IRELAND WEST AIRPORT KNOCK
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I would imagine that its new routes from either faro or malaga to knock or from both considering michael o leary is having press conferences at both airports tomorrow.
Anybody know how the Dublin route is performing load wise?
Anybody know how the Dublin route is performing load wise?
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well its not a malaga route anyway as those routes are now on press release on ryanair website. looks like faro route. would have preferred a malaga as we already have a summer charter to faro.
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Anybody have any idea as to why aer lingus went to dublin today and the outbound from knock was cancelled!
On another thread a tie up between aer arann and ei seems to be looming .An atr 72 would be perfect for a gla or edi route .Uk would be nicely boxed off if one of these routes were taken up.
On another thread a tie up between aer arann and ei seems to be looming .An atr 72 would be perfect for a gla or edi route .Uk would be nicely boxed off if one of these routes were taken up.
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Ireland West Summer 2010;
I note that on the RTE news in the past week when travel updates come on they usually include Knock in the summary. Ie yesterday they said 'Dublin airport is closed but Cork, Shannon and Knock are operational'.
It is significant that Knock gets a mention now as it used not. The airport amazes me in terms of the choice of destinations for such a rural area.
For Summer 2010 the routes are as follows with frequencies;
London Stansted x13 per week
London Gatwick x 7 per week
London Luton x 7 per week
Manchester x 5 per week (varies per month)
Birmingham x 4 per week
Dublin x 7 per week
Liverpool x 6 per week
Leeds Bradford x 3 per week
Bristol x 4 per week
East Midlands x 3 per week
Faro x 2 per week
Alicante x 2 per week
I then make it that there are approx 5 charters per week including Monarch to Faro, Swiss to Zurich (via Shannon?), Lanzarote (Iberworld), cadiz? Reus Split and Lourdes? It wasnt straight forward to get clarity on what charters were definately going.
So thats approx 68 flight in and out per week. Not bad in the recession.
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It is significant that Knock gets a mention now as it used not. The airport amazes me in terms of the choice of destinations for such a rural area.
For Summer 2010 the routes are as follows with frequencies;
London Stansted x13 per week
London Gatwick x 7 per week
London Luton x 7 per week
Manchester x 5 per week (varies per month)
Birmingham x 4 per week
Dublin x 7 per week
Liverpool x 6 per week
Leeds Bradford x 3 per week
Bristol x 4 per week
East Midlands x 3 per week
Faro x 2 per week
Alicante x 2 per week
I then make it that there are approx 5 charters per week including Monarch to Faro, Swiss to Zurich (via Shannon?), Lanzarote (Iberworld), cadiz? Reus Split and Lourdes? It wasnt straight forward to get clarity on what charters were definately going.
So thats approx 68 flight in and out per week. Not bad in the recession.
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It is good for the airport to get a mention in the daily traffic reports by AA Road watch, even if it was the only airport to be closed at the time! Its somewhat disappointing to see Manchester and Birmingham reducing in the weekly services but hopefully things will pick up in the near future.
That route has been operating for many years which typically routed through Shannon after stopping at Knock. Operated on a Saturday morning/afternoon through the summer.
Swiss to Zurich (via Shannon?)
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NOC have lost a few charters in the downturn with XL Holidays, Great Escapes, United Travel, Slattery Sun and a few others ceasing trading. Bourgas, Crete, Malaga, Majorca, Ibiza, Seville & Las Palmas operated in previous years. But they have gained Panorama and Sunworld of Thomas Cook Group and the 2 Ryanair sun routes.
Cadiz-Jerez is listed on the airport website under Claffey Tours, looks like an occasional charter:
Ireland West Airport Knock
Cadiz-Jerez is listed on the airport website under Claffey Tours, looks like an occasional charter:
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Will Monarch be doing a weekly service or twice weekly service to/from Faro??
I hope they introduce some new routes for 2011 our of NOC as i know the load was always 95% +. I'm sure the Charterer is happy.
I hope they introduce some new routes for 2011 our of NOC as i know the load was always 95% +. I'm sure the Charterer is happy.
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Another new Ryanair route from noc to Reus(barcelona) It will operate 3 times weekly every tues,thurs and sat from May. I think its about 1hr 30 mins from Barcelona so better for Salou which is the local sun resort.
At least this will make up for the loss of the falcon holidays flights which will not operate this year to Salou and Palma.
At least this will make up for the loss of the falcon holidays flights which will not operate this year to Salou and Palma.
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Ryanair seem to only have stn daily for summer with mostly early morning departure from knock .I wonder will this change or have the timetables been completed,
It is well capable of being double daily at least for a couple of days anyway.It was double daily except thurs last year.
The Derry posters reckon NOC will be a base before too long!
It is well capable of being double daily at least for a couple of days anyway.It was double daily except thurs last year.
The Derry posters reckon NOC will be a base before too long!
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I think Cork and Knock will be the big winners due the the unfortunate events at Shannon regarding Ryanair. The Munster capital already has 7 new Ryanair routes announced this week and I'm sure that Connaght's main airport will also gain a few new routes at the very least