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NCL-DXB 15/08/17
I was very pleased to see the airport absolutely jam packed on Tuesday. Having to wait 30+ minutes in the check in queue for Emirates (we were airport check in - and thank God! - the "online checked in" queue stretched back to the door!) was rather frustrating, but security was efficient despite the number of passengers (can't have been much over 5 minutes to get through, 10 at the absolute most).
Departure lounge was very busy, not quite uncomfortably so, but I imagine that the morning rush in July-August can't be very nice! If this growth continues, we're going to need that extension before too long!
I gave them 8/10 overall, because it was still very convenient and against all odds we did end up finding seats in the pub before we left.
The best news though, disembarking in Dubai I asked the purser what the load was (not that I needed confirmation) and there were only 3 empty seats outbound on Tuesday, very impressed! (2 class 77W, 425/428, 99.3%LF)
Departure lounge was very busy, not quite uncomfortably so, but I imagine that the morning rush in July-August can't be very nice! If this growth continues, we're going to need that extension before too long!
I gave them 8/10 overall, because it was still very convenient and against all odds we did end up finding seats in the pub before we left.
The best news though, disembarking in Dubai I asked the purser what the load was (not that I needed confirmation) and there were only 3 empty seats outbound on Tuesday, very impressed! (2 class 77W, 425/428, 99.3%LF)
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I was very pleased to see the airport absolutely jam packed on Tuesday. Having to wait 30+ minutes in the check in queue for Emirates (we were airport check in - and thank God! - the "online checked in" queue stretched back to the door!) was rather frustrating, but security was efficient despite the number of passengers (can't have been much over 5 minutes to get through, 10 at the absolute most).
Departure lounge was very busy, not quite uncomfortably so, but I imagine that the morning rush in July-August can't be very nice! If this growth continues, we're going to need that extension before too long!
I gave them 8/10 overall, because it was still very convenient and against all odds we did end up finding seats in the pub before we left.
The best news though, disembarking in Dubai I asked the purser what the load was (not that I needed confirmation) and there were only 3 empty seats outbound on Tuesday, very impressed! (2 class 77W, 425/428, 99.3%LF)
Departure lounge was very busy, not quite uncomfortably so, but I imagine that the morning rush in July-August can't be very nice! If this growth continues, we're going to need that extension before too long!
I gave them 8/10 overall, because it was still very convenient and against all odds we did end up finding seats in the pub before we left.
The best news though, disembarking in Dubai I asked the purser what the load was (not that I needed confirmation) and there were only 3 empty seats outbound on Tuesday, very impressed! (2 class 77W, 425/428, 99.3%LF)
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LY-VEN for TCX has gone tech in Bourgas, (provisionally delayed by approx. 24 hours ) As a result NCL-FUE due to have departed at 7am has an indefinite delay showing on Newcastle's departure board with "next info at 12noon"
LY-VEN seems to have had a high number of tech incidents this season.
LY-VEN seems to have had a high number of tech incidents this season.
VEN has been fairly good compared to last year. Not remember the A330 and I think if im right 744 charters because it went tech so much last year? If I also remember correctly it needed a full engine replacement at one point.
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It was LY-VEK that needed the engine replacement a few year ago & if i remember rightly it had a few stand ins last year even a hifly A340.I flew on LY-VEN this summer and it's a fairly clean machine but these leased aircraft for some reason have a tendency to go tech way more than the main fleet. Talk on the Thomas Cook forum is that BFS/EMA/STN will be operated by lease aircraft next year aswell as x6 A321 transferring from Condor so interesting to see if we will be a full mainline TCX base next season.
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TCX should have been able to source capacity from somewhere - it seems to show that if any AC goes unop they don't actually have any replacements.
Seems to be an effect of the compensation rules that airlines are more prepared to have a large delay on one flight rather than shuffle things around and have knock on delays for several flights.
And a spare a/c sat around in case of delays on an August Saturday - seriously?
And a spare a/c sat around in case of delays on an August Saturday - seriously?
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Having absolutely NO extra capacity in case of an aicraft going completely unoperable......