NEWCASTLE - 8

[heslop2006]

Personal preference, I guess.

For me, I find it perfectly fine to land at DXB at midnight, then depart around 3:20am with EK to BKK and land lunchtime in Bangkok.

Especially now that I teach at a Thai University, I'm rather glad that we have our committed Emirates service, for when I'm going to and from the UK.

[ash666]

As you say, all down to personal preference.

[Beatts]

Boost for Newcastle Airport in Heathrow expansion plan after loss of New York flights - Chronicle Live

[Heathrow Harry]

lot of if's but's and mights in that interview...........

[HH6702]

Jet2 have put winter 2017/18 flights on sale

Earlier than normal trying to get in before Thomson and Thomas cook

[sunshine79]

Flew in from Alicante last night to find 3 flights on one belt. Luckily the pax from the TOM flight from HER had just about left as we arrived to the luggage belt. The EZY MLA landed about 15 mins after us and was on the same belt. Luckily my case was one of the first out but I can't understand why they would put upto 2 flights on one belt. On another note, eventually EZY until June 217 goes on sale tomorrow

[HH6702]

Can't see any real changes still looks 3 based for Easyjet mostly done by based aircraft

[apaul]

Newcastle-Geneva drops to twice per week. Think it was more last summer. No sign of Split yet, but it was a short season last year and might be July/August only.

[northumberlandairway]

Norwich?

Surely this can't be right. Was on the IPhone Ryanair app and it lists Newcastle - Norwich. Surely this must be a glitch. East Anglia is a nightmare to get to at the best of times but I really can't see that route generating much income for MOL

[NorthEasterner]

Regarding Norwich.

Ryanair operated a charter 737-700 between NWI-NCL-NWI for the last Newcastle united match with Norwich.

No route is planned between the 2 airports and definitely not with Ryanair since neither of them are bases.

So you're right it is just an app glitch

NE

[Jamesair]

Main differences between Summer 16 and 17 appear to be :- Alicante 7 (6 this year), Barcelona 6 (5), Belfast 19 (18), Berlin 3 (new for summer 17), Faro 6 (5), Geneva 2 (4), Jersey 3 (4), Nice 4 (3).......Corfu 1, Palma 7, Malaga 6, and Malta 2 are unchanged. Rhodes and Split don't seem to be operated.

[fa2fi]

Maybe we will see RHO and SPU appear when the summer flights are released.

[Fairdealfrank]

OK, what I meant was that I hate splitting the long haul part in the middle.
Obviously I can't get to Thailand where I have relatives directly from NCL so would much rather (ie 100%) do a short hop to AMS/CDG or train the LHR and then have 1 long flight.

Agree 100%, although in my case it's between a non-stop ex-LHR or the long way around and a change in the mid-east.

[Ph1l1pncl]

Now that Aviator has announced its pulling out of the UK as it can't make anymoney, I wonder what will happen to its airlines at Newcastle. Will they all go to swissport, BA only switched to aviator this year, or maybe another handling agent like Menzies will come in etc. Apart from BA and Easyjet, who do Aviator handle at Newcastle?

[SWBKCB]

July stats

Airport July 2016 July 2015 percent change

PALMA DE MALLORCA 48,269 42,172 14.5
ALICANTE 40,077 27,084 48.0
AMSTERDAM 32,221 33,744 -4.5
MALAGA 29,350 20,820 41.0
DUBAI 21,440 21,067 1.8
DUBLIN 19,472 16,179 20.4
TENERIFE (SURREINA SOFIA) 17,945 11,284 59.0
FARO 17,301 16,167 7.0
IBIZA 16,485 15,155 8.8
DALAMAN 14,625 23,825 -38.6
PARIS (CHARLES DE GAULLE) 13,283 14,482 -8.3
REUS 12,368 7,615 62.4
ARRECIFE 11,307 9,996 13.1
BARCELONA 9,819 6,936 41.6
CORFU 9,769 10,016 -2.5
RHODES 9,185 8,372 9.7
ZAKINTHOS 9,072 7,886 15.0
MAHON 9,017 8,652 4.2
LARNACA 8,764 8,495 3.2
BURGAS 6,639 6,897 -3.7
PAPHOS 6,285 6,555 -4.1
LAS PALMAS 6,162 2,950 108.9
HERAKLION 6,037 4,353 38.7
GENEVA 5,452 5,585 -2.4
ANTALYA 5,269 7,205 -26.9
FUERTEVENTURA 4,584 5,214 -12.1
NEW YORK (NEWARK) 4,523 3,567 26.8
NICE 4,021 3,891 3.3
DUSSELDORF 3,975 3,910 1.7
DUBROVNIK 3,974 4,307 -7.7
CANCUN 3,878 2,609 48.6
MALTA 3,703 4,845 -23.6
NAPLES 3,289 1,843 78.5
KOS 3,133 3,964 -21.0
VERONA VILLAFRANCA 3,093 2,844 8.8
KEFALLINIA 2,998 3,173 -5.5
SPLIT 2,978 2,184 36.4
SANFORD 2,974 2,875 3.4
MURCIA SAN JAVIER 2,954 5,158 -42.7
BODRUM (MILAS) 2,798 3,527 -20.7
FUNCHAL 2,754 2,581 6.7
GIRONA 2,631 0 0.0
KRAKOW 2,550 2,547 0.1
ROME (FIUMICINO) 2,532 2,591 -2.3
PRAGUE 2,466 2,496 -1.2
PISA 2,452 2,413 1.6
THIRA (SANTORINI) 1,981 1,532 29.3
SKIATHOS 1,951 1,211 61.1
CORK 1,902 944 101.5
BRUSSELS 1,744 2,583 -32.5
COPENHAGEN 1,429 1,690 -15.4
SALZBURG 1,286 1,739 -26.0
STAVANGER 898 1,498 -40.1

[NorthEasterner]

Originally Posted by Ph1l1pncl

Now that Aviator has announced its pulling out of the UK as it can't make anymoney, I wonder what will happen to its airlines at Newcastle. Will they all go to swissport, BA only switched to aviator this year, or maybe another handling agent like Menzies will come in etc. Apart from BA and Easyjet, who do Aviator handle at Newcastle?

Aviator handle 4 airlines at Newcastle, BMI Regional, British Airways, easyJet and Flybe. Aviator also handle some charter services including Travel Service (excluding Thomson's charter).


NE

[jensdad]

Sorry for the spottery question, but what was the Red and White Fokker 100 I saw going in at lunchtime on Saturday?

[nclops]

It was Denim Air. Private charter from Biggin Hill.

[jensdad]

Thanks nclops

[ncl2011]

Originally Posted by Ph1l1pncl

Now that Aviator has announced its pulling out of the UK as it can't make anymoney, I wonder what will happen to its airlines at Newcastle. Will they all go to swissport, BA only switched to aviator this year, or maybe another handling agent like Menzies will come in etc. Apart from BA and Easyjet, who do Aviator handle at Newcastle?

Would one handling agent be allowed to have 100% market share at ncl? It seems very unlikely considering the laws/rules that govern fair trading and competition. Will be interesting to see who else is brave enough to get involved in supplying ground handling at ncl.