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IBERIA to Increase Manchester Service in S12 | Airline Route
and TK to use B737-900ER on some IST flights from Sunday.
and TK to use B737-900ER on some IST flights from Sunday.
Now that IS laughable.( once you edit out the loss leading headline few seats)
I can only speak from my own experience.
My Dutch colleague also is a regular on AMS-MAN-AMS, he generally books 7-10 days in advance, & KLM invariably wins hands down, in terms of fares & schedule.
Majority of Swiss pax to ZRH are in transit.
Sure LCC have their place, & very useful from MAN to places like Bilbao etc.
I can only speak from my own experience.
My Dutch colleague also is a regular on AMS-MAN-AMS, he generally books 7-10 days in advance, & KLM invariably wins hands down, in terms of fares & schedule.
Majority of Swiss pax to ZRH are in transit.
Sure LCC have their place, & very useful from MAN to places like Bilbao etc.
And in response to your final comment Mr A Tis. Why shouldn't EZY and other LCC's compete on major City pairs? Why should they be confined soley to filling routes to airports that others don't want to fly to?
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I'm also a regular AMS traveller and use a mix of KLM and EZY.
Easyjet usually win the price war hands down, if you book with enough notice. Booking at 7-10 days notice then it isn't surprising KLM offer a better price, that's the way LCC's work. EZY are usually always full so they can charge a premium for late bookings.
The one exception I have found is travelling at weekend, when KLM do seem to be a fair bit cheaper if you're willing to fly out late afternoon / evening on the Friday.
Easyjet usually win the price war hands down, if you book with enough notice. Booking at 7-10 days notice then it isn't surprising KLM offer a better price, that's the way LCC's work. EZY are usually always full so they can charge a premium for late bookings.
The one exception I have found is travelling at weekend, when KLM do seem to be a fair bit cheaper if you're willing to fly out late afternoon / evening on the Friday.
And that is how the LCC's work.....book in advance and it's cheaper. Just like the railways in the UK. Where as legacy tend to be cheaper last minute as they soak up any surplus demand to contribute to the premium seats and profitable fares they have already sold. Hence EZY's MAN-AMS next Thursday and Friday are already 80% full. Admittedly, mid week can be quiet.
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Fire alarm stuff?
Do we really need to know that the fire alarm went off at 11.30 on a certain day? Sorry guys/ girls but please can we keep things aviation/ airline/ route related? If there is no news then do we have to post trivia like this (not that fire alerts are trivia but surely context is relevant here)? Just something to think about but if we can focus on discussion/news regarding airlines, routes, (interesting) news etc. I think the site would be better. Thanks DomyDom
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In summer, the evening Cityjet Antwerp flights seem to have ceased with competition from Ryanair at 1935 to Charleroi. Bit of a difference in equipment and service, and a bit of a bugger if you want the north of Belgium. Arrival is about the same in Brussels if you use the bus from Charleroi compared with the train from Antwerpen Berchem. The last plane to Zaventem from Manchester is at 1800.
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Do we really need to know that the fire alarm went off at 11.30 on a certain day? Sorry guys/ girls but please can we keep things aviation/ airline/ route related? If there is no news then do we have to post trivia like this (not that fire alerts are trivia but surely context is relevant here)? Just something to think about but if we can focus on discussion/news regarding airlines, routes, (interesting) news etc. I think the site would be better. Thanks DomyDom
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The news yesterday that GlaxoSmithKline will expand their factory in Ulverston employing 500 more staff must be good news for the airport in the long run.
Pharamaceutical companies are known for their business class travel policies so hopefully it will allow for more growth in srvices (even if it is 2 years away yet).
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Pharamaceutical companies are known for their business class travel policies so hopefully it will allow for more growth in srvices (even if it is 2 years away yet).
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IBERIA to Increase Manchester Service in S12 | Airline Route
How long has it been operating 4 x weekly? It only started last October and the launch frequency was daily . Not a massive surprise I suppose with 3 carriers on a route that has always been patchy
ATC TOWER
I have had it confirmed by a source close to the subject that the new tower will be officially named The NATS Cock.