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Sitting bored and a thought popped into my head...
Please don't misunderstand what I'm asking, this isn't a pipe dream post,
If EK were to take NCL up to the next step it's pretty much set in stone that it would be a frequency increase rather than the kerfuffle involved in upgrading NCL to accept daily A380's....
Anyway, from a "maximising connecting potential" point of view is there any likelihood EK would look at a split schedule i.e daily noon arrival, x4 weekly evening arrival and x3 weekly morning arrival? We're very slowly creeping up to the magic 20-25,000 mark in some months and I reckon they'll be looking out to see what they can do with us because the rest of their UK airports have just had their latest booster and I think we could maybe see 11 weekly within the next 3 years, on something A330/A340/77L sized
Please don't misunderstand what I'm asking, this isn't a pipe dream post,
If EK were to take NCL up to the next step it's pretty much set in stone that it would be a frequency increase rather than the kerfuffle involved in upgrading NCL to accept daily A380's....
Anyway, from a "maximising connecting potential" point of view is there any likelihood EK would look at a split schedule i.e daily noon arrival, x4 weekly evening arrival and x3 weekly morning arrival? We're very slowly creeping up to the magic 20-25,000 mark in some months and I reckon they'll be looking out to see what they can do with us because the rest of their UK airports have just had their latest booster and I think we could maybe see 11 weekly within the next 3 years, on something A330/A340/77L sized
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I reckon it will be 2017 at earliest and it will be a evening flight on a 777 , Doubt it will be earlier on a airframe that will be phased out soon and it wont be timed differentley on certain days
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EK do make big jumps so another daily evening flight wouldn't surprise me but... I think it would be massive overkill for the first year or 2. 77L could have been an option but they seem pretty busy at the minute, if only the A330's were getting refurbished, I think they'll be around for about another 5 years. Emirates still haven't placed their purported order for a new "regional" aircraft, A333/A339, A359/10 and 789/10 were supposed to be in the running. I'm rooting for the A339 (few A338's would be nice to)
1st September 2017 is 10 years, hoping they might announce something and maybe send the big bugger in on the noon flight like they did at Glasgow.
1st September 2017 is 10 years, hoping they might announce something and maybe send the big bugger in on the noon flight like they did at Glasgow.
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Given that they are averaging 75% loads on the 77W now, I'd suggest any further schedule increase would be happening as a minimum in 2017, not any earlier, depending how the route grows over the next 2 years
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The airport would need a temporary licence from the CAA and borrow some firefighters, but I suppose it could in theory be done. Not sure about whether the runway woul place weight restrictions but it would never be anywhere close to MTOW anyway
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You never know really what Emirates will do , They sent the A380 to BHX and GLA as one off flights. We will have to see what they do on 1st Sepetember 2017 *10 Year* flight
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Summer 2016 Charter Flights
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I know i will get shot by saying 2016!!!! however Thomson, Thomas Cook and Jet2 etc should start to load there flights on sale within the next 2 weeks.
Any rumours yet of what we may see new from NCL??
I know i will get shot by saying 2016!!!! however Thomson, Thomas Cook and Jet2 etc should start to load there flights on sale within the next 2 weeks.
Any rumours yet of what we may see new from NCL??
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No rumours but a Third A321 instead of the leased A320 wouldnt go a miss from TCX
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How do you mean extra flights? Increase in weekly frequency or extended period of operation?
Fingers crossed for something... Wonder TOM or TCX will be brave enough to base another frame... And who. I don't think 3 A321's is that far fetched really... Although 2 A321's and 1 753 (Condor) would be my inner pipe dreamer's wet dream
I think 2016 will be very very similar to 2015 but maybe just with even less appropriately timed Easyjet flights. Jet2 not made anymore promises for 8 aircraft yet?
Fingers crossed for something... Wonder TOM or TCX will be brave enough to base another frame... And who. I don't think 3 A321's is that far fetched really... Although 2 A321's and 1 753 (Condor) would be my inner pipe dreamer's wet dream
I think 2016 will be very very similar to 2015 but maybe just with even less appropriately timed Easyjet flights. Jet2 not made anymore promises for 8 aircraft yet?
