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Ryanair holds training courses down in Porto, might just be students. I get alot of students on my EMA-DUB flights and if i get the chance i show them the rear galley and get them to tell me where stuff is like the halons etc. But a base in Porto has been on the cards for a while, its more of a case of when not if, same goes for RIX, BTS, SXF, AGP
Any ideas of routes? OPO-EMA
Lee
Any ideas of routes? OPO-EMA
Lee
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One of our "long term CC " (very few of them) told me a couple of months ago it was to be a base, look at how many orange lights you see at night-time , plenty of people there, close to NW of Spain, and lots of Portugese living and working abroad, why not ? Weather a bit crappy/Atlantic though, but nonetheless the tourist market seems bouyant enough though.
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Well... yes indeed. "Much ado about nothing", starring MOL, the show played once again. To my mind it's about time to tell something new, many would appreciate this.
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Living in Leicester/Porto, I would be more than happy for an EMA-OPO route. I'm backwards and forwards every couple of weeks.
To get the chance to get away from the mad house that is now STN (I remember it in the good 'ole days when Air UK were the major force there) and the pain of the A14 would be great.
With less time, less fuel and no car parking costs (thanks Mrs. F) I would gladly pay a little more than the average out of STN too.
Here's dreaming
Living in Leicester/Porto, I would be more than happy for an EMA-OPO route. I'm backwards and forwards every couple of weeks.
To get the chance to get away from the mad house that is now STN (I remember it in the good 'ole days when Air UK were the major force there) and the pain of the A14 would be great.
With less time, less fuel and no car parking costs (thanks Mrs. F) I would gladly pay a little more than the average out of STN too.
Here's dreaming
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Ryanair are famous for not paying for what they don't need (and often not paying for things they do need!) but why, in GRO, do they get prime spots on the apron?
I have been to GRO 4 times in the last two years on the BLK-GRO service and every time I have noticed that at least 5 FR a/c were taking the main stands on the apron and airlines such as MYT, TOM and Spanair are having to park on the other stands.
I know FR are based there but so are Spanair and they don't seem to get the 'FR treatment' and I'm guessing they are probably paying more than FR!
Does this happen at other bases? Does FR take better spots than the other airlines who are more likely to pay more?
Cheers.
I have been to GRO 4 times in the last two years on the BLK-GRO service and every time I have noticed that at least 5 FR a/c were taking the main stands on the apron and airlines such as MYT, TOM and Spanair are having to park on the other stands.
I know FR are based there but so are Spanair and they don't seem to get the 'FR treatment' and I'm guessing they are probably paying more than FR!
Does this happen at other bases? Does FR take better spots than the other airlines who are more likely to pay more?
Cheers.
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MOL interview:
‘Frankly, we'd welcome higher oil prices. It would put a lot of flaky carriers out of business’
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Another Wednesday gone without any new aircraft deploymnet announcemnets. They usually announce plenty of new routes at this stage and MOL said about a month ago they would announce 1 or 2 bases within a few weeks.
Perhaps he is still trying to thrash out a deal with Malpensa. It wont be Riga or Bratislava or Porto I dont think as he wouldnt have gone there on PR trips recently if he was going to be back to announce a base.
How many free aircraft still for this winter?
Perhaps he is still trying to thrash out a deal with Malpensa. It wont be Riga or Bratislava or Porto I dont think as he wouldnt have gone there on PR trips recently if he was going to be back to announce a base.
How many free aircraft still for this winter?
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why is it so difficult to fly to Moscow?
EFLP is Lappeenranta in eastern Finland, the closest EU airport to St. Petersburg, two hours bus drive from the center of this famous city. It could lure thousands of Russians and serve as a gate to the West for them as well as give EU citizens access to Northern Russia. It would require however more than just flights to EFLP, e.g. frequent shuttle busses between St. Petersburg and Lappeenranta. Too difficult? Some years ago there were some short negotiations between Finnish Aviation authorities and FR, but Ryanair has been very sceptical about Russia's potential at the time. A success in Poland and other Eastern European countries could influence their stands, however. I was very surprised after being able to see tens of Russian cars at Tampere Airport. Many Russians drive there from St. Petersburg, some 460 kilometers(!), to be able to continue with Ryanair to London or Germany. Driving to Lappeenranta only they'd have 60% less distance to make. If MOL wanted to fill his planes somewhat better...
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St Petersberg (West)!!
Ryanair do something similar for Vienna (East). They fly to Bratislava and have a bus for about 8 Euros to Vienna. So it can be done. The big possible problem could be the boarder control between Finland (EU land) and Russia.
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Were does the whole dig at Ryanair names come from?
Brussels South is not a Ryanair invented name - it is of the airport's own choosing.
I only found out recently that Antwerp renamed them selves Brussels North as of January 07.
Brussels South is not a Ryanair invented name - it is of the airport's own choosing.
I only found out recently that Antwerp renamed them selves Brussels North as of January 07.
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Are FR planning on any expansion from DUB in the near future?
The reason I say this is that BLK-DUB flights are almost always full on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays in both directions. Is it not possible for the airline to launch another three flights per week on the route or do they find higher yielding routes than that?
I know that the airline has grounded planes this winter but if they looked at what other ways of making the money, why not? Give it a try. I'm sure other routes from DUB also fill up on the these days. Why not have one of the grounded aircraft in DUB and fly it on days that there is higher demand such as the three mentioned above. If it doens't work - cancel them! All airlines do it!
The reason I say this is that BLK-DUB flights are almost always full on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays in both directions. Is it not possible for the airline to launch another three flights per week on the route or do they find higher yielding routes than that?
I know that the airline has grounded planes this winter but if they looked at what other ways of making the money, why not? Give it a try. I'm sure other routes from DUB also fill up on the these days. Why not have one of the grounded aircraft in DUB and fly it on days that there is higher demand such as the three mentioned above. If it doens't work - cancel them! All airlines do it!
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tomorrow is a press conferenz in NRN.
They call it ''Am Niederrhein bewegt sich was''. (In Niederrhein is something on the move).
So I wondere wat they have to say. New routes or just some bla bla about the dutch eco-tax.
But the Terminal in Weeze in under reconstruction this time, si I think there will be some new routes for Weeze.
They call it ''Am Niederrhein bewegt sich was''. (In Niederrhein is something on the move).
So I wondere wat they have to say. New routes or just some bla bla about the dutch eco-tax.
But the Terminal in Weeze in under reconstruction this time, si I think there will be some new routes for Weeze.