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Old 21st Jul 2009, 21:26
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Amongst other destinations, OXFORD airport is said to be discussing with airlines is a daily (weekdays) flight to NCL.

source: Oxford Post
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Old 21st Jul 2009, 22:38
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and the purpose of daily flights to Oxford is what?
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Old 22nd Jul 2009, 06:00
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Make a few bob carrying passengers? It's a bigger city than Exeter with a larger, more prosperous catchment area.
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Old 22nd Jul 2009, 08:29
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There could be quite a bit of business traffic, hi- tech and otherwise, Oxford is not very easy to get to from Ncl. Sort of route that might just suit an Eastern J41.
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I agree this would be a good route for Eastern, having done this trip regularly the 4.5 hours on a train is not great! It is however possible to get return trips for under £100, Eastern would probably want at least twice that, therefore to make flying a cost effective alternative it would need to be twice daily with good times to allow a full days work and remove the need for an overnight stay.
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Old 29th Jul 2009, 08:12
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Ryanair musn't see NCL as an attractive proposition, I would have thought with all of these new TFS routes this Winter a once weekly would have worked. No mention of the Toon thus far.
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Old 29th Jul 2009, 08:47
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That's because the planes are still going to be based in Prestwick, Bristol, Birmingham etc.
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Old 29th Jul 2009, 09:50
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Jet 2 already serve these airports except Gran Canaria which it dropped
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Old 29th Jul 2009, 16:31
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I was under the impression aircraft would have been based in TFS, apparently not. I don't think competition from Jet2 would have influenced any decision.
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Looks like Eastern stop NCL - IOM on Sun 24th August. They are apparently closing their IOM base and ceasing all flights to and from the island.
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Ryanair to TFS................

Surely that would mean actually flying to TFS and not going to an airport 50 miles away from the advertised destination

Wait, there's still TFN or maybe even SPC (La Palma) with a ferry crossing to Santa Cruz and then a coach journey!!
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Old 31st Jul 2009, 22:52
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Ba Ncl-lhr

Looks like the last departure to LHR and the last inbound from LHR are cancelled during November and December.
Seems the same for other BA domestics in and out of LHR.

This despite NCL - LHR showing passenger growth at the moment!.
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Old 1st Aug 2009, 16:38
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It is temporary reduction. They seem to be back up to 6 daily in 2010.

ISLE OF MAN....I wonder if there is a market here for Flybe or Manx 2 to take over the route?
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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 18:17
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FR base

See there are rumours going around that FR is to base
3 aircraft at a new uk base from october

3 airports have been shortlisted which people are saying ncl/dtv is one of them

This could be really good news for ncl if they can pull a deal with fr!!
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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 18:31
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hmm ..

I think there would be too much competition at NCL so DTV may be seen as a better bet ...
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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 18:40
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fr

Dtv can't keep a route from fr year round.

Dublin has now been dropped altogether and alicante and gerona will end
At the end of october. What routes could work year round from dtv?

Think ncl will have the upper hand over dtv!
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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 18:59
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Is Ryanair's record from NCL much better? Oslo and Bergamo dropped, Girona not timetabled after October and Dublin reduced in frequency. Is going after fickle Ryanair with a very cheap offer worth upsetting Easyjet, Jet2 and the charter airlines? DTV, on the other hand, has nothing to lose and it would make more sense for them to make a very atttractive offer.

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Old 2nd Aug 2009, 19:06
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or CWL? Just to get rid of Baby? Just a thought....
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We already have Jet 2, easy and the popular charter operators from Newcastle fighting for passengers. There is no way Ryanair are going to set up a base here. In my opinion there isn't the demand to fill 189 seaters and in the current climate. Wasn't the Dublin reduced because of the tax the Irish government were slapping on tourists ?????

Doubt the management would want them basing here and slashing there costs and forcing the other locos out. If there is going to be any expansion my money will be on Flybe
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Manx2 are advertising NCL already. Will be interesting to see some aircraft variation!

Anyone know if this was a subsidised route? Did eastern lose a subsidy to manx2, or simply didnt it make financial sense, and Manx2 are giving it a go?

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