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Flybe are introducing a second Mon - Fri flight to Belfast City with effect from 26th March this will give 0820 and 1735 departures. This will enable a day return flight and should enable them to more effectively compete with Easyjet.
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It will probably replace the Shannon-Bournmouth route on which loads have been diarr, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Also they probably don't want Jet2 to get too successful from Cork (they're increasing to 5 weekly from March), Jet2's service to Cork being the only route from Munster to Newcastle.
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By the quick reply there you must have heard something?
Great news for ryanair and ncl airport if it happens
also going back to CO @ NCL.
it states on a different forum that CO may add NCL to its network but sharing the route with another airport maybe LGW?
less of a risk doing it that way. anybody heard anything new on this?
Great news for ryanair and ncl airport if it happens
also going back to CO @ NCL.
it states on a different forum that CO may add NCL to its network but sharing the route with another airport maybe LGW?
less of a risk doing it that way. anybody heard anything new on this?
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I haven't heard anything specifically about NCL, however I have heard that Shannon-Bournemouth is a disaster and will soon be axed, and NCL would be a similiar flight time from SNN, and considering that most other major UK cities are already served from SNN, I'd say its the most likely route to replace Bournemouth.
I haven't heard anything specifically about NCL, however I have heard that Shannon-Bournemouth is a disaster and will soon be axed, and NCL would be a similiar flight time from SNN, and considering that most other major UK cities are already served from SNN, I'd say its the most likely route to replace Bournemouth.
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Nothing on 'my radar' re CO & my feelings are to let this one go for the time being. CO are putting more resource into Scotland EDI *2 daily & GLA 11* weekly as they are experiencing very good loads. It would appear that they are anticipating strong growth outside London but do they currently operate any split load operations on transatlantic at present ? . I realise that GSM are to do this on the NCL - YHM but this operation is aimed at an entirely different market.
Nothing on 'my radar' re CO & my feelings are to let this one go for the time being. CO are putting more resource into Scotland EDI *2 daily & GLA 11* weekly as they are experiencing very good loads. It would appear that they are anticipating strong growth outside London but do they currently operate any split load operations on transatlantic at present ? . I realise that GSM are to do this on the NCL - YHM but this operation is aimed at an entirely different market.
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Very quiet at NCL at the minute!!
If anyone's done the maths, aircraft to stand ratio. You will find that we will be full every night. NO spare stands!! Thats with the two extra stands currently being built.
Roll on the summer!!
If anyone's done the maths, aircraft to stand ratio. You will find that we will be full every night. NO spare stands!! Thats with the two extra stands currently being built.
Roll on the summer!!
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Lets hope no one goes tech requiring another unit to cover then or there could be trouble 
Anyone know what xl are basing this year and from who? Schedule shows a 57 and a 37 are finnair back?
Anyone know what xl are basing this year and from who? Schedule shows a 57 and a 37 are finnair back?
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Apart from the obvious inconvenience of being on the wrong side of the runway, are there any issues with overnighting smaller aircraft on the southside ? What size aircraft could go on the Samson ramp and outside the old Gill hangar - 146's regularly park up for football charters??
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Interesting to hear the rumour of ryanair to shannon from ncl. But it seems to me that Ryanair operations at Ncl have been about their least succesful at any UK airport:
Oslo from daily to nothing.
Bergamo from weekly to daily to thrice weekly (with good times) to thrice weekly (arrive at Bergamo at midnight)
which just leaves Dublin (where loads are not great) and Girona where prices, and therefore bookings, seem low (i.e. Ryanair are introducing flights to Girona on the same days at Bristol as from Ncl against fierce Easy opposition and prices for the same days are generally higher).
Compared to Jet2 and Easy they have a really low profile in the region and this can't help. But whilst the existing routes struggle I think we are a long way from seeing a Ryanair base in Ncl.
Oslo from daily to nothing.
Bergamo from weekly to daily to thrice weekly (with good times) to thrice weekly (arrive at Bergamo at midnight)
which just leaves Dublin (where loads are not great) and Girona where prices, and therefore bookings, seem low (i.e. Ryanair are introducing flights to Girona on the same days at Bristol as from Ncl against fierce Easy opposition and prices for the same days are generally higher).
Compared to Jet2 and Easy they have a really low profile in the region and this can't help. But whilst the existing routes struggle I think we are a long way from seeing a Ryanair base in Ncl.
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I haven't look at the CAA, but I was under the impression the Dublin route was going well. It was Aer Lingus that wasn't looking so good?
Prices are always low on Ryanair by looking at a few routes, so I don't think comparing prices from airports can determine that the bookings aren't going well.
I look at their website to compare prices. I compared BRS and NCL leaving June 25th and returning 27th June. NCL was £5 more on the outbound and £65 more inbound. If Ryanair thought the route wouldn't be successful, why did they originally plan to do Girona daily? (Reduced to 4x weekly at the last minute when baby pulled MME)
I understand LPL was in the same situation as NCL with Bergamo at the end of last summer when it was to be dropped? Liverpool is one of Ryanair's biggest and most successful bases. Just because it is reduced/dropped doesn't mean it isn't successful, but in Ryanair's case, I imagine they would rather go somewhere where more money is to be made.
Yes, Ryanair isn't as big as LS and EZY at NCL, but I wouldn't say Ryanair is low profile. Most people I know who want to go to Dublin head straight for their website. They advertise a lot in papers, plus with them being Europe's biggest LCC, they don't really need loads of promotion.
Prices are always low on Ryanair by looking at a few routes, so I don't think comparing prices from airports can determine that the bookings aren't going well.
I look at their website to compare prices. I compared BRS and NCL leaving June 25th and returning 27th June. NCL was £5 more on the outbound and £65 more inbound. If Ryanair thought the route wouldn't be successful, why did they originally plan to do Girona daily? (Reduced to 4x weekly at the last minute when baby pulled MME)
I understand LPL was in the same situation as NCL with Bergamo at the end of last summer when it was to be dropped? Liverpool is one of Ryanair's biggest and most successful bases. Just because it is reduced/dropped doesn't mean it isn't successful, but in Ryanair's case, I imagine they would rather go somewhere where more money is to be made.
Yes, Ryanair isn't as big as LS and EZY at NCL, but I wouldn't say Ryanair is low profile. Most people I know who want to go to Dublin head straight for their website. They advertise a lot in papers, plus with them being Europe's biggest LCC, they don't really need loads of promotion.
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"I understand LPL was in the same situation as NCL with Bergamo at the end of last summer when it was to be dropped? Liverpool is one of Ryanair's biggest and most successful bases."
What happened with the Liverpool/Milan Bergamo route was that it went from daily down to four per week in February 2005. Then Ryanair left it very late in placing the route into its booking engine for the winter 2006.
The route will go daily exc Saturday during this summer.
What happened with the Liverpool/Milan Bergamo route was that it went from daily down to four per week in February 2005. Then Ryanair left it very late in placing the route into its booking engine for the winter 2006.
The route will go daily exc Saturday during this summer.
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As far as Iam aware all Ryanair loads are pretty good from NCL. I heard that the Torp has been dropped as its a LPL based aircraft which does a W rotation into NCL (not sure if this is true or not ) heard that its to be used on new route LPL-ALC i think. Aer Lingus loads are quite poor but busy over the weekends.
I see Easyjets prices for BCN are looking rather cheap for May, I priced one at £48.98 yesterday return including taxes!
Regarding the summer and stand allocation.....What will happen (which Im sure it will at some point) the MON is delayed on a Thurs/Fri and the EK has started this could mean two a330's in at same time. Who gets the new airbridge (cnt remember what stand) and is there a stand to take another aircraft of this size?
I see Easyjets prices for BCN are looking rather cheap for May, I priced one at £48.98 yesterday return including taxes!
Regarding the summer and stand allocation.....What will happen (which Im sure it will at some point) the MON is delayed on a Thurs/Fri and the EK has started this could mean two a330's in at same time. Who gets the new airbridge (cnt remember what stand) and is there a stand to take another aircraft of this size?
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"I heard that the Torp has been dropped as its a LPL based aircraft which does a W rotation into NCL (not sure if this is true or not ) heard that its to be used on new route LPL-ALC i think."
The Newcastle part of the Liverpool/Oslo/Newcastle/Oslo/Liverpool routing stops at the start of the summer schedules and has nothing to do with the Alicante route exLiverpool.
The Newcastle part of the Liverpool/Oslo/Newcastle/Oslo/Liverpool routing stops at the start of the summer schedules and has nothing to do with the Alicante route exLiverpool.
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Newcastle-Torp was still a popular route most of the time so the route being dropped isnt down to lack of pax interest.
Does anybody know whats being built next to current control tower?
Does anybody know whats being built next to current control tower?
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Flybe BACON Merger
Just had the regional press release for Newcastle emailed to me from FLYBE regarding the FLYNE - BACON merger, one interesting point to note is that it states the the merger "will have a sizeable impact on the airlines Newcastle Buisiness". It does not however elaborate any further or give a timescale to this sizeable impact.
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