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Hi
Hope everyone had a nice xmas
This is what i think of what has been posted
Wizzair: I would like to see this airline make a go at NCL. Warsaw was tried from down the road at DTV. Wrong airport but could work 2x weekly Fri,Mon
Gdansk, Poznan etc maybe but do they have the right size aircraft for NCL A320??
Vueling: Barcelona (x3 weekly A320) Why NOT???
Could be a little bloody bath as it is close as people have stated to ALC,GRO etc.
Best thing about Vueling is there product over the likes of EZY,FR,JET2.
Also could you connect onto other routes served by Vueling and also can you collect one world member points??
Could be a winner but dont think we will see until at least 2015 and maybe summer service only
Turkish: Istanbul (x4-5 weekly 739) It would be nice to see them at NCL giving a year round service to Turkey. However i feel that NCL will fall victim to piggy in the middle between EDI and MAN. The plus side is they have a large aircraft order and they need to place them somewhere!
SAS: Oslo and or Bergen (x4-5 weeky 736/CR9)
Maybe we should hope for DY first.
On the other hand there are the ones with potential that unfortunately will never happen due to various factors:
El Al: Tel Aviv (x2 weekly 737/738)
Even if there is only 3,500 in the NCL area there seems to be more than that travelling weekly between NCL and MAN and LONDON using the east coast trains..... It would be nice for them to try NCL
I'd be quite condifent of BUD and others from LS too.
New York WILL happen in the next ??? years?
Norwegian--------
With Norwegian now flying from LGW on behalf of Thomson to ALC and other spanish routes allowing the Thomson Aircraft to fly to Turkey instead.
I think there is a real chance we could see these at NCL in 2015 but flying for charter airlines. Aircraft could do for example LGW-ALC-NCL-ALC-LGW???
Should be fun in the coming years. however i feel this year will be boring compared to last summer for choice of airlines
Hope everyone had a nice xmas
This is what i think of what has been posted
Wizzair: I would like to see this airline make a go at NCL. Warsaw was tried from down the road at DTV. Wrong airport but could work 2x weekly Fri,Mon
Gdansk, Poznan etc maybe but do they have the right size aircraft for NCL A320??
Vueling: Barcelona (x3 weekly A320) Why NOT???
Could be a little bloody bath as it is close as people have stated to ALC,GRO etc.
Best thing about Vueling is there product over the likes of EZY,FR,JET2.
Also could you connect onto other routes served by Vueling and also can you collect one world member points??
Could be a winner but dont think we will see until at least 2015 and maybe summer service only
Turkish: Istanbul (x4-5 weekly 739) It would be nice to see them at NCL giving a year round service to Turkey. However i feel that NCL will fall victim to piggy in the middle between EDI and MAN. The plus side is they have a large aircraft order and they need to place them somewhere!
SAS: Oslo and or Bergen (x4-5 weeky 736/CR9)
Maybe we should hope for DY first.
On the other hand there are the ones with potential that unfortunately will never happen due to various factors:
El Al: Tel Aviv (x2 weekly 737/738)
Even if there is only 3,500 in the NCL area there seems to be more than that travelling weekly between NCL and MAN and LONDON using the east coast trains..... It would be nice for them to try NCL
I'd be quite condifent of BUD and others from LS too.
New York WILL happen in the next ??? years?
Norwegian--------
With Norwegian now flying from LGW on behalf of Thomson to ALC and other spanish routes allowing the Thomson Aircraft to fly to Turkey instead.
I think there is a real chance we could see these at NCL in 2015 but flying for charter airlines. Aircraft could do for example LGW-ALC-NCL-ALC-LGW???
Should be fun in the coming years. however i feel this year will be boring compared to last summer for choice of airlines
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Even if there is only 3,500 in the NCL area there seems to be more than that travelling weekly between NCL and MAN and LONDON using the east coast trains..... It would be nice for them to try NCL
Also could you connect onto other routes served by Vueling and also can you collect one world member points??
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Yes you can transfer on VY flights at BCN.
I was thinking SAS might have been a better punt than DY because of the better sized aircraft and onward connections, yet DY does offer much of the same with lower fares. Could we even see DY open a base at NCL with 1 738 based if they get their Irish AOC? That would be nice to see, they could open up untapped markets such as Morocco and some Greek/Croatian markets. Then the obligatory PMI/TFS runs and maybe some Italian and Spanish cities?
I think if Wizzair have made such a good go of DSA, NCL should work pretty well for them. They're bloody cheap too! The only airline I know of that was as consistently cheap as them was Bmibaby. Ryanair and Easyjet occasionally but not as consistently.
El Al and Turkish would be really nice to see.
I was thinking SAS might have been a better punt than DY because of the better sized aircraft and onward connections, yet DY does offer much of the same with lower fares. Could we even see DY open a base at NCL with 1 738 based if they get their Irish AOC? That would be nice to see, they could open up untapped markets such as Morocco and some Greek/Croatian markets. Then the obligatory PMI/TFS runs and maybe some Italian and Spanish cities?
I think if Wizzair have made such a good go of DSA, NCL should work pretty well for them. They're bloody cheap too! The only airline I know of that was as consistently cheap as them was Bmibaby. Ryanair and Easyjet occasionally but not as consistently.
El Al and Turkish would be really nice to see.
Tel Aviv - really? Can we cut out the El Al racial stereotyping nonsense and stick to facts - where's the market?
As to the rest, I appreciate this is an attempt at a wish list but try backing up with a bit of common sense - i.e.
what are the common factors with DSA that would make Wizz such a success - other than LTN when was the last new UK route?
why would DY need to wait for the Irish AOC - do they have a model of single a/c bases at regional airports?
Turkish would jump in with a 739 when they have smaller a/c, what would be the impact on EK?
SAS group companies op CRJ's to CPH and DH8D to SVG but they'd jump in with 736/CR9 to Oslo and or Bergen - what onward connections?
As to the rest, I appreciate this is an attempt at a wish list but try backing up with a bit of common sense - i.e.
what are the common factors with DSA that would make Wizz such a success - other than LTN when was the last new UK route?
why would DY need to wait for the Irish AOC - do they have a model of single a/c bases at regional airports?
Turkish would jump in with a 739 when they have smaller a/c, what would be the impact on EK?
SAS group companies op CRJ's to CPH and DH8D to SVG but they'd jump in with 736/CR9 to Oslo and or Bergen - what onward connections?
Jews with there !00 suitcases each trying to avoid extra baggage charges!!!!
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Turkish would jump in with a 739 when they have smaller a/c, what would be the impact on EK?
Istanbul wouldn't be the primary destination of most TK pax ex NCL, in the same way most EK pax aren't going to DXB - so very much the same market and from the North East probably not big enough for both.
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I certainly hope DY don't set up a base at NCL. They'll just undercut the current airlines operating routes, who will pull out, leaving DY without competition so they will increase prices. The jobs they provide will be low paid and unstable.
I agree that Baby were cheap. But look where that got them. TK can bring little to us that BA/KL/AF/EK/LH bring us with flights via their respective hubs. Yes they fly to Iraq/Afgha/Rural Turkey but I can't imagine there's enough demand to operate the route from NCL.
I agree that Baby were cheap. But look where that got them. TK can bring little to us that BA/KL/AF/EK/LH bring us with flights via their respective hubs. Yes they fly to Iraq/Afgha/Rural Turkey but I can't imagine there's enough demand to operate the route from NCL.
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I suppose the biggest prize for NCL would be a link to the USA which would open up a lot of new markets (freight) and pax being able to link through whichever hub was chosen, through to the rest of the USA and Latin America. Unfortunately, I feel that the more links Edinburgh gets the less likely NCL is to get its own direct service.
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Good News
At last found a new flight
Tuesdays
Newcastle - Antalya 13:45 20:20
Antalya - Newcastle 10:00 12:45
Olympic Holidays using Onur Air!!!!
No Aegean flights this summer
However the Thomson timetable didnt fit with the extra PMI.
Maybe the Thomson flights on a tuesday now fits fine will take a look
Tuesdays
Newcastle - Antalya 13:45 20:20
Antalya - Newcastle 10:00 12:45
Olympic Holidays using Onur Air!!!!
No Aegean flights this summer
However the Thomson timetable didnt fit with the extra PMI.
Maybe the Thomson flights on a tuesday now fits fine will take a look
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Can't see flights to Russia just yet. Think they would choose Manchester first.
It would be nice to see a link to ncl.
How many pax used the JET2 flight to st. Petersburg ?
Think jet2 should do a few more one off's to places like this .
I would have thought that ICELAND seems to be getting an increase from easyjet for next summer. BRS and EDI havin flights.
Could we see NCL getting a link to ICELAND?
Didnt we used to be linked in the winter time with icelandair back in the late 90's?
Maybe jet2 could try it 2x weekly
It would be nice to see a link to ncl.
How many pax used the JET2 flight to st. Petersburg ?
Think jet2 should do a few more one off's to places like this .
I would have thought that ICELAND seems to be getting an increase from easyjet for next summer. BRS and EDI havin flights.
Could we see NCL getting a link to ICELAND?
Didnt we used to be linked in the winter time with icelandair back in the late 90's?
Maybe jet2 could try it 2x weekly
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Iceland
There was a market for the link.
Things can't be that bad as easyjet have added flights from lgw,brs,edi and I'm sure that icelandair have added flights too.
So the market must be coming back lets try and get them back to the north east(metrocentre?)
Things can't be that bad as easyjet have added flights from lgw,brs,edi and I'm sure that icelandair have added flights too.
So the market must be coming back lets try and get them back to the north east(metrocentre?)