NEWCASTLE - 8

[EK77WNCL]

Huge capacity jump coming for this winter and next summer

5 new Ryanair routes, 2 new easyjet routes and Eurowings upgauge this weekend

[Jamesair]

Still waiting to see if BMI extend the Stavanger route to Bergen next summer.

[LiamNCL]

Jet2 have had 5x 738s operating the past week when only 4x have been all summer. Example is G-JZHD on this evenings KRK

[Jamesair]

May be connected with schools half-term holiday

[HH6702]

Yes big increase in capacity for next summer and I'm guessing we may still see more being added before the season starts.

It's about time Newcastle got the increases

[EK77WNCL]

I hope they do, although I think a ERJ145 would be better because the 135 doesn't offer very many seats per destination (not that the 145 offers an amazing amount either)

I wonder if it would at all be feasible to do NCL-BRU-NCL-SVG-NCL-BGO-NCL-BRU-NCL in one day on the 135?

Bergen and Stavanger would only have 18.5 seats pdew on the 135... 24.5 on the 145. I'm sure there is more demand than that to be honest

Edit: Also, Split is no longer on easyjet's route map from Newcastle, Rhodes still is, so there's hope there, but I fear we may have lost one, or both of them... What is it about Croatia that doesn't work too well from NCL?

[long_final]

Could be done, although I understand that the SVG & BGO would operate as a 'triangle' NCL-SVG-BGO-NCL (or BGO first, not sure) Of course the downside here is pax coming to NCL from SVG will have to stop off in BGO first. Still quicker than flying into MAN and coming up by road/train.
Re EZY, haven't heard anything about losing SPU but it did have lower loads this season. I think Croatia/Slovenia etc may still be a bit niche, and once people have been once that's it. Same story with Bulgaria, rapid expansion a few years ago but found the happy medium. That said all the Sharm and Turkey pax have to holiday somewhere, although they'll probably just flock to Benidorm.


Also, nice to see an EWR flight without a 2+ hour delay today.

[Travel Agent]

Bulgaria is due to have an additional BH Air flight to Bourgas making three a week for next summer and TC are doing 2 per week, so increases there.

[HH6702]

Didn't BH have 3 flights per week this summer ?

[LiamNCL]

BH had 2 a week , A320 on a MON and A330 on a friday although i think the 330 was stand in most of the time. Bulgaria deffinetley isnt 'Niche' its becoming very popular especially with youngins added to the fact its currency isnt € you can get alot more for your money.

Is anything filling in the Monday flight for TCX this winter ? With SSH nowhere near returning i thought they might of added LPA as a Winter.

[HH6702]

There was 2x BH flights on a Friday during the high season

[HH6702]

Any idea what the plans are at TCX?
Heard a rumour that there won't be a third party aircraft next summer with all flights on there own aircraft?

[LiamNCL]

Originally Posted by HH6702

Any idea what the plans are at TCX?
Heard a rumour that there won't be a third party aircraft next summer with all flights on there own aircraft?

Still showing a A320 seat map on certain routes & as TCX dont have any 320s then at the moment it must be 3rd party.

[Beatts]

Todays BA

The 11:00 BA1326 has been cancelled and replaced with 13:40 Boeing 767(ER) G-BNWZ.

[HH6702]

Airport has updated timetable section on website summer 2017 now able to view

[long_final]

With the FR expansion expected to bring a further 750,000 pax, we could well see towards 5.5m next year. Interesting that EZY SPU and RHO isn't listed, though CFU is. Rumours had been circulating about that but very little news of what may be to come. Guess we'll find out Thursday

[HH6702]

Heard that those routes are dropped and we are getting at least 2 new routes

[Jamesair]

That sounds good......I note that Niki are doing the Verona charter next summer

[EK77WNCL]

Is it Niki? For the Saturday Verona? It says TBC on the timetable as yet. TOM also has a Malaga flight with the airline TBC

Rhodes could be a late starter this year with easyjet, it's still on their route map whereas Split is not. I really hope Split isn't going to get dropped but it looks like it is. I wonder what the 2 or more new routes could be, there's only x3 weekly slots to use, unless aircraft capacity is coming from somewhere else

For once I can confidently say that I'm sure we will break 5 million for 2017, and unless something goes catastrophically wrong, and if Ryanair keeps up it's growth, even at half the rate of this year (that would still be almost +400,000 seats), coupled with natural market growth and maybe even an extra aircraft from Jet2 or capacity shuffling and increases from easyjet... 6 million really shouldn't be that unattainable for 2018

[Jamesair]

Sorry, that's my mistake......for Verona read Salzburg.