EAST MIDLANDS - 6

[Balair]

Station Opening Date

East Midlands Parkway station is now scheduled to open on the 26th January.

I'm not sure what, if any, bus connections to the airport there will be due to the number of trains stopping there initially - approximately 100 per day.
I think I read somewhere this is due to signalling issues, which once resolved, will allow an increase and a better spread of services throughout the day.

[johnnychips]

East Midlands Parkway

Excuse my geographical ignorance, but which line is it on; that is, which two stations is it in between; and where are the trains' origins/destinations?

[egnxema]

Its on the Midland Main Line. St Pancras to Nottingham and Derby, just south of where the line splits to the 2 cities.

Northbound East Midlands train will call Loughborough, East mids Pkway, Nottingham.

[johnnychips]

East Midlands Parkway

Thanks for that.So presumably it'll be serving the market south of the airport on the Midland Main Line, as if there is a bus tranfer (how long will it take?) people from Nottingham, Leicester and Loughborough would be just as quick taking a bus directly anyway.

[egnxema]

Timing of the bus transfer from EMPway to EMA will really depend on time of day - in the peak the transfer will have the M! J24 to negotiate in both directions - big queues. In the off peak, it should be 5/6 mins non-stop.

[First Bag]

Anyone know when the link road from the central apron to cargo west is due to open, its been finished for months now and still no sign of it opening

[jubilee]

Just to clarify, Midland Mainline lost the franchise,and the route from is now operated by East Midlands Railways.

Have just had a flight from East Midlands,which for me is a rare event as I normally use Manchester.
I passed through the airport on a Sunday afternoon, and was not impressed with the place. Would hate to turn up at security when it was busy.

On the return, tour of the airport by bus to to reach passport control which seemed a short walk from where the aircraft parked.
On the plus side all the staff we encountered, were very pleasant and helpful.
Regards
Jubilee

[OliWW]

With Thomas Cook now transfering from Menzies to Servisair from 1st Feb 09, how will this effect there summer schedule, Monarch and bmi both operate flights for TCX, will these be handled by Servisair as well, I do doubt bmi will be!

[egnxema]

Jubilee

It WAS busy - it's just that you are used to the HUGE crazy queues at MAN.

Thanks for the clarification, but to clarify, Midland Mainline was the name of the previous franchise holder on the Midland Main Line, the current operator of services on the Midland Main Line is East Midlands Trains.

The West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line and East Coast Main Line are the 3 principle north south rail routes in the UK.

[Balair]

Runway Extension

Local press reporting the planning application for the 190 metre extension will now be heard by NWLDC on March 3rd.

[odogo2]

local tv news reports a bus service will run from new parkway station to ema due to srart on same day station opens,believe 26 jan.

[NJTCF]

Monarch Flights EMA....

On Monarchs Webbsite EMA Is Showing On the Drop Down Section Under Charter Flights Only To 3 Destinations Menorca. Naples. Tenerife South. Anyone Stuart? Shed Any Details On These Flights Please.

Olton Pete Any Chance Of A Few Pax Figures 4 EMA Please.

Thanks NJTCF.

[paul atkins]

monarch-charters

thomas cook are operating there flights to tenerife and mahon ,thomson are doing the naples flights these where flights with cosmos until they got rebranded into monarch

[stuart-travel]

monarch/parkway station

Monarch may have some new flights ( flights only) for TFS,ACE,MAH
i hope to have details soon .


Parkway station nice to see the airport are operating a coach/bus service
each 30mins with a travel time of 15mins is this a part of the Nottingham skylink service ?

Any plane and rail fans we are booking steam trains through parkway on
the 28/2/09 and 25/4/09 both sat 28/2/09 a a4 loco and 25/4/09 a castle class loco.

regards
stuart

[Balair]

Parkway

Stuart

I understand the new bus service is to be operated by Premiere and it will be a dedicated service in addition to the Nottingham Skylink.

[stuart-travel]

tcx extra flights

Added fri ema-jsi 07.35-16.50 nice to replace xl flight from 2008
to make this correct the mah flights now are w flights with bhx aircraft


Thanks Balair on the station service

regards
stuart

[OliWW]

Normally there are 2 MAH flights and then that aircraft goes of to TFS for a second time in the day, but it also looks like there is just the one TFS now, so where will the aircraft go after JSI?

[stuart-travel]

tcx

Oliww 17.50 dep t/b/a may be HER

TFS now peak season 3 british midland charters two on tue and one on fri plus the TCX fri at 12.35

Is their any news on the GCI reinstated service for summer 2009


regards
stuart

[OliWW]

NEWS

Ive just had a look on there website and it seems to be Antalya on a Friday Evening now after the Skiathos flight
TCX97K 17:50 - 00:10
TCX97L 01:10 - 03:25
this brings TCX Antalya to 3 flights a week from 2

bmi have release
Las Palmas (Mon = 07:10 - 16:40)
Corfu (Mon = 17:50 - 01:25)
Paphos (Wed = 10:40 - 23:20)

I heard that more Monarch routes might be announced within the next 12 days

With Turkey and Egypt being so popular I thought Id let you know the flights so far for the summer.

Monday
TOM836 15:55 01:20 Bodrum
TCX944K 18:55 04:10 Bodrum
FHY411 19:05 20:05 Dalaman
OHY605 20:20 21:30 Bodrum
OHY437 20:45 21:45 Dalaman
TOM358 22:10 07:40 Dalaman
OHY0079 22:00 23:00 Dalaman

Tuesday
TOM774 14:40 00:20 Antalya

Wednesday
MON7326 07:00 16:35 Dalaman

Thursday
TOM514 14:55 00:25 Dalaman
TCX617K 17:15 03:15 Antalya

Friday
TCX97K 17:50 03:25 Antalya
TCX173K 22:55 08:10 Dalaman

Saturday
TCX786K 20:35 06:00 Dalaman

Sunday
XQ521 09:25 10:25 Bodrum
TCX855K 14:50 00:30 Antalya
OHY7605 18:40 19:40 Bodrum
OHY437 22:00 23:00 Dalaman

18 flights a week to Turkey!!

[paul atkins]

bmi

oliww bmi are also operating the following for thomas cook

sat = fue 0705 1620
pmi 1815 0020

sun = ibz 0630 1225
lan 1330 2235

thr = lan 0725 1640
dal 1805 0315 (operating for holidays 4u)

fri = tfs 0755 1725