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I formed the impression that virginblue needed to get to the airport from the city centre. The Park & Ride cannot be used for that, as far as I know, because you would not be in possession of a ticket when you got on the bus. I believe that tickets are issued only on boarding at the car parks themselves.
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I've never had that problem. Bus drivers always friendly and understanding. I just don't think you can get a single ticket, because it's assumed all passengers are day returns.
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I formed the impression that virginblue needed to get to the airport from the city centre. The Park & Ride cannot be used for that, as far as I know, because you would not be in possession of a ticket when you got on the bus. I believe that tickets are issued only on boarding at the car parks themselves.
I guess the best option is to take one of the local busses from the city centre to somewhere near the airport.
Quite surprised how difficult NWI makes it passengers to use them - 10 GBP "development fee" (given the recent history it is more a "winding-up fee"), no proper public transport...
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Looks like Thomson will be basing an aircraft in Norwich for summer 2014.
It looks to be a very small base in that there is only one flight on each day as far as I can tell.
Monday: Dalaman
Tuesday: Palma de Mallorca
Wednesday: Ibiza
Thursday: Enfidha
Friday: Corfu
Saturday: Palma de Mallorca
Sunday: Tenerife-South
It looks to be a very small base in that there is only one flight on each day as far as I can tell.
Monday: Dalaman
Tuesday: Palma de Mallorca
Wednesday: Ibiza
Thursday: Enfidha
Friday: Corfu
Saturday: Palma de Mallorca
Sunday: Tenerife-South
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Thanks again to all who assisted with my transportation problem. In the end, I took a taxi from the rank at the market after a leisurely stroll through the city centre (much nicer than I had expected). The taxi was 9.50 GBP.
At the airport I underwent the most thorough security screening I have ever experienced on 800+ flights, including flights to Israel. But I think this was only because there was not much going on and the screener was desperate to show off for a group of "behind the scenes" visitors who were all watching the spectacle from nearby. At one point, I was seriously concerned the guy would bite a chunk out of my danish pastry I carried in my backpack after he had visually inspected it for like a minute. I was really amused.
At the airport I underwent the most thorough security screening I have ever experienced on 800+ flights, including flights to Israel. But I think this was only because there was not much going on and the screener was desperate to show off for a group of "behind the scenes" visitors who were all watching the spectacle from nearby. At one point, I was seriously concerned the guy would bite a chunk out of my danish pastry I carried in my backpack after he had visually inspected it for like a minute. I was really amused.
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With regards to the predictable failure of the Den Helder, they may as well have re-jigged the timetable a bit and sent the Do328 to Dublin instead, at least there is something of a market for it, compared to an anonymous little town at the top of the Netherlands. The only other option is for Aer Arann send an AT43 down the way, I suspect that NWI will have no DUB service for a good while...
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Well unless the timetable completetly changes there is certainly something based at Norwich but as airhumberside correctly says, it does show the airline as "To Be Advised".
And after another look, I did indeed miss out to Palma flight on Thursdays. It means there's eight departures a week for what ever this based aircraft may be.
And after another look, I did indeed miss out to Palma flight on Thursdays. It means there's eight departures a week for what ever this based aircraft may be.
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The aircraft seems to be doing W patterns between the early morning outbound and late evening inbound flights from Norwich on shorter routes to Palma, Ibiza and Corfu. So despite the a/c being based in Norwich, it spends quite a lot of time away from Norwich.
Longer routes like Dalaman and Tenerife-South are timed so that they leave later in the mornng and arrive earlier evening. For example, the Tenerife service leaves at 09:00 and returns back into Norwich at 18:35 so the aircraft still remains utilised for much of the day. The only significant gap is after a 16:15 return from Dalaman on Monday's. Perhaps they may squeeze a new route in like Menorca, which often flies on Monday's.
All in all the aircraft does seem to be well utilised, it's just that is actually appears to spend a lot of time away from Norwich, despite being its base. Of course all this could change, the airline has not yet been advised but currently, timetables do suggest an well utilised aircraft based in Norwich.
Longer routes like Dalaman and Tenerife-South are timed so that they leave later in the mornng and arrive earlier evening. For example, the Tenerife service leaves at 09:00 and returns back into Norwich at 18:35 so the aircraft still remains utilised for much of the day. The only significant gap is after a 16:15 return from Dalaman on Monday's. Perhaps they may squeeze a new route in like Menorca, which often flies on Monday's.
All in all the aircraft does seem to be well utilised, it's just that is actually appears to spend a lot of time away from Norwich, despite being its base. Of course all this could change, the airline has not yet been advised but currently, timetables do suggest an well utilised aircraft based in Norwich.
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What about the 3rd rotation per day, the night one?
UK bucket & spade operators don't make money from leaving aircraft lying around, sounds more like aircraft would be operating "W" patterns in to, rather than out of, Norwich and they would be based elsewhere!
UK bucket & spade operators don't make money from leaving aircraft lying around, sounds more like aircraft would be operating "W" patterns in to, rather than out of, Norwich and they would be based elsewhere!
I thought the same a you Phileas, but noticed on the Bristol thread that although TOM will have 3 a/c based there in S14, there is hardly any night-flying (at least according to the info provided so far)
Like you say, many of us are used to the days when charter a/c were worked around the clock.....nights to DLM, CFU, IBZ, PMI etc etc. spring to mind.
I also thought, like you, that it looked like these NWI flights were on W's from somewhere else, but it seems not. To be fair, the TOM a/c at the smaller bases (EXT, BOH spring to mind) do seem to follow and similar (and quite civilised!) pattern.
Like you say, many of us are used to the days when charter a/c were worked around the clock.....nights to DLM, CFU, IBZ, PMI etc etc. spring to mind.
I also thought, like you, that it looked like these NWI flights were on W's from somewhere else, but it seems not. To be fair, the TOM a/c at the smaller bases (EXT, BOH spring to mind) do seem to follow and similar (and quite civilised!) pattern.
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Take a look on the Thomson website and you'll see that whatever airline this may be, they fly out from Norwich around 7am on most days and get back quite late in the evneing. A quick look through the timetable and you'll quickly see that there is an aircraft doing night stop-overs at Norwich.
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All the W patterns are to Aberdeen.
On Tuesday and Saturday the a/c does:
NWI-PMI-ABZ-PMI-NWI
Wednesday:
NWI-IBZ-ABZ-IBZ-NWI
Friday:
NWI-CFU-ABZ-CFU-NWI
For the days without W patterns:
Sunday:
NWI-TFS-NWI
Monday:
NWI-DLM-NWI
Thursday:
NWI-NBE-NWI-PMI-NWI
Let's just hope they can actually find an airline to operate this!
On Tuesday and Saturday the a/c does:
NWI-PMI-ABZ-PMI-NWI
Wednesday:
NWI-IBZ-ABZ-IBZ-NWI
Friday:
NWI-CFU-ABZ-CFU-NWI
For the days without W patterns:
Sunday:
NWI-TFS-NWI
Monday:
NWI-DLM-NWI
Thursday:
NWI-NBE-NWI-PMI-NWI
Let's just hope they can actually find an airline to operate this!
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That's par for the course at Norwich. After you've experienced it many times the joke wears off and in my case I go elsewhere. It was a great little airport years ago but now it appears they management want to inconvenience their passengers as much as they can.
Stansted has taken a lot of their business.
At the airport I underwent the most thorough security screening I have ever experienced on 800+ flights, including flights to Israel. But I think this was only because there was not much going on and the screener was desperate to show off for a group of "behind the scenes" visitors who were all watching the spectacle from nearby. At one point, I was seriously concerned the guy would bite a chunk out of my danish pastry I carried in my backpack after he had visually inspected it for like a minute. I was really amused.
Stansted has taken a lot of their business.
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Well, I took it in a good-humoured way. My second most thorough security check was at Benbecula a couple of years ago shortly after they got their x-ray machine. At airports where little goes on, this must be the screeners daily dose of excitement.
It would have been helpful, though, if the guy had given an explanation that he was either doing a demonstration or he was looking for something specific - particularly after the first few minutes had passed and I was getting slightly irritated looking at all my belongigns being exhibited (I was travelling with an overnight kit and working materiel in my carry on). To hos credit, he was always really polite and just a true eager beaver.
It would have been helpful, though, if the guy had given an explanation that he was either doing a demonstration or he was looking for something specific - particularly after the first few minutes had passed and I was getting slightly irritated looking at all my belongigns being exhibited (I was travelling with an overnight kit and working materiel in my carry on). To hos credit, he was always really polite and just a true eager beaver.
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Mon
Norwich - Dalaman
7:30 - 13:15
Dalaman - Norwich
14:15 - 16:15
Tue
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
06:40 - 10:05
Palma Mallorca - Aberdeen
11:20 - 13:30
Aberdeen - Palma Mallorca
14:55 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:55 - 21:35
Wed
Norwich - Ibiza
06:50 - 10:30
Ibiza - Aberdeen
11:30 - 13:50
Aberdeen - Ibiza
15:15 - 19:35
Ibiza - Norwich
20:35 - 22:15
Thur
Norwich - Tunisia
06:30 - 09:30
Tunisia - Norwich
10:30 - 13:30
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
15:30 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:55 - 21:35
Fri
Norwich - Corfu
06:00 - 11:00
Corfu - Aberdeen
12:00 - 13:50
Aberdeen - Corfu
14:55 - 20:35
Corfu - Norwich
21:35 - 22:45
Sat
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
06:20 - 09:45
Palma Mallorca - Aberdeen
10:45 - 12:55
Aberdeen - Palma Mallorca
14:25 - 18:25
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:25 - 21:05
Sun
Norwich - Tenerife South
09:00 - 13:25
Tenerife South - Norwich
14:25 - 18:35
There full list on times on what the aircraft will be used, certainly seems to be well utilised for summer 14, apart from Monday maybe, hopefully they will find an aircraft soon for it, will be good to see this, especially Palma 3 times a week!
Norwich - Dalaman
7:30 - 13:15
Dalaman - Norwich
14:15 - 16:15
Tue
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
06:40 - 10:05
Palma Mallorca - Aberdeen
11:20 - 13:30
Aberdeen - Palma Mallorca
14:55 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:55 - 21:35
Wed
Norwich - Ibiza
06:50 - 10:30
Ibiza - Aberdeen
11:30 - 13:50
Aberdeen - Ibiza
15:15 - 19:35
Ibiza - Norwich
20:35 - 22:15
Thur
Norwich - Tunisia
06:30 - 09:30
Tunisia - Norwich
10:30 - 13:30
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
15:30 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:55 - 21:35
Fri
Norwich - Corfu
06:00 - 11:00
Corfu - Aberdeen
12:00 - 13:50
Aberdeen - Corfu
14:55 - 20:35
Corfu - Norwich
21:35 - 22:45
Sat
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
06:20 - 09:45
Palma Mallorca - Aberdeen
10:45 - 12:55
Aberdeen - Palma Mallorca
14:25 - 18:25
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:25 - 21:05
Sun
Norwich - Tenerife South
09:00 - 13:25
Tenerife South - Norwich
14:25 - 18:35
There full list on times on what the aircraft will be used, certainly seems to be well utilised for summer 14, apart from Monday maybe, hopefully they will find an aircraft soon for it, will be good to see this, especially Palma 3 times a week!