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[skyman771]

the last attempt made no attempt at a USA/Canada connection vis-a-vis timings

My point precisely, it is only the Irish who can offer a connection that was timed to depart several hours before the connecting flight arrived.
Then they wonder why NCL-DUB-NCL was not as successful as they would wish

If as NCL claim then there is / was a market for NCL - NYC then there was a market NCL-DUB-NYC...... Yes ???

[EI-A330-300]

My point precisely, it is only the Irish who can offer a connection that was timed to depart several hours before the connecting flight arrived.
Then they wonder why NCL-DUB-NCL was not as successful as they would wish

Aer Lingus had there A320 on the route and they were up aginst Ryanair, an ATR 42 or 72 would work. BRS is an example of this.

EI didn't look connecting passengers at DUB from the UK until EI regional started in March 2010.

[SWBKCB]

EI didn't look connecting passengers at DUB from the UK until EI regional started in March 2010.

No - as has been discussed previously on this thread, EI did promote their US routes from NCL (and presumably other UK regional airports) back in the days when they were operating Fk.50's. I presume RYR's arrival on the Dublin route forced them out and I would imagine the same the presence of RYR would stop them trying again.

[HH6702]

EI / FR

Could Aer lingus really make any money on offering flights from NCL-DUB then connecting onto the NEW YORK route??
Can they compete with the likes of KLM/AF on price and times etc?

They would have to have a ATR leaving NCL early morning and then another flight at lunchtime for passengers arriving back...

I dont think we can compare Aer Lingus and Ryanair on the NCL route as they were targeting different markets...

Im sure maybe Aer Lingus may look back into NCL on day...

Southend would have been picked over NCL as there is no competitor on the route NCL is different.

Remember before the TAX came in and Ryanair dropped back to 1x daily the plan was to go to 3x daily NCL-DUB

[North West]

My point precisely, it is only the Irish who can offer a connection that was timed to depart several hours before the connecting flight arrived.
Then they wonder why NCL-DUB-NCL was not as successful as they would wish

If as NCL claim then there is / was a market for NCL - NYC then there was a market NCL-DUB-NYC...... Yes ???

No. NCL claim there is a market for services OVER a NYC hub, to points into the US, Canada and the Carribean. There will be some point to point traffic into NYC, but its just like the way NCL - DXB isn't really about a market between NCL and DXB.

Aer Lingus are not a viable option seeing as NCL-DUB-NYC-XXX puts a 2 stop option - with limited connectivity - into a market already served well by BA with a NCL-LHR-XXX option - at least for the major US destinations.

[Jamesair]

FEBRUARY PAX FIGURES

Some fairly good increases for February.

Brussels 3533 +8%
Dusseldorf 3097 +5%
Cork 1532 +19%
Dublin 12,564 +18%
Amsterdam 19,870 +13%
Stavanger 1948 +72%

Gatwick 6126 +2%
Heathrow 39,067 +11%
BFS City 2841 +4%
BFS INT 15,867 +2%
Cardiff 1201 +24%
Southampton 6438 +4%

Dubai 13,239 - 1%

[JKKne]

Re - Mistral Air - Is that the same Italian airline the Holy See use?

Love smallplanet livery. Wonderful looking aircraft

[HH6702]

Easyjet Winter 2012/3

Just been looking through the flights and have noticed that NCL-CDG is no longer on sale after october 2012.

Paris flights are on sale for other airports.

Lets hope this doesnt mean the futher reduction of flights for next winter and down to just 2 aircraft??

Hopefully the A320 will arrive this weekend?

Anybody heard any news on new routes etc been quiet lately

[CentreFix25]

I don't think EZY has a great deal of commitment to NCL. Replacing a 19 with a 20 isn't a massive business decision, although the media hype they created would lead Joe public to believe otherwise - just a PR/selling seats tactic.

They'll stick to their bigger money making routes to the Med, If they did Seasonal bases I bet we'd be one.

[Sam Chipperfield]

Newcastle

Easyjet A320 coming starts in May, could that mean maybe 4 a Day from Air France/Cityjet? there has been alot of Military movements

[fa2fi]

Bit concerning about CDG. But I've not heard anything official. People do want more routes, but if the flights are full and we're making money then there is no need to add routes if it's possible to get good ROI on the current routes and would save the costs involved in opening a new route. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Rumours of new routes were around when the 320 was announced but it's became clearer now that it's just there to increase capacity.

[Jamesair]

EASYJET WINTER

PARIS (CDG) is mentioned in the airport press release about Easyjet winter timetable as one of the routes to be operated.

[cjags]

EZY 320 will arrive for flights beginning 27th April

[Sam Chipperfield]

Easyjet

Was A Easyjet A319 Diverted In Today, G-EZFX From Tallin Was Scheduled To Go To Stansted, Flight Radar 24 Reports Emergency

[KNIEVEL77]

Sam,

I believe there was a medical emergency today on board an arriving EZY flight, this may have been the divert.

K77.

[skyman771]

CentreFix25

I don't think EZY has a great deal of commitment to NCL.

For clarity I understand that the EZY crew at NCL have received no indication that EZY's present operation's out of NCL are to change significantly, now or in the near future.
Is your assessment based on anything other than your personal opinion?

[CentreFix25]

I think you should take in the entire context of the post and not just one line.

have received no indication that EZY's present operation's out of NCL are to change significantly

The only person that has mentioned change is you, I spoke about commitment.

[SWBKCB]

Isn't the whole concept of an airline being 'committed' to an airport a bit nonsensical?

They might be committed today and not committed tomorrow depending on how markets and circumstances here and elsewhere change. For what it's worth, I agree with Skyman771, I'm not hearing about any significant changes (from within EZY, but not at NCL).

[CentreFix25]

Only person talking about 'Change' is Skyman.

Isn't the whole concept of an airline being 'committed' to an airport a bit nonsensical?

I think BA are committed to LHR.

[Ashling]

easyJet carry more passengers out of Ncl than any other airline. Ncl is performing well for them at the moment and they are increasing capacity with the introduction of the 320. Load factors are high, the aircraft are modern, reliable and easyJet are achieving record breaking OTP and customer satisfaction.

easyJet reduced from 7 to 3 aircraft over a 2 year period because the base was underperforming in comparison to the rest of the network. Their strategy has worked and the base is now performing comepitively. That is why they have looked to increase capacity. If it continues to do well I am sure they will look at whether the optimum aircraft level is higher than 3. Its a positive trend but it will not happen overnight and those who expect it to are naive.