NEWCASTLE - 8

[Jamie2k9]

Ryanair - Newcastle - Girona will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday next summer. The outbound flights will be uploaded soon.

[heslop2006]

Do I smell two new Ryanair routes?

Go on NCL's website on their destination map, you'll see Porto - Portugal and Seville - Spain.

[ash666]

Seville would be good, I've done a couple of day trips but would love to stay longer. One of the most beautiful cities in the world imho.

[heslop2006]

I hope it all comes to light soon then! I want to see REAL Spanish cities, sick of those bucket and spade places

[ash666]

nothing on the Ryanair site

[ash666]

mystery solved:
please note that this destinatination is only available as part of a one-off holiday. Please go to www.newmarketholidays.co.uk for more information.

[Jamesair]

The GERONA Ryanair flights are now in the booking engine, Tu/Th/Sa

JET 2 uses the stated 5 a/c during Summer 11 except for Sundays when the schedules seem to suggest 6 a/c. anyone else noticed this?

[heslop2006]

Ah well, fun while it lasted lol

[GrahamK]

Still nothing on the AF CDG route after October, are AF-KLM going to consolidate all their ops to AMS? If they do quit, that leaves NCL with a 4 (?) weekly easyJet flight to CDG, and who knows how long it'll be before they pull that as well!

[nclops]

What's the chances that we could see a 3rd A/C from Flybe to operate the CDG with an AF codeshare as Flybe haven't released their flights after OCT yet?!

[Jamesair]

That's exactly what has been going through my mind, it would make sense bearing in mind the current co-operation between Air France and Flybe.

[Jamesair]

What effect do you think the Ryanair pullout from DTV will have on their operations from NCL?

[Jamie2k9]

They may add ALC but they don't seem to be that bothered about NCL. Would it be that the airport don't want FR routes to protect Jet 2 and Easyjet??

[Jamesair]

I don't think another operator to Alicante would be much use to the airport. I was thinking they may have to restore frequency on DUB and maybe add a fequency or two to Gerona to handle ex DTV pax

I would like to see Milan back again and some completely new destination. NCL will only get flights from other Ryanair bases, I can't ever see it having a base there against EZY and Jet2.

[Jamie2k9]

Sometime in March the election will be held and when Fine Gael get into power they have said (on Friday just gone) they will scrap the €10 (until 1 March and €3 from 1 March) travel tax. Ryanair have said they would increase flights to UK and Europe but it will probably not happon until August/ September.

[Jamesair]

That would be good news, it seems to have caused immense damage to pax numbers and increased (not reduced) tourism is vital to help the Irish recovery.

[Jamie2k9]

How much is the UK's Tax and is it lightly to be reduced or scrapped in the near future?

[Jamesair]

The new short haul economy ADT is £12. Unfortunately the Govt sees this as a good revenue earner so the chances of getting rid of it appear slim.

[HH6702]

summer charter timetable 2011

airport website been updated.
nothing great

[GrahamK]

HH6702, when was the last time Cyprus Airways flew into Newcastle? And I'm guessing the 757-300 has never been a common visitor either

Anyways, December provisional numbers are out:
Brussels: 3296 +140%
Copenhagen: 1628 -3%
Paris CDG: 12768 -3%
Dusseldorf: 3502 +34%
Dublin: 9284 -6%
Amsterdam: 19377 -2%
Dubai: 14447 +15% (I think this operated every day in December which roughly works out at average loads of 83.81% or 233 pax a flight, that's going on the theory that a HD 332 operated every day).
London Heathrow: 28914 -21% Obviously hit by the snow closures in the SE.
London Gatwick: 6215 -28%

Overall for the year, 4.34million pax, down 4.8%.