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I think the flight supplement comparisons done above is a little difficult to compare, as others have mentioned.
Tour operators base their basic prices for a package usually from a "London Airport", and not necessarily Gatwick...
Gatwick usually has far more frequencies of charter flights to the popular destination likes of Tenerife, Faro, Palma, etc... Maybe flying 4-6 times a week and only once or twice a week from Luton.
The NIL supplement flights will usually be based on the most anti-social flights to the destination, which are going to be the least popular. For example a flight to Palma departing a London Airport at around 10-11pm and flying back from Palma at 3am.
Due to the shear number of flights and frequencies from Gatwick these flights are more likely to be from there.
Did you check other flights from Gatwick for the same week to the same destination and hotel? As they may have had a flight to this destination on another day with an even lower supplement from Gatwick than the Luton option.
Tour operators base their basic prices for a package usually from a "London Airport", and not necessarily Gatwick...
Gatwick usually has far more frequencies of charter flights to the popular destination likes of Tenerife, Faro, Palma, etc... Maybe flying 4-6 times a week and only once or twice a week from Luton.
The NIL supplement flights will usually be based on the most anti-social flights to the destination, which are going to be the least popular. For example a flight to Palma departing a London Airport at around 10-11pm and flying back from Palma at 3am.
Due to the shear number of flights and frequencies from Gatwick these flights are more likely to be from there.
I thought I would look up a holiday at random (identical for three departure airports) for a family of 4 staying on the same dates and identical hotel and same airline, I discovered the following prices:
STN- £2832.00
LGW- £2580.00
LTN- £2412.00
STN- £2832.00
LGW- £2580.00
LTN- £2412.00
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I see there was a departure to Southend today on the departure board. Would this be a proving flight for a new service from London Luton to the east coast? 
Last edited by LTNman; 6th Dec 2012 at 19:25.
On weather cancellations, just looking at the weather forecast for the next week, there could be significant disruption to services both from Stansted and Luton, if not at the other London airports too.
Substantial snowfall expected due to "the beast from the East"; an extremely cold air setup coming down from Scandinavia.
Schipol are already cancelling services tomorrow morning.
Substantial snowfall expected due to "the beast from the East"; an extremely cold air setup coming down from Scandinavia.
Schipol are already cancelling services tomorrow morning.
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Maybe it is something to do with this. A snippet taken from the Anglia TV website......
"Luton-based airline easyJet is launching a plane with a team of Santa Clauses to celebrate raising over a million pounds for the children's charity UNICEF.
The money was raised through passenger donations and will help the charity protect mothers and children against seven deadly childhood diseases, including tetanus".
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"Luton-based airline easyJet is launching a plane with a team of Santa Clauses to celebrate raising over a million pounds for the children's charity UNICEF.
The money was raised through passenger donations and will help the charity protect mothers and children against seven deadly childhood diseases, including tetanus".
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EZY & UNICEF
The UNICEF coloured Airbus was sitting on apron yesterday.
Latest news - easyJet plc
Latest news - easyJet plc
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Any ideas what the big news from Easyjet will be at Luton Airport tommorow?
Got my hopes up for some big announcement, of new routes or expansion from the airport...
Don't get me wrong, the UNICEF thing is great news for the airline and charity, but was hoping the news would benefit the airport and possibly be growth.
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Looks like the Airport operator has submitted an incomplete application for expansion to the council for approval.
Thus nothing until next year now!?
Thus nothing until next year now!?
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Looks like the Airport operator has submitted an incomplete application for expansion to the council for approval.
Thus nothing until next year now!?
Thus nothing until next year now!?
I think the NIMBYs are clutching at straws at this one. I dare say incomplete applications happen relatively often and a resubmission will have no impact on the validity of the bid.
As for The Comet - should they really be fronting a campaign like that? Whatever sells papers!
As for The Comet - should they really be fronting a campaign like that? Whatever sells papers!