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A spokesperson for Newcastle recently attended the Runways UK event at Manchester where there were discussions on how regional airports could help solve the capacity crunch in the South East.
Given that Newcastle already has 7 flights a day to Heathrow they were still advocating that they want more yet more access. Is 7 a day not enough ?
Given that Newcastle already has 7 flights a day to Heathrow they were still advocating that they want more yet more access. Is 7 a day not enough ?
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A spokesperson for Newcastle recently attended the Runways UK event at Manchester where there were discussions on how regional airports could help solve the capacity crunch in the South East.
Given that Newcastle already has 7 flights a day to Heathrow they were still advocating that they want more yet more access. Is 7 a day not enough ?
Would they not prefer better choice and accessibility to places like Istanbul, Abu Dhabi etc and would such a strong stance deter those airlines from starting NEW flights?
Given that Newcastle already has 7 flights a day to Heathrow they were still advocating that they want more yet more access. Is 7 a day not enough ?
Would they not prefer better choice and accessibility to places like Istanbul, Abu Dhabi etc and would such a strong stance deter those airlines from starting NEW flights?
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BRS schedules may look as if they're messed up, but from EZYs point of view (and pax) they seem to work fine, which is the most important thing (makes them a profit) so they won't be changing that in a hurry.
NCL can get up to 8 flights a day from LHR, with some day stopping to make use of cheaper parking here and freeing up space/slots at LHR. Not sure how long this is to last, possibly just until January.
Not all of them go out full (or even half full). Loads tend to fluctuate a lot
They have no plans to permanently add more scheduled flights into NCL at present. They're pretty much making use of parking space elsewhere but offering flights to pax to earn some revenue to make them worthwhile.
NCL can get up to 8 flights a day from LHR, with some day stopping to make use of cheaper parking here and freeing up space/slots at LHR. Not sure how long this is to last, possibly just until January.
Not all of them go out full (or even half full). Loads tend to fluctuate a lot
They have no plans to permanently add more scheduled flights into NCL at present. They're pretty much making use of parking space elsewhere but offering flights to pax to earn some revenue to make them worthwhile.
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But the point is they kind of have to be making less money... Hence my suspicion that they are trying to kill it like STN. I hope I'm wrong and these new routes make me hope even more that I am wrong... But 1 morning flight per week, come on!
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Is Thomson basing an aircraft in SSH for winter 2015/16 as the ncl flights are not using a based ncl machine
Monday and Thursday flights
Departs SSH 10.30 arriving ncl at 1800
Departs NCL 19.00
Hurghada flights are the same on Fridays aircraft not ncl based
Is Thomson basing an aircraft in SSH for winter 2015/16 as the ncl flights are not using a based ncl machine
Monday and Thursday flights
Departs SSH 10.30 arriving ncl at 1800
Departs NCL 19.00
Hurghada flights are the same on Fridays aircraft not ncl based
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LHR drops to 5 per day from late Dec to sometime in Jan then it goes back to up to 6/7/8 per day until the start of summer when it reverts to 6 per day. Next winter sees an increase again to 7/8 per day.
Easyjet, BRS. I dont understand why on most of the days where there are two flights, none is in the morning yet two in the afternoon /evening within about 3 hrs of each other. On these days in the morning there seems to be an aircraft doing nothing on the ground at NCL. So there is an aircraft available to do a morning BRS rotation.
There must be a reason for this?? meanwhile the PAX nos appear to be dropping.
Easyjet, BRS. I dont understand why on most of the days where there are two flights, none is in the morning yet two in the afternoon /evening within about 3 hrs of each other. On these days in the morning there seems to be an aircraft doing nothing on the ground at NCL. So there is an aircraft available to do a morning BRS rotation.
There must be a reason for this?? meanwhile the PAX nos appear to be dropping.
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Thomson Winter 2015/2016
HH6702 Think you will find its an error on the timetables. Look in the holiday booking part and you will find what I understand are the correct times. (I Hope). Dont panic.
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As if Thomson would pull one of their bigger bases with no reason after a good 15 years being based, they won't leave unless something goes drastically wrong, especially when their ethos is to fly from your local airport.
Thomson also have one of the more intense winter programmes out of NCL compared to the others.
Thomson also have one of the more intense winter programmes out of NCL compared to the others.
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15 years may underestimate their presence slightly. Thomson/Britannia must have had a base at Newcastle for at least 35 years - definitely here throughout the 80's, 90's and 00's possibly throughout the 70's.
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Yes SWBKCB "trying to kill it" because I assume that if they just pulled it without being able to cite "low/decining passenger numbers" there would be some kind of outcry from the quarter of a million people who use it every year.
there would be some kind of outcry from the quarter of a million people who use it every year.
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Announced quite a while ago I'm sure, but still good news. Considering whether it could be a good more for EZY to do IOM, it would push Manx2 off the route which would be a shame but it would make it much more affordable and attractive.
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Forgot about the name change. I flew manx2 2/3 years ago NCL-IOM-NCL G-CCPW, I was impressed with them, but 'PW has had 2 landing gear collapses since :/
Pilots were mint... Sat me up in 1B with a headset on the IOM-NCL flight because they were the same pilots who did our NCL-IOM
Pilots were mint... Sat me up in 1B with a headset on the IOM-NCL flight because they were the same pilots who did our NCL-IOM