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Thanks - but when I click on the link it doesn't take me to the story but 'the hub' page with many news items which doesn't include "Five minutes with... Emirates Airline" (I can find "Five minutes with...Malaysian" and "Five minutes with...London Southend Airport"). Also, I search doesn't find it either.
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Basically all it said was all UK flights are doing well, they'll be more A380s to the UK in the future, and that Newcastle will be upgraded to a 777 when a suitable variant becomes available (i.e. 2 class 772ER or 77W).
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I wonder if TCX will be basing 4 aircraft at NCL next summer. From what I have heard there has been a lot of slack in the schedules this summer and it looks like some flight series have finished earlier than planned.
Tommorrow ( Friday ) only one departure from 4 aircraft in the morning.
Normally most summer charter departures go through to mid/end of October with the returns early November when the winter services kick in.
Tommorrow ( Friday ) only one departure from 4 aircraft in the morning.
Normally most summer charter departures go through to mid/end of October with the returns early November when the winter services kick in.
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It's quite common for the Greek flights to finish earlier than e.g. the Spanish ones so I wouldn't read too much into that. With 4 aircraft the programme was lighter per aircraft than it has been in the past but as long as they can get someone to fly for them next year again I would expect the 4 based units to return.
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Re Emirates possible upgrade to a 777..Will it get off the 7,300ft runway, I know BHX does it but they have 8,600ft (to be 9,750ft by 2014).
Surely off the small NCL runway would have to operate with restricted weight, unless NCL are going to extend their runway a bit as well?
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Surely off the small NCL runway would have to operate with restricted weight, unless NCL are going to extend their runway a bit as well?
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The runway is a bit over 7,600ft. There's an earlier discussion about which 777 version would have to be used. Emirates have already flown the 777 in and out of Newcastle for the 75th anniversary celebrations.
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"I heard NCL will be extending the runway! At the Dinnington End permission has been granted to reroute the road to do so!"
I'd heard the extension was going to be an underpass under the road.
I'd heard the extension was going to be an underpass under the road.
Meanwhile, back in the real world...
from memory, it was suggested in the masterplan from a few years ago that if there was going to be an extension it would be at the Dinnington end.
from memory, it was suggested in the masterplan from a few years ago that if there was going to be an extension it would be at the Dinnington end.
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At least someone has restored reality. Incidentally I think you have even over stated the probability, as reality is that there is NO CHANCE of any significant extension.
I believe the maths were done some time ago when things were looking a lot brighter (5M pax & increasing) and then even in projecting steady continued growth the maths simply did not add up. Massive costs & no one prepared to pay, least of all the airlines themselves! & then to cap it all the bubble burst !!!
Runway extension... about as likely as a scheduled service to NY
I believe the maths were done some time ago when things were looking a lot brighter (5M pax & increasing) and then even in projecting steady continued growth the maths simply did not add up. Massive costs & no one prepared to pay, least of all the airlines themselves! & then to cap it all the bubble burst !!!
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Highwideandugly,
Yes thats right they did, sure EK know what they are doing,and suppose it can operate with weights suiting the available runway.Be nice for NCL if its a 77W.
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Yes thats right they did, sure EK know what they are doing,and suppose it can operate with weights suiting the available runway.Be nice for NCL if its a 77W.
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Flybe hasn't loaded all of its Summer programme onto the website yet. You can clearly fly NCL to Hanover via Southampton in Summer 2012, but you can book that yet, so they may still have direct flights as well.