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Just of interest, how are FR's routes actually doing. Are they good loads?
I wish EZY would bring us back BCN, and WW bring back NCE.
Is there any news on the extra WW a/c yet?
PLUS: Any difference/progress with the pier and the terminal developments.
THANKS
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I wish EZY would bring us back BCN, and WW bring back NCE.
Is there any news on the extra WW a/c yet?
PLUS: Any difference/progress with the pier and the terminal developments.
THANKS
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There's unlikely to be any major announcements or changes made over the Christmas/New Year period, frankly either the staff or management are still on leave or to a lesser extent major announcements wouldn't generate enough publicity if they were announced now. All in good time, the new pier is supposed to be ready as earlier stated by May and from what I've heard is just going to be a steel and glass construction with lots of seats inside.
I haven't heard anything more about bmibaby's expansion plans, and I doubt that even the management at Tiny Town know exactly right now where the additional aircraft might go. All the bases eligible - MAN, CWL and EMA have equally valid reasons for wanting more routes with an additional aircraft, but hopefully we should know more soon. A sixth aircraft was highly touted before the major Ryanair expansion announcement. I too would like to see some major European cities from EMA with WW being the best candidate to operate these, but it's really up to EMA & WW to work out a deal between them.
I haven't heard anything more about bmibaby's expansion plans, and I doubt that even the management at Tiny Town know exactly right now where the additional aircraft might go. All the bases eligible - MAN, CWL and EMA have equally valid reasons for wanting more routes with an additional aircraft, but hopefully we should know more soon. A sixth aircraft was highly touted before the major Ryanair expansion announcement. I too would like to see some major European cities from EMA with WW being the best candidate to operate these, but it's really up to EMA & WW to work out a deal between them.
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Agreed that there's going to be very little information available over the festive period, though it appears that the work around the airport is two weeks behind schedule, so hopefully they can catch this up in time for their planned May 1st start for it all to be finished by. The new newsagents is set to open soon in the part of the shopping mall opposite where Boots is, which will be part of the landside operation for now, but will eventually end up being part of the departure lounge. Closing the current newsagents next week will allow the builders to begin working on whatever project is part of the next stage of reconstruction work, though it is about this area (where the current newsagent is) that the security queue is supposed to start. Everything appears to be well planned and going ahead fine, so it's just a waiting game! The new pier has had it's foundations and flooring down and is slowly but surely taking shape. As mentioned, it's just going to be steel, glass, concrete panelling with plastic seats!
Nothing negative to report with the Ryanairs. Decent loads, returning passengers and they seem to be doing plenty of advertising to sell the new routes. Exactly the kind of low-cost carrier EMA needs. I've heard they're looking at three additional new routes to be announced before July - with one Italian, one Spanish and one German destination being touted.
Nothing negative to report with the Ryanairs. Decent loads, returning passengers and they seem to be doing plenty of advertising to sell the new routes. Exactly the kind of low-cost carrier EMA needs. I've heard they're looking at three additional new routes to be announced before July - with one Italian, one Spanish and one German destination being touted.
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This is now posted on the FR thread:
'While we are on the subject of expected new routes:
East Midlands - Paris Beauvais
East Midlands - Frankfurt Hahn
East Midlands - Brussles Charleroi'
What do you think?
SAM-EMA
'While we are on the subject of expected new routes:
East Midlands - Paris Beauvais
East Midlands - Frankfurt Hahn
East Midlands - Brussles Charleroi'
What do you think?
SAM-EMA
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Yes it would be in competition, but I think that FR could give BD a run for their money. Plus; I only had that info off another thread, it wasn't my info.
I believe Frankfurt (Hahn), Hamburg (Lubeck), Dusseldorf (Weeze) etc could do FR well, because such routes (obviously to cities main airports, not FR secondary hubs) have not been served since BD ended these services before WW came on the scene.
Cheers
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I believe Frankfurt (Hahn), Hamburg (Lubeck), Dusseldorf (Weeze) etc could do FR well, because such routes (obviously to cities main airports, not FR secondary hubs) have not been served since BD ended these services before WW came on the scene.
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I had heard three new routes for summer 2007 as mentioned. A Spanish route (likely to be Reus as this is apparently the next FR base) a German route (possibly the mentioned HHN) and either a French (possibly their new MRS base) or Italian (no idea) route all being operated by non-EMA based aircraft some time to be launched in S07.
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hey all i have have heard on another thread that ryanair will be flying to Cagliari in sardinia next year as well, on the down side croatia airlines flights to dubrovnik & split have both been dropped happy new year to you all cheers paul
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Also heard Reus and Cagliari, when was/is the last Croatia Airlines flight? They not coming back next summer?
Also heard that GB are pleased with both EMA and BRS and looking to increase services. Anyone else heard this??
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GB Airways seem to have been pleased with EMA and Servisair, though I've no idea how much autonomy they have over operating their own routes or whether BA themselves want to see them expand in the regions when they're closing their own operations. Maybe as a GB branded service? Perhaps GB will end up looking like Monarch? Who knows?
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