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well this some of the routes that i think we could get
geneva
lyons
salzburg
dus
berlin
oslo
lanzarote
cyprus
turkey
rumours on the jet2 forum of croatia to start from one of there bases
geneva
lyons
salzburg
dus
berlin
oslo
lanzarote
cyprus
turkey
rumours on the jet2 forum of croatia to start from one of there bases
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My guess for new Jet2 services are...
ACE
LPA
SSH
PFO
Strong rumours of Jet2 going to northern africa!
Regarding delays, i believe sundays CMF delay was due to no flight crew availible.
I know jet2 have been shuffling 737/757s round all over at mo to cover busy flying programme and its no suprise that they are a few a/c short but it will all be ironed out soon enough and jet2 will be back on track! most of the flights the 757s have been operating have been pretty busy already!
ACE
LPA
SSH
PFO
Strong rumours of Jet2 going to northern africa!
Regarding delays, i believe sundays CMF delay was due to no flight crew availible.
I know jet2 have been shuffling 737/757s round all over at mo to cover busy flying programme and its no suprise that they are a few a/c short but it will all be ironed out soon enough and jet2 will be back on track! most of the flights the 757s have been operating have been pretty busy already!
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Just to go slightly off track, as this is a rumour site - the guy currently suspended from his post at Newcastle... heard he has/is going/gone to Birmingham, anybody shed light on this??
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Ive noticed that the apron has been extremely busy last week or so now. Problem is though its only start of april and 5 or 6 EZYs were delayed for between 10-20 mins yesterday due to........Lack of coaches!!
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Yes the Apron has been packed the last week or so. Good to see the MYT A330 when I came in yesterday!! New stands should be open very soon.
What I also noticed yesterday was the shortage of baggage handlers. (equipment left every where, Not a good start)
Marra 123: Your probably right on this one. If these flights were departing close together then the major contributing factor would probably be gate congestion in the coaching lounge. Even if there was 2 coaches per flight, you wouldn't be-able to board all the flights at the same time anyway (unfortunately).
Remember that the seasonal coach drivers won't be starting for another week or so.
What I also noticed yesterday was the shortage of baggage handlers. (equipment left every where, Not a good start)
5 or 6 EZYs were delayed for between 10-20 mins yesterday due to........Lack of coaches!!
Remember that the seasonal coach drivers won't be starting for another week or so.
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Freedom flights and xl.com are no longer to offer services for the winter season from NCL. This brings up a couple of issues,
Flyjet, who carry their pax obviously not returning to NCL after this summer. Shame, considering they employed local crew and have a based a/c.
Theres going to be quite a gap in the market for flights to SSH, ACE, LPA, TFS during the winter
Less pax travelling through NCL airport during winter.
Wonder why they are doing this. Their flights always seemed busy and they even added extra ones during peak periods. Disappointing for Flyjet, I bet too!
Flyjet, who carry their pax obviously not returning to NCL after this summer. Shame, considering they employed local crew and have a based a/c.
Theres going to be quite a gap in the market for flights to SSH, ACE, LPA, TFS during the winter
Less pax travelling through NCL airport during winter.
Wonder why they are doing this. Their flights always seemed busy and they even added extra ones during peak periods. Disappointing for Flyjet, I bet too!
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The lack of coaches takes me mick at NCL at the moment
If you arrive after 9pm its worse, i got in late last night and had to wait 30 mins for 1 coach which then had to do 2 runs for a full 757! not on!
What annoys me is that there was plenty room at the terminal for our aircraft, and it was going str8 back out this morning so why cant we be put there for a change!
If you arrive after 9pm its worse, i got in late last night and had to wait 30 mins for 1 coach which then had to do 2 runs for a full 757! not on!
What annoys me is that there was plenty room at the terminal for our aircraft, and it was going str8 back out this morning so why cant we be put there for a change!
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Freedom Flights / XL.com
I cant see us loosing these flights. is the website not being updated?
i flew with them in jan/feb and the flight to ACE was over 200 pax both ways.
i know a few people who fly for fje and they tell me they are full most of the time.
if the above is true then there maybe some truth in JET2.com to SSH
Maybe 1 757 will operate the SSH,ACE,TFS,LPA,PHO.
on another note does anybody have any info on the tristar which was flying low over ncl yesterday afternoon around 4pm?
i flew with them in jan/feb and the flight to ACE was over 200 pax both ways.
i know a few people who fly for fje and they tell me they are full most of the time.
if the above is true then there maybe some truth in JET2.com to SSH
Maybe 1 757 will operate the SSH,ACE,TFS,LPA,PHO.
on another note does anybody have any info on the tristar which was flying low over ncl yesterday afternoon around 4pm?
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What annoys me is that there was plenty room at the terminal for our aircraft,
Maybe's when the summer schedule is up and running you may find yourself on Pier. Fingers crossed then if your only getting 1 bus!!
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Wow, the buses must have got a lot bigger since I was last there (or 757's smaller) if 2 bus loads is equivalent to a full 757. Capacity of the buses was only 99 pax if I remember right, and a 757 something like 230+ seats.
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Stands
Should be fun this summer - I wonder who will get the pier stands. It would be fair to allow TOM, TCX and XLA one pier each with the others off pier but we know this wont happen.
XL.COM Winter
Apparently XL.com/Freedom won't be operating any flights ex NCL this winter due to low sales and increasing costs. Interesting the FJE flights are going fairly full at present!
I think this has something to do with XL Airways pulling capacity throughout the Uk and not just at NCL
Anyone got news about EK and the handling/ground staff? I was operating on Saturday and saw the security area had a number of the barrier promoting the routes
Should be fun this summer - I wonder who will get the pier stands. It would be fair to allow TOM, TCX and XLA one pier each with the others off pier but we know this wont happen.
XL.COM Winter
Apparently XL.com/Freedom won't be operating any flights ex NCL this winter due to low sales and increasing costs. Interesting the FJE flights are going fairly full at present!
I think this has something to do with XL Airways pulling capacity throughout the Uk and not just at NCL
Anyone got news about EK and the handling/ground staff? I was operating on Saturday and saw the security area had a number of the barrier promoting the routes
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"on another note does anybody have any info on the tristar which was flying low over ncl yesterday afternoon around 4pm"
EuroAtlantics Tristar has been at EDI today and i think yesterday. It may have been an RAF bird doing approaches. One of the Graystars was at NCL about a month ago doing approaches.
EuroAtlantics Tristar has been at EDI today and i think yesterday. It may have been an RAF bird doing approaches. One of the Graystars was at NCL about a month ago doing approaches.
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Flyjet had a flat tire on monday, so it needed two wheels replaced. Aircraft was fully loaded at this point. Was going to take 45min to get coaches so we could disembark the pax. luckly the engineer said he could change the wheels with the pax onboard. Tuck SR technics about 40min to replace two wheels, hats off .
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Should the XL group not be operating all those flights during the winter then Jet2 would be ideally placed to step in. Flights more often than not did appear full.
What concerns me is the demise of the charters at NCL. Yes, lowcost airline services like those from Jet2, Easy etc are great offering cheap fares to a range of destinations which stimulated NCL pax figures, but what about the traditional charters. TCX/MYT are merging, TOM/FCA are merging, will we see another decrease once all the mergers are finalised? The network operated by XL/Freedom was good, concentrating on the popular holiday places, further afield like SSH and the Canaries and I can't understand how they were loosing money on the network from NCL.
Thats for the winter, what about the summer as again the XL/Freedom group have a sizeable route network, though other charteres do share in the summer. Is NCL at risk of loosing some of these services too?
What concerns me is the demise of the charters at NCL. Yes, lowcost airline services like those from Jet2, Easy etc are great offering cheap fares to a range of destinations which stimulated NCL pax figures, but what about the traditional charters. TCX/MYT are merging, TOM/FCA are merging, will we see another decrease once all the mergers are finalised? The network operated by XL/Freedom was good, concentrating on the popular holiday places, further afield like SSH and the Canaries and I can't understand how they were loosing money on the network from NCL.
Thats for the winter, what about the summer as again the XL/Freedom group have a sizeable route network, though other charteres do share in the summer. Is NCL at risk of loosing some of these services too?