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Just jousting webby!! Was just speculating on whether Jetblue would have already dipped their toes into the cold atlantic waters or whether like southwest they just stuck to what they did best??? Oddly enough this was one of the things Mr D and I discussed when we met last year.....virtual networks and all that good stuff.Hoping the long haul model can support low or at least reasonably priced seats!!Am in kennedy this weekend so will tap up a pal at Jet Blue for info.
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It will be fantastic if GSM does come to SYD (and other cities in Australia and NZ - there are more cities than just SYD). GSM would want to find a couple of 777s to fly non-stop from GLA/STN to an Asian transfer point. Then put the pax onto a like minded Australian/Kiwi carrier to get them to their final destination.
(Is anyone good with a paintbox, to do an artists impression of a 777 in GSM colours?)
(Is anyone good with a paintbox, to do an artists impression of a 777 in GSM colours?)
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summer 07
Summer 2007 (STN)
I see from the GSM website that summer 07 is only showing (Hamilton).
Are there to to any other routes, I know the TFS is all year round, nothing for ATH on the website thought it was doing well.
Some long haul would be nice.
Can anyone give any news?
I see from the GSM website that summer 07 is only showing (Hamilton).
Are there to to any other routes, I know the TFS is all year round, nothing for ATH on the website thought it was doing well.
Some long haul would be nice.
Can anyone give any news?
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Ahhh excalibur....one of the first passenger power failures!! spill a little oil on a cowling and everyone runs a mile... it was a big shame EXC were a great bunch to work with... DC10 not the best of a/c for that job though
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It will be fantastic if GSM does come to SYD (and other cities in Australia and NZ - there are more cities than just SYD). GSM would want to find a couple of 777s to fly non-stop from GLA/STN to an Asian transfer point. Then put the pax onto a like minded Australian/Kiwi carrier to get them to their final destination.
(Is anyone good with a paintbox, to do an artists impression of a 777 in GSM colours?)
(Is anyone good with a paintbox, to do an artists impression of a 777 in GSM colours?)
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Anyhow given GSM's grand longhaul expansion plans into the US & Canada, is there any indication as to inter connection agreements for transiting passengers? - though in any event how many onward connections from YHM ?
I noted that there was talk of a switch from EWR to JFK on the NYC services, but without the ability to cross sell onward connections one must presume that these routes will remain supported predominantly by tourist pax. This being the case then I presume that GSM will need to budget for dramatic fall off in loads outside the traditional holiday periods.
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Flights from Liverpool will now land in JFK.
Expect an announcement fairly soon about an a cooperation with a Boston and JFK based fast growing airline.
Also YHM is a base for a Canadian well known airline...
Don't think that GSM is run like a headless chicken. Do not underestimate Scotlands National Airline anymore!
Expect an announcement fairly soon about an a cooperation with a Boston and JFK based fast growing airline.
Also YHM is a base for a Canadian well known airline...
Don't think that GSM is run like a headless chicken. Do not underestimate Scotlands National Airline anymore!
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I cannot see anywhere in my posts where I talked about connections en masse.
The market between UK and Australia/NZ is already well served by the Qantas/BA Joint Service, and by many carriers which use home cites in Dubai, Singapore, KULas hubs. If people from Glasgow want to ride to SYD.BNE.MEL/PER/CHC or AKL with one change in DXB they can do it already.
I have visited Britannia headquarters where I was told that for holidays to Australia, Thomson preferred to put people onto scheduled airlines. Britannia has operated some flights to Australia.NZ since that time, and we even had European operating a 747 to Australia for one season, but any carrier that plans flights to Australia knows there already are plenty of seats available, There are several airlines that are planning services here, like Etihad. Emirates want to double their frequencies here. I know several new carriers in Asia which want to link Australia and UK, but they have not publicly announced plans, If you look at the D & G gossip column you will see that it is not impossible that Qantas will allow Jetstar to operate a parallel service to the UK, possibly using A380s. OK, this is only gossip, but it does show that if there are lots of seats available now, there will be lots more seats on the market by 2010.
If TD can find a way of making services between UK and Australia work, that will be excellent. Certainly, 787s will be good if they can be used for departures from UK cities outside London that will be good for a lot of people.
OK, so does Mr Dalrymple only want to fly people from Glasgow to lie on Bondi Beach to go lobster colour? I just think it is a bit boring to focus on Australia's largest city as the only gateway, when you have to fly over most of Australia to get to it.
If it makes sense to have partnershiips between GSM and Canadian or US carriers at American/Canadian gateways, I was suggesting that GSM have an interchange agreement with a like minded carrier at an Asian transfer point. GSM flies two thirds of the route to Aus/NZ. The local carrier feeds the service from Perth. Adelaide, Brisbane etc. It would give GSM access to a local carrier which knows its local market ( one of the reasons for linking with Zoom on Canadian services.)
I would say that at this stage there isn't an Australian carrier of this type flying. When Australians go on holiday to Asia or the Pacific the airlines are all scheduled. But, GSM was not in existance until Channel Express started operating the ex Ansett 737-300s for them a few years ago.
The market between UK and Australia/NZ is already well served by the Qantas/BA Joint Service, and by many carriers which use home cites in Dubai, Singapore, KULas hubs. If people from Glasgow want to ride to SYD.BNE.MEL/PER/CHC or AKL with one change in DXB they can do it already.
I have visited Britannia headquarters where I was told that for holidays to Australia, Thomson preferred to put people onto scheduled airlines. Britannia has operated some flights to Australia.NZ since that time, and we even had European operating a 747 to Australia for one season, but any carrier that plans flights to Australia knows there already are plenty of seats available, There are several airlines that are planning services here, like Etihad. Emirates want to double their frequencies here. I know several new carriers in Asia which want to link Australia and UK, but they have not publicly announced plans, If you look at the D & G gossip column you will see that it is not impossible that Qantas will allow Jetstar to operate a parallel service to the UK, possibly using A380s. OK, this is only gossip, but it does show that if there are lots of seats available now, there will be lots more seats on the market by 2010.
If TD can find a way of making services between UK and Australia work, that will be excellent. Certainly, 787s will be good if they can be used for departures from UK cities outside London that will be good for a lot of people.
OK, so does Mr Dalrymple only want to fly people from Glasgow to lie on Bondi Beach to go lobster colour? I just think it is a bit boring to focus on Australia's largest city as the only gateway, when you have to fly over most of Australia to get to it.
If it makes sense to have partnershiips between GSM and Canadian or US carriers at American/Canadian gateways, I was suggesting that GSM have an interchange agreement with a like minded carrier at an Asian transfer point. GSM flies two thirds of the route to Aus/NZ. The local carrier feeds the service from Perth. Adelaide, Brisbane etc. It would give GSM access to a local carrier which knows its local market ( one of the reasons for linking with Zoom on Canadian services.)
I would say that at this stage there isn't an Australian carrier of this type flying. When Australians go on holiday to Asia or the Pacific the airlines are all scheduled. But, GSM was not in existance until Channel Express started operating the ex Ansett 737-300s for them a few years ago.
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GSM & the 757
I hear that Atlasjet are removing some of their aircraft fleet, I wonder if this is where GSM are getting any 757's from ?
can't see many other operators giving them up now that they are becoming popular with winglets and transatlantic ops, giving the aircraft a new lease of life.
Each one that seems to have reached the desert lately has ended up at First Choice.
can't see many other operators giving them up now that they are becoming popular with winglets and transatlantic ops, giving the aircraft a new lease of life.
Each one that seems to have reached the desert lately has ended up at First Choice.
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The 767 arrived back to GLA this morning at 0140... 19 hours late...this was due to maintanence on a slide and also cargo problems at GLA the day before. Todays flight departed on time.
