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Per the CAA Provisional stats for December the Dubai figure was 21132 up 12%.
Probably the most significant aspect was the amount of two class 77W's that operated. 28 and out of 30 were the 428 seat version and just the two 360 version in the early part of December (4th & 5th) per Libhomeradar.
Libhomeradar indicates no flight on Christmas Day which means an average of 352 per flight at 83% load factor. Positive to say the least.
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Probably the most significant aspect was the amount of two class 77W's that operated. 28 and out of 30 were the 428 seat version and just the two 360 version in the early part of December (4th & 5th) per Libhomeradar.
Libhomeradar indicates no flight on Christmas Day which means an average of 352 per flight at 83% load factor. Positive to say the least.
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Very good news from Emirates there! (3rd best monthly figure, not far behind March '15 - 21,305 and August '15 - Finally they seem to be proving themselves just that little bit more from NCL, I really do think we'll see 2 daily announced for September 2017 by about Q1 2017. They might struggle filling 2 flights in May/June especially though... Bets on equipment? I think 77L, all the A330's/A340's and 77E's will be gone by then
Looking through the full year stats for EK in 2015, they had 233,489 pax for Jan-Dec '15, exceeding my prediction of 232,686 - 233,101 this represents 8.2% growth on 2014
Also good to see that Jet2 had the best turnout so far on their NCL-EWR Christmas shopping flights. 1094 vs 845 in Dec '14, should be seeing the 2016 round announced normally mid-March I think. Hoping to see the October half term flight return and maybe more throughout Nov/Dec. It's a shame their foray into Easter breaks including Toronto and Boston didn't work out, might we ever see them try again since things are in general "on the up" and with cheap fuel running those trusty 757's across the pond is becoming more worth their while... I'm intending on taking a trip to NYC with them from NCL in November
Looking through the full year stats for EK in 2015, they had 233,489 pax for Jan-Dec '15, exceeding my prediction of 232,686 - 233,101 this represents 8.2% growth on 2014
Also good to see that Jet2 had the best turnout so far on their NCL-EWR Christmas shopping flights. 1094 vs 845 in Dec '14, should be seeing the 2016 round announced normally mid-March I think. Hoping to see the October half term flight return and maybe more throughout Nov/Dec. It's a shame their foray into Easter breaks including Toronto and Boston didn't work out, might we ever see them try again since things are in general "on the up" and with cheap fuel running those trusty 757's across the pond is becoming more worth their while... I'm intending on taking a trip to NYC with them from NCL in November
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I don't know if EK has any medium haul routes that are 1 daily A380? ULH they are more reluctant to do more than 1 daily flight but routes like NCL, where they can return in a day, multiple daily flights to improve connectivity are preferable, then they look at things like A380's on the busier flight. 2nd daily evening flight would be better for the Dubai market, Dubai arrival and departure times are much better than they are currently. Normally about an 08:00 arrival vs 00:00 currently and departures about 16:00 vs 07:00, so I think that flight would be much more attractive for Dubai bound passengers, as well as for some connections that require a 9+ hour wait at DXB the way flights are now
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Indeed, still plenty of seats needing filling before an upgrade.
The one thing that NCL doesnt have compared to MAN/BHX/GLA is a sizeable sub continent presence, but the EK seems to be doing well with ccontinued growth
The one thing that NCL doesnt have compared to MAN/BHX/GLA is a sizeable sub continent presence, but the EK seems to be doing well with ccontinued growth
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Normally about an 08:00 arrival vs 00:00 currently and departures about 16:00 vs 07:00, so I think that flight would be much more attractive for Dubai bound passengers, as well as for some connections that require a 9+ hour wait at DXB the way flights are now
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DECEMBER STATS
Highlights and lowlights from the December Stats. Some of the domestic stats have not yet been published, namely Aberdeen, Cardiff and Stansted.
COPENHAGEN 1975 +25%
DUSSELDORF 3838 + 21%
DUBLIN 16,389 + 10%
ALICANTE 12,450 + 69%
MALAGA 6372 + 27%
GENEVA 5277 + 12%
PRAGUE 2420 + 13%
KRAKOW 2465 + 5%
DUBAI 21,132 +12%
BRUSSELS 1299 - 30%
CORK 556 - 56%
MALTA 2016 - 17%
FARO 2721 - 4%
BARCELONA 3151 - 33%
STAVANGER 1094 - 20%
AMSTERDAM 30,149 - 2%
PARIS 13,131 - 1%
BELFAST INT. 19,570 + 18%
I.O.M 373 +12%
SOUTHAMPTON 8898 + 16%
BRISTOL 13,875 + 15%
HEATHROW 29,707 - 30%
BELFAST CITY 1397 - 45%
BIRMINGHAM 527 - 27%
EXETER 2984 - 8%
COPENHAGEN 1975 +25%
DUSSELDORF 3838 + 21%
DUBLIN 16,389 + 10%
ALICANTE 12,450 + 69%
MALAGA 6372 + 27%
GENEVA 5277 + 12%
PRAGUE 2420 + 13%
KRAKOW 2465 + 5%
DUBAI 21,132 +12%
BRUSSELS 1299 - 30%
CORK 556 - 56%
MALTA 2016 - 17%
FARO 2721 - 4%
BARCELONA 3151 - 33%
STAVANGER 1094 - 20%
AMSTERDAM 30,149 - 2%
PARIS 13,131 - 1%
BELFAST INT. 19,570 + 18%
I.O.M 373 +12%
SOUTHAMPTON 8898 + 16%
BRISTOL 13,875 + 15%
HEATHROW 29,707 - 30%
BELFAST CITY 1397 - 45%
BIRMINGHAM 527 - 27%
EXETER 2984 - 8%
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All of the domestics from LHR are showing massive decreases in numbers for Dec. They cant be correct surely. Suspect there is an error somewhere in the stats.
Im also surprised at BCN. Was there not extra flights added by Vueling in Dec?
Im also surprised at BCN. Was there not extra flights added by Vueling in Dec?
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I very much hope LHR and BCN aren't finalised yet, they do seem to be way off.
Good amounts of growth there though! Looks like Ryanair's doing a good job with Alicante, and other operators growing on the route as well!
Also, has Easyjet always been x6 weekly to BCN in the summer? I thought they were x5 but they're showing x6 for S16, as well as x3 from Vueling
What is the problem with Cork?!?! Downhill since Jet2 went
Good amounts of growth there though! Looks like Ryanair's doing a good job with Alicante, and other operators growing on the route as well!
Also, has Easyjet always been x6 weekly to BCN in the summer? I thought they were x5 but they're showing x6 for S16, as well as x3 from Vueling
What is the problem with Cork?!?! Downhill since Jet2 went
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I think the problem with Cork at the moment is the flight times, Saturday and Wednesday doesn't really fit the profile of a route that is meant to be a weekend city break type destination, hopefully with 5 flights per week in the summer we might see this one pick back up again.