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Old 9th Sep 2015, 21:21
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Newcastle have done very very very well with their even split, 1/3 loco, 1/3 legacy, 1/3 charter - especially when you look at competing airports, East Midlands, Leeds, Liverpool even Bristol

Vueling is kind of somewhere in the middle, yes a loco but with IAG links and a large hub with connecting flights available, somewhat different to Ryanair's new Alicante flight (wishing that the best of luck)

To keep the balance if we can get 2 daily EK, secure United and maybe entice Turkish they could look towards adding more Ryanair flights along with encouraged Jet2 expansion. I very much doubt it but I'd love to see easyjet add a 4th aircraft and open up routes like Munich, Milan, Marrakech, Reykjavik, improve frequencies such as Bristol... Maybe more further afield winter destinations like Lanzarote, Sharm. I thought Mykonos in the summer from easyjet could be a nice addition.

I'm feeling confident about the next few years at Newcastle, I'm getting good feelings and I hope I'm not wrong!

I understand NCL not wanting to upset Jet2 but it's not worth hindering growth, I feel it's unlikely Jet2 would up and leave, not that I want NCL to start putting all (or any) of their eggs in the Ryanair basket

Long shot but could we see a Westjet 737 to Toronto?
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Old 9th Sep 2015, 23:29
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There's a lot of it's and but's, however I'm confident too that we have a good future, looks like we might be needing that second pier before 2030, even this summer has been a bit tight for stands at the peak times.
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 07:39
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Here we go again..

It must be the phase of the moon? Every so often out comes the pointless wish lists!!
Mind I found a book which I had wrote when I was 11 listing all the flights I would like to see operating from Teesside and Newcastle...no one on here has mentioned a daily Leeds flight?

Talking of shortage of stands..I see Newcastle are parking cars on some south stands...must mean airport car parking is completely inadequate or traffic is booming!
Also looking through notams..why are ATC services possibly restricted..they mention new equipment? Anyone know what that is?
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 07:45
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Ryanair / jet2 @ lba

Hasn't Ryanair got a 2 based operation at Leeds now?
At the time Jet2 said they wouldn't expand anymore and withdraw aircraft?
Think the same happened at Manchester too?

However have Jet2 really done this?
Has it effected them as I'm sure they both still operating the same routes and some new ones?
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 07:47
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You mention United but so far its not looking like a return , Hope it does though

I see Icelandair is heading to ABZ in the new year , One of the routes i really hope appears at NCL soon
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 09:14
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HH6702,

Ryanair have 3 based at LBA, and Jet2 have added aircraft at LBA since basing.

Ryanair have 7/8 based at MAN, and again, have added aircraft since the Ryanair base started. In fact, MAN is now Jet2's biggest base.

So, Ryanair basing is not a prelude to Jet2 stagnating/shrinking.
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 10:21
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U2

U2 have released their early summer schedule up until the end of June. Maybe someone's who a little more switched on than me has more accurate infor but from what I can see:

BFS - a slight increase (I think)
BRS - day return now only available on a Monday, other days the same.
BCN - similar frequency, no response to VY as yet but it's early days
GVA - staying as year round so that looks promising
SPU/RHO/CFU - jury's out. There's no message to say it's not available, but there are no flights showing. Anyone remember when they were available from this summer?
TFS - available this winter still
JER - similar to this summer
Beach flights to Spain/Faro all look pretty similar to this year
No sign of any new routes, or even if this years' new routes are remaining

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Old 10th Sep 2015, 11:57
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Split looks like it restarts 25th June, and Rhodes and Corfu started July this year IIRC.
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 12:39
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Jet 2 vs LCC

Also let's remember that Jet 2 expanded as EasyJet dropped routes and appeared to lose interest in NCL.


I don't see anything wrong with Ryanair trying a few routes from their existing bases, particularly those in Germany and northern Italy.
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 15:17
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Isn't NCL the only Jet2 base which isn't also a Ryanair base?
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 16:17
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Is BFS-NCL operated by a B737-300QC? Anyone know?
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 17:04
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Op by an EZY 319!

Didn't LS drop it a while ago?
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 17:24
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Jet2 have never operated NCL-BFS

FlyBe do BHD on a Q400, and easyJet go to BFS with a mix of 319/320
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 17:38
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OK - thought it was one of the very early Jet2 routes.
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 17:42
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Only domestics Jet2 operated from BFS were Blackpool and Leeds IIRC.
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 19:25
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The NOTAM is to cover the transition from paper Flight Progress Strips to Electronic ones (EFPS). The duration of the NOTAM allows for all 5 watches to transition over to the new system as in addition to getting used to the new setup, there are some minor procedure changes.

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Old 10th Sep 2015, 19:39
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Thanks Heathrow..good luck!
But was does that mean!! Is that what the Scottish atc had all the problems with a couple of years ago?
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Old 10th Sep 2015, 23:38
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Good to see Easyjet's team of monkeys have managed to cock up Bristol schedules even more! Or is that offensive to our primate counterparts?

Hope Split, Rhodes and Corfu return and glad to see Geneva serving them well. I do think Ryanair could be good for us in some ways, cheap flights, dump seats, create demand rather than cater for the existing market.

Budapest, Riga, Warsaw... There for Ryanair or Wizzair to take

If Alicante impresses I wonder if they might treat us to Valencia? Seville? Even Madrid or Lisbon? Canny hard to go wrong with Spain especially when you'd have the monopoly.

EVEN do a straight swap with Jet2.. They take Girona off FR, FR takes Murcia off them (what's the craic with Murcia I remember it was pretty much a daily 757 + 3/4 weekly Easyjet 737 at one time)
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Old 11th Sep 2015, 06:14
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Bristol is twice a day mon, thurs, fri and sun by the looks of it. But yes, looks like it could eventually get dropped if pax numbers continue to tumble due to the messing about with the schedule
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Old 11th Sep 2015, 08:02
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Good to see Easyjet's team of monkeys have managed to cock up Bristol schedules even more! Or is that offensive to our primate counterparts?
No, probably more offensive to a team that regularly produces profits, and returns dividends to it's shareholders.

I would bet the "monkeys" at Easyjet have a deal more acumen when it comes to route planning than all the posters on these threads put together! At least they run a successful business rather than jeering from the sidelines like a bunch of disgruntled premier league footie fans.
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