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BLUE AIR
Blue air carries on to expand
Luton to Larnaca will start from 25th April 2016.
3 weekly
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Flights for Summer schedule (27.03.2016 - 29.10.2016)
London (Luton) (Luton) - Larnaca (Larnaca Airport) 0B5132
11:00 - 18:15 ( 05h15' )25.04-29.10
Larnaca (Larnaca Airport) - London (Luton) (Luton) 0B5131
07:00 - 10:15 ( 05h15' )25.04-29.10
Luton to Larnaca will start from 25th April 2016.
3 weekly
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Flights for Summer schedule (27.03.2016 - 29.10.2016)
London (Luton) (Luton) - Larnaca (Larnaca Airport) 0B5132
11:00 - 18:15 ( 05h15' )25.04-29.10
Larnaca (Larnaca Airport) - London (Luton) (Luton) 0B5131
07:00 - 10:15 ( 05h15' )25.04-29.10
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Interesting and good news for the airport...
Not the kind of route I was expecting from Blue Air, will be interesting to see how this and their other new route for next summer to Turin play out.
I hardly ever see any Blue Air advertising here in the UK, and unlike the airlines other routes to Romania, this route is not going to be as much a route they can rely on being used by people working here in the UK and going back home... Instead it will be relying on British tourists and large Greek-Cypriot community of North London.
But they need to be aware of the route and airline in the first instance!
They will also be going head to head with Monarch which operates four times a week, they have quite a loyal customer following, so doubt many of them will be switching to Blue Air.
It must however be a bit of a blow for old Monarch, as it is yet another route where they are having to compete with on their home soil, instead of being the only carrier!
BTW, Blue Air have some very competitive pricing on the route, with fares for around £50 return, once you have included their crazy compulsory £14 credit card fee, which I thought was now no longer allowed!
Not the kind of route I was expecting from Blue Air, will be interesting to see how this and their other new route for next summer to Turin play out.
I hardly ever see any Blue Air advertising here in the UK, and unlike the airlines other routes to Romania, this route is not going to be as much a route they can rely on being used by people working here in the UK and going back home... Instead it will be relying on British tourists and large Greek-Cypriot community of North London.
But they need to be aware of the route and airline in the first instance!
They will also be going head to head with Monarch which operates four times a week, they have quite a loyal customer following, so doubt many of them will be switching to Blue Air.
It must however be a bit of a blow for old Monarch, as it is yet another route where they are having to compete with on their home soil, instead of being the only carrier!
BTW, Blue Air have some very competitive pricing on the route, with fares for around £50 return, once you have included their crazy compulsory £14 credit card fee, which I thought was now no longer allowed!
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Summary of new routes for next year already announced...
So just looking at the new routes for next year, and looks like it is a little down on the number of new routes we had this year.
We might have some other to be announced, but the closer we get to the summer the less likely, as airlines want to have the route on sale as long as possible to tempt the advance traveller!
Blue Air
Turin - 4x Weekly
Larnaca - 3x Weekly
easyJet
Innsbrook - 2x Weekly
Jersey - 5x Weekly
Ryanair
Vilnius - 5x Weekly
(Looks like it replaces Kaunas, so does not look like new capacity)
Wizzair
Palanga - 2x Weekly
(Sounds tropical?!)
Is there any noticable increase in frequencies on other routes to make up for not many new routes?
We might have some other to be announced, but the closer we get to the summer the less likely, as airlines want to have the route on sale as long as possible to tempt the advance traveller!
Blue Air
Turin - 4x Weekly
Larnaca - 3x Weekly
easyJet
Innsbrook - 2x Weekly
Jersey - 5x Weekly
Ryanair
Vilnius - 5x Weekly
(Looks like it replaces Kaunas, so does not look like new capacity)
Wizzair
Palanga - 2x Weekly
(Sounds tropical?!)
Is there any noticable increase in frequencies on other routes to make up for not many new routes?
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Luton struggled to cope with summer 2015 passenger levels and with the CTA not looking too good for next summer and no extra capacity in the terminal for 2016 either apart from a partially completed security hall and a few extra shops in the old security hall, from a passengers point of view the last thing they need is more congestion.
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Lots of increases in frequencies next summer especially from Wizzair, plus some A321s replacing A320s on a number of routes. Also easyJet looking like two more based aircraft. Regarding Blue Air I would think they are pitching their clientele on the Laranca route to home-based Cypriots looking to spend some time in the UK.
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New routes
Good news from Blue Air, announcing flights to Larnaca. Having recently announced Turin they have a very interesting growth strategy which makes me wonder where next?
If easyJet are basing two more planes, presumably Jersey won't be the only new route announced for S16?
With the upheaval in the Estonia travel market following the collapse of the national airline, perhaps an opportunity for someone to start flights to Tallinn?
If easyJet are basing two more planes, presumably Jersey won't be the only new route announced for S16?
With the upheaval in the Estonia travel market following the collapse of the national airline, perhaps an opportunity for someone to start flights to Tallinn?
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Wizz have recently announced a new services from Bratislava to Skopje, hopefully this will also be a new Luton route in the near future. It would also be great to see new destinations like Sarajevo, Mostar, Podgorica and Tirana which are all underserved from the UK.
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If easyJet are basing two more planes, presumably Jersey won't be the only new route announced for S16?
The access road to the south stands now has a fence going down the middle of it as per the second photo in this weeks development update, so can only be accessed via taxiways
The hangar line is to gain a stand when it is remarked but I don't think that has happened yet.
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Wizzair don't fly to Sarajevo, they have a base in Tuzla for Bosnia, Sarajevo airport have very very high landing fees. Wizz have approached the airport but they don't seem willing to accommodate them. Most likely at the risk of upsetting the Lufthansa Group as they basically have a monopoly with Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss flying into the airport, along with fellow Star Alliance Partner Turkish. Also, for Bosnians to visit the UK they all need visas unfortunately so it does not make it an easy or cheap process for them to come and I'm not sure how big the demand would be for people in the UK visiting Bosnia, though it does have some amazing scenery and lots of snow in the winter for skiing.
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Absolutely, everywhere you look now there is pockets of building activity.
To come will be a terminal extension, new terminal frontage, multistory car park, pier, passenger footbridges, taxiways, duel carriageways. Actually the list is too long to mention here but the airport is being transformed and so far we haven't seen nothing yet compared to what is to come in the next 18 months.
To come will be a terminal extension, new terminal frontage, multistory car park, pier, passenger footbridges, taxiways, duel carriageways. Actually the list is too long to mention here but the airport is being transformed and so far we haven't seen nothing yet compared to what is to come in the next 18 months.
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Nope, the existing pier that sits between the eastern and northern apron will get fatter in places as the recesses get filled in but no airbridges and the new pier that will go in opposite will basically look very similar to the existing one except on the side facing the drop off area. This side will get a coach lane instead of aircraft stands for busing passengers to the south stands.
The landside existing road that sits right by the eastern apron fence from the drop off area will disappear when the new drop off zone is built with the old road being removed and the space becoming airside for the new coach lane that will sit at apron height.
The landside existing road that sits right by the eastern apron fence from the drop off area will disappear when the new drop off zone is built with the old road being removed and the space becoming airside for the new coach lane that will sit at apron height.
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Continued growth
Based on the 24% increase for November that must mean Luton has handled approximately 12,126,000 pax so far? With December, the end of year could reach 12.3 million.
I recently see an article whereby MAG are perusing up to 24 new airlines for operations from its group airports or was it just from Stansted? Well I hope Luton management are doing the same?
There are still many slots free mid morning and mid-day and early afternoon.
Time will tell.
I recently see an article whereby MAG are perusing up to 24 new airlines for operations from its group airports or was it just from Stansted? Well I hope Luton management are doing the same?
There are still many slots free mid morning and mid-day and early afternoon.
Time will tell.
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Long shot but WOW Air comes to mind and are currently expanding quite rapidly, perfect candidate for a late morning arrival - departure which would hopefully enable a connection in Iceland to their new USA and Canada services.
It would also be good to see Iberia Regional expand at Luton with services to the Balearics along with some mainland Spain holiday destinations, again it's doubtful but worth a mention.
Going further afield it would be great to see more medium/long haul full service carriers tempted into Luton, again it's a long shot at the moment but I'm pretty sure it will happen one day !
It would also be good to see Iberia Regional expand at Luton with services to the Balearics along with some mainland Spain holiday destinations, again it's doubtful but worth a mention.
Going further afield it would be great to see more medium/long haul full service carriers tempted into Luton, again it's a long shot at the moment but I'm pretty sure it will happen one day !