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....... so if I posted here that another AMS flight on one particular day was full that would mean the route is definitely a roaring success I suppose.
Oh, and by the way, there isn't a morning AMS-SEN on a Sunday so how reliable is your information anyway?
Oh, and by the way, there isn't a morning AMS-SEN on a Sunday so how reliable is your information anyway?
Did I say there was an issue with the route?
As for a Sunday morning flight that was my fault for making an assumption about the arrival time. My source just said the first flight of the day. I can't verify the information but just pass it on in good faith.
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Another article in the "Echo" following on from the noise debate a few days ago. Some interesting points raised.
Airport compensation claims could take years, bosses warn (From Echo)
Airport compensation claims could take years, bosses warn (From Echo)
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More happy customers like this should help though:
Why flying from London Southend Airport is a breath of fresh air | This is Money
Why flying from London Southend Airport is a breath of fresh air | This is Money
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Seemed a little biased seeing that the reporter admits that he is a local. He wouldn’t have been drinking tea in 15 minutes from arriving if he lived in London and as he admits as the airport grows so will the delays.
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True enough, but it doesn't detract from the overall message that currently SEN is achieving its aim of whisking people from aircraft to train or car in a short time which must be attractive to many people and bodes well for the future. The extended terminal should cope with growth over the next few years.
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What he actually said was "My only concern is that it will attract too many flights in the near future, which will result in longer queuing times", which is not quite how you described his comments.
I'm sure Stobarts are well aware that they must maintain the ease of use aspect and won't be looking for additional flights at peak times until the terminal is doubled in size. There's obviously plenty of capacity still off- peak so that's where any growth in flight numbers is likely to be seen next year I imagine.
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I've done a little research on pax numbers on the AMS route and it certainly does seem to be true to say that some flights have experienced very low figures in the past week, although I haven't been able to obtain the exact numbers. It will be interesting to see the September CAA stats in 10 days or so.
What he actually said was "My only concern is that it will attract too many flights in the near future, which will result in longer queuing times", which is not quite how you described his comments.
I'm sure Stobarts are well aware that they must maintain the ease of use aspect and won't be looking for additional flights at peak times until the terminal is doubled in size. There's obviously plenty of capacity still off- peak so that's where any growth in flight numbers is likely to be seen next year I imagine.
LTNman
I've done a little research on pax numbers on the AMS route and it certainly does seem to be true to say that some flights have experienced very low figures in the past week, although I haven't been able to obtain the exact numbers. It will be interesting to see the September CAA stats in 10 days or so.
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It's disappointing to hear about low numbers on the AMS route. Perhaps there needs to be an advertising campaign in S. Essex on the worldwide links available from AMS. In this respect KLM have a distinct advantage of course.
I don't think it's necessarily something that should cause alarms bells to ring, because a look at travel dates one or two weeks ahead shows prices which don't seem in general to be greatly different to those on LTN-AMS for example. Overall the numbers may be quite acceptable, but are just currently low on certain days/sectors.
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What SEN needs is through flights.
If Easy put on an extra flight from BFS to SEN early in the morning then it could fly on to short haul European destinations, like AMS, CDG and Brussels. Prefer Brussels as EZY does covers the other two
With allocated seating from late November it could possibly work to maintain yields and LF
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BFS depart 6.45 arrive SEN 8.00
SEN depart 8.30 arrive AMS/CDG/Brussels 9.30
Depart AMS/CDG/Brussels 10.00 arrive SEN 11.00
Through passengers checked by UK Immigration then reboard
Depart SEN 11.30 arrive BFS 12.45
If Easy put on an extra flight from BFS to SEN early in the morning then it could fly on to short haul European destinations, like AMS, CDG and Brussels. Prefer Brussels as EZY does covers the other two
With allocated seating from late November it could possibly work to maintain yields and LF
Views welcome on following
BFS depart 6.45 arrive SEN 8.00
SEN depart 8.30 arrive AMS/CDG/Brussels 9.30
Depart AMS/CDG/Brussels 10.00 arrive SEN 11.00
Through passengers checked by UK Immigration then reboard
Depart SEN 11.30 arrive BFS 12.45
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GAZMO,
If one departs SEN at 0830 and, based on a one hour block time, one arrives PAR/BRU/AMS at 1030, one then can't depart PAR/BRU/AMS at 1000 because the aircraft hasn't yet arrived but if one departs PAR/BRU/AMS at 1100, and based on a one hour block time, one arrives SEN at 1100.
Question is ..... who the hell wants to depart the continent just before lunch to arrive BFS or wherever just as the business day is closing?
If one departs SEN at 0830 and, based on a one hour block time, one arrives PAR/BRU/AMS at 1030, one then can't depart PAR/BRU/AMS at 1000 because the aircraft hasn't yet arrived but if one departs PAR/BRU/AMS at 1100, and based on a one hour block time, one arrives SEN at 1100.
Question is ..... who the hell wants to depart the continent just before lunch to arrive BFS or wherever just as the business day is closing?