NEWCASTLE - 8

[Montreal-Dubai]

Emirates - Monday 26 July

Hi Everyone,

Just noticed on my reservations system Sabre, and on the Emirates website, that a Boeing 777-300ER has been programmed to operate EK35/36 to and from NCL on Monday 26 July for the 75th anniversary celebrations. I havent seen any official notices yet but I am sure it will be forthcoming. Should be good to see!!! Yey!!!!

[upnorth east]

Kuwait Flight KAC5103 26/04/2010

Due in 05.00 tomorrow - does anyone know if this is the "infrequent" cargo flight that comes in time to time ? or is it a passenger flight?

It doesn't normally show on the arrivals board.

[N707ZS]

Its a cargo flight that has come for a number of years at this time of year.

[JKKne]

Confused the hell out of me too when I flew out of there back home yesterday

The old free bit is now an express drop off and pick up which costs £1 for up to 20 mins

The new free bit is the medium stay car park which is free for 15 minutes and according to the airport is a 3 minute walk...bit longer when weighed down with luggage, avoiding hitting cars, moving cars and kerbs, only space I could get was practically at the Britannia

I'm just gonna pay the £1 next time to save the hassle...most likely the plan by the airport

[skyman771]

Just noticed on my reservations system Sabre, and on the Emirates website, that a Boeing 777-300ER has been programmed to operate EK35/36 to and from NCL on Monday 26 July for the 75th anniversary celebrations.

This was always likely. They will become common at NCL in the near future despite all the muppet doubters on this site!

[Montreal-Dubai]

EK

Yes totally agree Skyman771! Im sure the 777 can operate from NCL. Compared to some routes that its designed for, the NCL-DXB distance is relatively short. I could be wrong, but when I have flown on the 777-300ER on onward flights ex DXB, it gets airbourne effortlessly, its a superb piece of technology. Fingers crossed eh? The A330 is still a lovely plane to fly on in the meantime.

[CentreFix25]

http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airpo...ml#post5442026

Face the facts, a regular nonstop 777 service won't happen!

Big change in mind then Skyman - as you too were a "muppet doubter"

[GrahamK]

I wonder, will the 777-300ER be heavily restricted out of Newcastle though, especially if it's a muggy July day?

[N707ZS]

What about the high grounds off 25? Will it be fuel stops at Teesside!

[HH6702]

ek

This is what I think
Aircraft and press announcment on 26th july at ncl with the report saying that
This type of aircraft to operate daily from ncl to dxb from 1st sept 2010 !!
If not by the start of the winter timetable.

There's still loads of u out there that have shot me down but I think that the 777
Will happen and it will be soon!

[ash666]

Or Felton if the wind is in the wrong direction!

Ash, still stuck in Bangkok.
Boy, are China Airlines going to get a letter when I get home. They have completely abandoned us, totally uncontactable.

[Travel Agent]

New route for Summer 2011 - TCX to Hurghada

April 2011 - Thomson to operate Cancun and Orlando a month earlier for Easter.

[transwede]

This is what I think
Aircraft and press announcment on 26th july at ncl with the report saying that
This type of aircraft to operate daily from ncl to dxb from 1st sept 2010 !!

HH6702, you could (and I say this literally as I am still of the doubtful crowd) be right??! We've been surprised before, but will a 773 not be restricted not just with take off performance and possible load limitations, but also with parking and apron? Its a very long aircraft and will the pier served stands be sufficient to park it or will it be a case of remote parking? I know a 747-300 has been on stand before but is it shorter or longer?

New route for Summer 2011 - TCX to Hurghada

This was announced 2 or 3 years ago and didn't happen, so hopefully it'll work second time round! LXR certainly was not a success with TUI.

[GrahamK]

transwede, B777-300ER quite a bit longer than a 747-300

IIRC, only an A340-600 and the new B747-8 are longer.

[Ops Guy]

Its a very long aircraft and will the pier served stands be sufficient to park it or will it be a case of remote parking? I know a 747-300 has been on stand before but is it shorter or longer?

Yes it can be accommodated on stand 30 (stand 9), and if it couldn't be, then we would just reconfigure the stands so we could accommodate a B777-300 on Pier.

Regarding the hill of runway 25. If it was an issue they wouldn't look to operate the aircraft if it was going to hugely impact and restrict capacity on the route.

[skyman771]

CentreFix25

Big change in mind then Skyman - as you too were a "muppet doubter"

Well yes & no, I was unconvinced until a conversation with "the informed" back on 25 March led me to make post #1346 on this thread. I maintain that nothing that has occoured since has led me to doubt one word of this.
HH6702

I want to be first to say it!!! IT WILL NEVER BE UPGRADED TO A 777 !!!

Noted a quiet "180" below radar ????

Now not that is for us, but will a 773 be released when MAN gets the A380 ?

[HH6702]

ek @ man

Ek 380 from man from 1st sept.
Would make sence to upgrade ncl on that day 3 years on!

[CentreFix25]

Well I'm still a doubter (although I hope I'm wrong) - someone did post that a 773 couldn't operate. Any informed people care to enlighten us?

[GrahamK]

Am I the only one who thinks that the A332 is the perfect sized a/c for NCL-DXB? Yes' it's achieving very good loads, but to go from a 278 seat 332 to a 442 seat 77W, can anyone see it happening? Yes, it's good to see it as a one off, but on a regular basis? Thats a lot of seats to fill.

[nclops]

It might well be a lot of seats to fill but as has been mentioned on here quite a bit in the past, its the cargo thats the money maker and the 330 is arriving and departing daily with the holds full. If its is upgraded to a 777 it may well be for the extra cargo space.