche destination.

[DTVAirport]

I still think passengers may have preferred a route to Barcelona itself rather than Girona which is however many kilometres away. At least with Ciampino, it was closer to Rome than the main Fiumicino airport.

[jongeman]

Originally Posted by Andy_S

I would have thought that Girona, i.e. Barcelona, would have mass across the board appeal, whereas Rome was always more of a niche destination.

Agreed. FR's GRO services are used by second home owners with properties on Costa Dorada and Costa Brava, and Barcelona is a more popular city break destination that Rome (at the moment).

It's odd that FR should announce 4xweekly to NCL and 3xweekly to MME, doesn't anybody else think so?

[skyman771]

Originally Posted by Charlie Roy

Looking at the start dates, the MME route does not result from the addition of any new aircraft. Rather, it will be operated with an existing aircraft, and an existing route will see a reduction from mid-February.
How bad!

Personally speaking, I think you can look at this two ways, firstly any new route is a good route in the current circumstances & a sort of "sunshine route" at that. ...However I would be much more inclined to take a more cynical view, that RYR are to a certain extent attempting to "muddy the waters" at MME in the short term insofar as rival Loco's moving in based aircraft.
It is noticeable that the 3x weekly GIR service commences 12 Feb 06 well in advance of the 26? or so other destinations.........why ?, a 3 x weekly route is probably an absolute minimum for such an operation to become viable.
I feel that this move places a nice little obstacle in the way of other operators, it gives RYR a foothold to "put up" or "shut up" & at the same time obtain some very valuable marketing data when comparing performance with the 4 weekly offering up the road. On this, a further comment, it is probably a make or break issue with RYR, as a failure to impress against performance on the NCL-GIR route will hardly bode well, given that the latter is also up against an established EZY BCN route

[DTVAirport]

I wonder why the news hasn't made the DTVA website yet? You'd think they'd want to shout it out? I wonder if they know about it?

[Flightrider]

Maybe they're too busy locked in negotiations with Globespan?

[DTVAirport]

I sure as hell hope so!

[CentreFix25]

jabird

I couldnt have been more wrong if i tried The words crashed and burned spring to mind!! did you say i could borrow that jacket?

[HH6702]

My guess is that it was going to be daily at ncl until baby pulled out so they are spliting it with mme last minute, maybe thats why not on mme website