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All LCA flights by A321, so looks as if flights are being reduced from other routes, remember they operated a Wed flight this summer as a charter (B757).
That gives only two more flights a week and the fourth during peak times.
That gives only two more flights a week and the fourth during peak times.
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So what do you make of this then? http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5060438.html
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Silverjet are suggesting pax use an easy shuttle from GLA & EDI to connect with the New York flight
Even if 'interlining' is offered, the question then arises as to whether LTN's baggage handling equipment and procedures are able to cater for this type of sophisticated intra-terminal baggage transfer operation.
Still, if LTN wants to join the ranks of the elite 'big boys', then it's management also needs to start thinking and acting 'big'...
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I thought that Luton management are acting 'big' now by banning wide bodies beyond Alpha 8 inbound to the apron (they now have to close down and be towed onto stand creating untold delays). I guess the 747 that parked on 15L a few years back was the variable geometry version!
Very odd, that Edinburgh SilverJet story?
Very odd, that Edinburgh SilverJet story?
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Sure, thanks for reminding me. The problem for the railways is that they have to pay for the tracks - even when they are not using them! Their cost of acquisiton for the new Eurostar line into St.Pancras has been horrendous with compulsory purchase and specialise tracks to be laid that, as I say, no one else can share.
It is ironic that much of the justification for Eurostar was the cost of travel from London to Paris and Brussels. Then along came the LoCos and now Eurostar is the expensive one.
The airlines have to pay ATC route charges levied by the respective country overflown.
It is ironic that much of the justification for Eurostar was the cost of travel from London to Paris and Brussels. Then along came the LoCos and now Eurostar is the expensive one.
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The loss of daily flights to Cyprus by Helios/Ajet, a 70% reduction in the IOM services, and reduced flights by ryanair, resulted in the first drop in terminal pax for many months. Flights were down 6.2% to 5662. Prov monthly figs for Nov show LTN had 635,930 pax, down 2.4% on Nov 05. The 12 month rolling figures were up 3.9% to 9.41m.
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What's a W pattern?
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Heard that the Police helicopter left Luton for the last time tonight. Also that harrods have pulled out of developing the hangar that the olice have just vacated, anybody heard if this is a fact and if so why ?
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Reduced pax
Yes Wizz and possibly EZY are up, but ZB are down on last winter- I keep looking and finding things missing (Faro s for example) and a 321 and a 320 have replaced two 757s and at least one a/c sits on the ground more. May not affect pax too badly as a friend flew to Faro last Xmas on lightly loaded ZB flights though. Also some TOM flights have gone - Monastir? is a second 757 comnig when ski flights start or are we having a winter with one 757 and the 733? And FCA seem to be doing less than last year. And FR Marracech and Malta muust mean fewer rotations and fewer pax.
Would expect Luton to be at risk of being down all winter. Maybe Silverjet will lift?
Would expect Luton to be at risk of being down all winter. Maybe Silverjet will lift?
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There was probably more Maltese than Brits travelling on the flight. About 60% of Malta Airports traffic is UK flights and with Malta having very close links to the UK and a reasonably large Maltese population the route is a no brainer.
With there been no other LCC competition on the route, Ryanair are going to have no problems filling the planes. But dont expect many more new routes from MLA...
With Malta Airport having very high landing fees in comparison to other European airports, the Maltese governement decided to heavily subsidise airport fees in order to attract the LCC market to the island. But the government very cleverly only decided to offer subsidised routes to LCC's if the route did not duplicate a route already operated by Air Malta to protect their own interests. As Air Malta already operate to the London market from LHR, LGW and STN. Ryanair were only allowed to operate the route from LTN in order to receive the subsidy.
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For the last few days there has been a daily XL flight at LTN from/to Larnaca. Is this just a charter over the Xmas period, to cover the void left by Helios/Ajet ?
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My understanding was that XL would cover the peak period flights which should have been operated by Ajet and had really good bookings for the Xmas period. Flights would stop in the new year then resume in the spring.
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I thought that Luton management are acting 'big' now by banning wide bodies beyond Alpha 8 inbound to the apron (they now have to close down and be towed onto stand creating untold delays). I guess the 747 that parked on 15L a few years back was the variable geometry version!
Very odd, that Edinburgh SilverJet story?
Very odd, that Edinburgh SilverJet story?