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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dubai and Sunderland
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The sched later departure from DXB, 0750 as opposed to 0735, during this winter puts it into the peak departure rush from DXB so always picks up a delay. On the plus side a couple of extra destinations are able to connect. Back to 0720(L) summer dep time end of month.
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newcaslte upon Tyne
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Passenger plane makes emergency landing after wheel falls off on flight to Newcastle | Mail Online
not sure how much this story has been daily mailed up
not sure how much this story has been daily mailed up
Join Date: Nov 2004
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if they had to off-load fuel and then land with one wheel only anyway why not just continue to NCL and do it there and burn up fuel on the way? If I was a passenger I know which I would prefer.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Newcastle
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Nice to hear about new destinations for a change 
. Will be good to watch the 3 big charters fighting for the same passengers serving the exact same routes as each other, which will hopefully make it cheaper for us north east folk to take our standard 2 week bucket and spade summer break 
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. Will be good to watch the 3 big charters fighting for the same passengers serving the exact same routes as each other, which will hopefully make it cheaper for us north east folk to take our standard 2 week bucket and spade summer break .
Join Date: May 2006
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It might be nice to see a different coloured aircraft but as ops guys says another charter base to the same destinations isn't going to get me too excited, the comments on price are interesting though as flying from NCL is much more expensive than other bases. I wonder who's fault that is, the airport or the airlines, they can't use that much more fuel flying a little bit further north.
On the other hand if it was a ZB scheduled base testing the water for future expansion rather a MON charter base it could help get things moving quickly when EZY do eventually desert the regional airports that helped them build their business for the glamour of flying from Manchester
On the other hand if it was a ZB scheduled base testing the water for future expansion rather a MON charter base it could help get things moving quickly when EZY do eventually desert the regional airports that helped them build their business for the glamour of flying from Manchester
Join Date: Mar 2005
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The problem with folk from the north east is that many are not willing to try new places. Take the Banjul flight on 20th April, they are less than half price to holidays / flights from Manchester for a holiday over Easter - it's just not selling!
Give them Benidorm or Majorca and they will snap your hand off! Look at the routes we have lost with Easyjet - Prague, Budapest, Krakow to name a few, I know Jet2 have re-introduced the PRG & KRK routes but until people start trying different areas we will struggle to attract new leisure routes.
I am a toonie born and bred, I am just saying this as an observation having been a travel agent for nearly 20 years.
Give them Benidorm or Majorca and they will snap your hand off! Look at the routes we have lost with Easyjet - Prague, Budapest, Krakow to name a few, I know Jet2 have re-introduced the PRG & KRK routes but until people start trying different areas we will struggle to attract new leisure routes.
I am a toonie born and bred, I am just saying this as an observation having been a travel agent for nearly 20 years.
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Hi,
I dont know if this has been answered on this forum but why has the stansted route been axed by Easyjet. I fly with easyjet a lot from newcastle to stansted only due to Durham Tees Valley having no routes to london. But i thought on average this flight was 60-80 percent full. It was allway quite busy when I was using this service. Ive flew with BA once and they were using an A321 on the route and that was 95% full. I dont know about the flybe route if thats busy. But with the loss of easyjet there is going to be a lot more demand for BA and Flybe. will these airlines cope with the increase of Demand. Also I think its getting worse and worse for the North East and Routes to London. We have only 2 routes to the capital now.
I dont know if this has been answered on this forum but why has the stansted route been axed by Easyjet. I fly with easyjet a lot from newcastle to stansted only due to Durham Tees Valley having no routes to london. But i thought on average this flight was 60-80 percent full. It was allway quite busy when I was using this service. Ive flew with BA once and they were using an A321 on the route and that was 95% full. I dont know about the flybe route if thats busy. But with the loss of easyjet there is going to be a lot more demand for BA and Flybe. will these airlines cope with the increase of Demand. Also I think its getting worse and worse for the North East and Routes to London. We have only 2 routes to the capital now.
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Most routes to london seem to be getting cut/dropped now due to the high charges imposed on domestic travel.
MAN-LHR on BD is down to 4 daily ERJ's
GLA-LHR on BD cut all
together
NCL-STN on U2 cut altogether
LBA-LGW on BE cut altogether
MAN-LHR on BD is down to 4 daily ERJ's
GLA-LHR on BD cut all
together
NCL-STN on U2 cut altogether
LBA-LGW on BE cut altogether
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its crazy. it costs me about £100 to get a train to london and that takes 3 1/2. And flying BA for example will now cost £80. I travel on planes not because its cheaper. Its because its faster and a better experience.