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Talks of 4 weekly 757 or a 3 weekly with the 767
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You have to bare in mind that these rumours usually start in a field just up from Callerton metro station, and tend to be more wishful thinking than anything else.
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767 would make sense from a freight perspective (which businesses in the N. East have wanted)
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Heard from a lad I know in that works at EWR that the service is to return pretty much the same, bar the the flight times. Leaving the U.S. A little later thus ariving in the UK around mid morning.
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Great news just hope they put the route on sale very soon.
Better connections at EWR with a later service?
Loads for August looking very good around 75%
Overall the route for the season is just over 60%
Better connections at EWR with a later service?
Loads for August looking very good around 75%
Overall the route for the season is just over 60%
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Heard from a lad I know in that works at EWR that the service is to return pretty much the same
Can't say that one should attribute too much from such comments, to an extent any "guess" re this route is 50% chance of being correct / wrong so even upon review there is a chance that a response will come back "I told you so...."
What I do hope is that the comment was made on an intelligent basis & not as with earlier 767 supposition, possibly from a "Reggie" dreaming up how many 767 frames are likely to fill up his note book.
By means of an explanation, then when you have a problem with capacity / LF's in general & a 4 day reduced operating basis, then a likely solution to improving revenues & thus success, is not by throwing additional capacity on those days that it does operate, whilst undermining service levels even further on a shorter 3 day reduced operating schedule.
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Looking back to Newcastle's Winter Schedule '95/'96, (20 years ago!) I see Braathens operated 2 daily services to Norway using Boeing 737 a/c:
i) BU574 Departed NCL for Bergen via Stavanger at 10.25am (Sundays BU578 dep 1945)
ii) BU568 Departed NCL for Oslo at 1805 (Sundays BU564 dep 1215)
If I remember correctly, these flights were very competitively priced, and often full - They were very popular with Norwegians visiting our region's tourist areas and shopping (Tax refunded at airport desk)
Package tours were popular for UK visitors to Norway, as well as Business and DIY travellers.
Although Braathens were taken over by SAS, these routes / fares bare a resemblance to Norwegian Air. - Wonder if NCL are trying to attract Norwegian or does this fall into LCC and threfore not profitable to the airport, as well as possibly upsetting Wilderoe (SAS) with their business class model fares?
I also note Caledonian (CKT) operated a weekly flight to Goa, India, as well as Orlando, as Airtours then (AIH) throughout the winter schedule (now only Thomson)
i) BU574 Departed NCL for Bergen via Stavanger at 10.25am (Sundays BU578 dep 1945)
ii) BU568 Departed NCL for Oslo at 1805 (Sundays BU564 dep 1215)
If I remember correctly, these flights were very competitively priced, and often full - They were very popular with Norwegians visiting our region's tourist areas and shopping (Tax refunded at airport desk)
Package tours were popular for UK visitors to Norway, as well as Business and DIY travellers.
Although Braathens were taken over by SAS, these routes / fares bare a resemblance to Norwegian Air. - Wonder if NCL are trying to attract Norwegian or does this fall into LCC and threfore not profitable to the airport, as well as possibly upsetting Wilderoe (SAS) with their business class model fares?
I also note Caledonian (CKT) operated a weekly flight to Goa, India, as well as Orlando, as Airtours then (AIH) throughout the winter schedule (now only Thomson)
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I also note Caledonian (CKT) operated a weekly flight to Goa, India, as well as Orlando, as Airtours then (AIH) throughout the winter schedule (now only Thomson)
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Looks like delta are giving edi another try next summer
So that's now 3 airlines fighting for New York and connection business from edi.
United
American
Delta
I would hope that United gives NCL another try if not I would expect another one of the big American Airlines to try us
Better to have the route then to let another in
So that's now 3 airlines fighting for New York and connection business from edi.
United
American
Delta
I would hope that United gives NCL another try if not I would expect another one of the big American Airlines to try us
Better to have the route then to let another in
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I've heard that the service IS coming back in summer 2016 and will be on sale mid September
Reason for the hold back is talks ongoing on the frequency of flights.
Talks of 4 weekly 757 or a 3 weekly with the 767
Heard the 767 rumour for a few weeks now
It's still a guessing game but looks like United will try again
Reason for the hold back is talks ongoing on the frequency of flights.
Talks of 4 weekly 757 or a 3 weekly with the 767
Heard the 767 rumour for a few weeks now
It's still a guessing game but looks like United will try again
757 to ORD and IAD from DUB! Plus the introduction of ps service from EWR so more 757's off the transatlantic routes.
This route might be cancelled.
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@VentureGo: I don't see how LCC pax don't make money for the airport. A good % of NCL a departures are by LCCs so why do they bother if they don't make them money?
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I also note Caledonian (CKT) operated a weekly flight to Goa, India, as well as Orlando, as Airtours then (AIH) throughout the winter schedule (now only Thomson)
Braathens were great used them a few times......
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A good % of NCL a departures are by LCCs so why do they bother if they don't make them money?
Braathens, Caledonian, Airtours - all no longer operating.
Caledonian (CKT) and Airtours (AIH) are now Thomas Cook
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United don't do 767's. Dublin has two daily 757's and so does Edinburgh.
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Orlando was served during the winter by BY 767-200s IIRC. Goa was a 320 shared with GLA and stopped off in Ankara, Amman and Bahrain I think. ATA done a summer JFK on the 757 at the sam time