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Good news indeed. Shows commitment, shame however that it couldn't have been extended towards the end of October, this would help to test the market for the front end in the busier autumn period (for business travel) and perhaps pave the way for a year round operation.
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United fares. Wait another 24hrs not all fare types have been loaded onto system yet.
Let's hope they have another strong summer and maybe for 2017 the season gets extended.
Let's continue to walk before we run !!! Build this service up
Let's hope they have another strong summer and maybe for 2017 the season gets extended.
Let's continue to walk before we run !!! Build this service up
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Hopefully the doom and gloom about this one year only route can be put to bed and lets be positive about it , The flight numbers have been changed closer to other UK numbers which may indicate this route will be given a fair chance
I hope you're right regarding fares, over 500 pounds in the difference is bonkers. You couldn't put that purely down to APD.
I didn't mean to do the proverbial in anyone's pool, of course it's good news, and the extra weekly flight says a lot, but you have to admit a £538 per person saving on a family holiday would be an absolute no brainer!
It can't be right, it just can't be......
It can't be right, it just can't be......
Non stop flight now showing as £391 (27/05/2016 returning a week later), DUB £413 but takes four hours longer - suspect the £900 odd was the fully flexible fare (so apples being compared with oranges) 
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UA great news and 6 x week must have seen promise! Well done NCL management on securing this needed link and lets hope UA get the prices right!
P.S. And some great EK loads!!!
P.S. And some great EK loads!!!
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I.A.G Airlines
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Anybody else noticed that the above group seems to have invaded the UK market with a load of NEW routes and NEW UK departure points for next summer?
Iberia Express just put on sale BHX-MAD
IB now has flights from LHR,LGW,MAN,BHX and EDI
The only gaps being the north east and wales
With NCL gaining Vueling with connections via BCN im hoping that the 3rd big news could be gaining Iberia Express to MAD offering connections to long haul and short haul routes
Guessing 3/4x weekly could start in july 2016??
What does people think
Anybody else noticed that the above group seems to have invaded the UK market with a load of NEW routes and NEW UK departure points for next summer?
Iberia Express just put on sale BHX-MAD
IB now has flights from LHR,LGW,MAN,BHX and EDI
The only gaps being the north east and wales
With NCL gaining Vueling with connections via BCN im hoping that the 3rd big news could be gaining Iberia Express to MAD offering connections to long haul and short haul routes
Guessing 3/4x weekly could start in july 2016??
What does people think
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I'm sure they'll at least be looking at us, as you say, quite a big gap. They'll probably wait to see how Vueling do I think, I have a feeling we're in for a good few years. Nice, gradual, sustained growth
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Not sure about Madrid from Newcastle as an O&D route. Sorry to play up to stereotypes, but the lack of beaches in the Madrid area means I can't see it working.
Iberia might be a different kettle of fish, but if they were to start, I think they'd need at least daily rather than 3 to 4 weekly - The main benefit of an Iberia service would, as you say, be connections, and I think you'd need at least a daily service to fully utilise the connectivity at Madrid.
The gaps you talk about - Wales and the NE (Iberia don't fly to the West Country or Northern Ireland either but I'm nit-picking) - are probably the areas with the least propensity to fly, so no real surprise there. I'd expect CWL and NCL to be way down their list after MAN, BHX, EDI etc.
Iberia might be a different kettle of fish, but if they were to start, I think they'd need at least daily rather than 3 to 4 weekly - The main benefit of an Iberia service would, as you say, be connections, and I think you'd need at least a daily service to fully utilise the connectivity at Madrid.
The gaps you talk about - Wales and the NE (Iberia don't fly to the West Country or Northern Ireland either but I'm nit-picking) - are probably the areas with the least propensity to fly, so no real surprise there. I'd expect CWL and NCL to be way down their list after MAN, BHX, EDI etc.
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They don't fly to GLA either. Both GLA and NCL are fairly similar in their demographics as strong point to point holiday airports. Both aren't great when it comes to their offerings from major hub names. Many of the big names missing from both.
Both aren't great when it comes to their offerings from major hub names
What realistic hub targets are missing, FRA, IST, MAD?
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