NEWCASTLE - 8

[HH6702]

KLM

Just cant see this happening!!
the amount of people transfering at ams to other world wide routes. they would loose too much.

i can see DTV loosing there's before us.

unless AF are going to start using A320 and 4/5 times a day and use CDG instead of AMS for the klm/af group ??

[skyman771]

Looking at The AirDB website KLM are dropping the AMS - NCL service

What a complete load of B*****ks !!!
Why even bother debating this ?

[maxtoon]

2009 prem stats :

HEATHROW 65,907,254 down -1.5
GATWICK 32,361,199 down -5.3
STANSTED 19,950,521 down -10.7
MANCHESTER 18,631,345 down -11.5
LUTON 9,116,057 down -10.4
BIRMINGHAM 9,093,787 down -5
EDINBURGH 9,044,402 up 0.6
GLASGOW 7,214,049 down -11.3
BRISTOL 5,615,336 down -9.8
EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL 4,653,195 down -17.1
NEWCASTLE 4,568,714 down -8.9
BELFAST INTERNATIONAL 4,536,843 down -13.1
ABERDEEN 2,984,035 down -9.3
LONDON CITY 2,796,998 down -14.2
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST) 2,621,931 up 2
LEEDS BRADFORD 2,552,699 down -10.8
SOUTHAMPTON 1,789,579 down -8
CARDIFF WALES 1,624,728 down -17.9
JERSEY 1,461,111 down -8.2
GUERNSEY 902,079 down -1.4
BOURNEMOUTH 868,724 down -19.5
DONCASTER SHEFFIELD 834,644 down -13.8
EXETER 789,835 down -17
ISLE OF MAN 709,316 down -6
BLACKPOOL 277,191 down -36.9

[john2408]

Maxtoon - It would have been nice, if you could have included Humberside in your list!!!

[ConstantFlyer]

Not sure what this AirDB website is all about, but just had a look and was not impressed. Any website that calls people 'dude' rapidly loses my interest. With regard to the AMS-NCL route, might it be correct to say that KLM Cityhopper no longer operates the route because it's actually primarily a KLM mainline operation now?

[Earlyriser]

At the moment the KLM Operation at NCL is operated by Mainline!

But it looks like KLM are bringing the Mid Morning flight back for the Summer KL954 Operated by a F70.

[HH6702]

EI/RE service to DUB

its gone to dTV...........

maybe FR will give us the evening service back but i doubt it!!

[skyman771]

NCL - DUB
Two ways to promote traffic on DUB either offer pax convenient timings & favourable practical connections to EI US routes.
Fares unlikely to drop, so what is state of play going forwards, given RYR's current performance?

[Jamesair]

Good news for DTV but leaves NCL with a greatly reduced Dublin service....virtually impossible, I suppose, to get another operator to go head to head with Ryanair. I suppose thats why EI chose DTV

[transwede]

Viking Airlines are developing a sizeable prescence at NCL for the summer season, with HER, CFU, HER and KGS operating up to now, with adhoc flights planned also. Could we one day see a base opened, much like the old XLA/FJE basing?

[HH6702]

vik

Kos??? Thought it was
Mondays cfu
Tuesday her
Wedneasday rhodes

Good if they have added kgs!
Think next summer we may get a vik based aircraft for the peak season july until sept.

Anybody know if bmi are still basing part of the week?

Airport timetable should be uploaded within the next 10 days or so should be good to see

[sam1993]

The timetable has been updated today! No BMI flights and no Kos flights from Viking

[sunshine79]

Thanks, I was just wondering earlier on today when the Summer timetable would be out. Looks like there is a lot of flights to DLM, I just hope the seats can be filled.

[SWBKCB]

Thomas Cook

From NIA website:

New summer routes introduced to Newcastle Airport - Thomas Cook UK & Ireland has announced two new flight routes to be operated this summer direct from Newcastle Airport, to Izmir in Turkey and Bourgas in Bulgaria

[HH6702]

Bourgas flights are the BGH flights. TCX holidays just have an allocation but let's hope we have a direct TCX airines flight next summer.
Izmir flight is a new TCX flight on a saturday. Looks like it replaces the faro which we had last year.

[transwede]

One of the charter companies is selling a VIK KGS flight on wednesdays. The seat onyl part of Viking is heavily resembling Freedom Flights, which was the seat only part of XL Airways, so it is entirely possible they could follow similar programmes in future!

[HH6702]

Do you know the vik flight numbers being used for kgs?

[ACARS]

ATC Simulator

Anyone used it?

Newcastle Airport - Newcastle Airport land Air Traffic Control simulator

[ihadcontrol]

Sounds good. No pics or prices tho'

[Travel Agent]

There is an operator are offering the Kos flights but the flight numbers have disappeared, the flights are as follows:

NCL/KGS 1650/2250
KGS/NCL 1350/1550

I would'nt hold your breath that these will operate as the operator have a terrible reputation for cancelling flights.