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I know there are two flights on Tuesdays, but five pax is pretty pathetic even so. While there are two flights, they aren't even spaced far enough apart to allow day returns to London. Even a day trip to Groningen would be short.
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Totally agree, the timings are not great. Lets hope it was just an off day for the route, otherwise its rather worrying.
Updated info: Just read a Dutch article which quotes 12 pax on SEN-GRQ, and 17 re-booked to the evening GRQ-SEN
Updated info: Just read a Dutch article which quotes 12 pax on SEN-GRQ, and 17 re-booked to the evening GRQ-SEN
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If I am not wrong the SEN-OSI flight outward is only Thursday, OSI-SEN only on Sundays. But there is still something not right about this Sea-Air operation. One month to go and Southend Airport have still not confirmed the airline is coming, so how on earth can one advertise these flights and fill the seats in time? Will the aircraft be crew training at SEN before it starts heaving out loads. When will anybody at all be allowed to advertise the flights to MUC and OSI. It's damn weird to my way of thinking.
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I find the link to Sea Air reservations about as useless as a choc ice in a bath tub. It's only in German, and despite that I was unable to book a practice flight. Plus how can the morning and the evening flights both have the same flight number (SIB3000) ?? Still not convinced.
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I managed to access the page in English and book a practice flight to Munich from SEN; out on May 26th return on 2nd June 190 Euros return fare, not too bad. Although the return flights have different flight numbers for the morning and evenings (SIB 3010 and SIB 3030) the outward flights do share the same flight number (SIB 3000).
Now that the SEN airport website shows these routes one would expect the Munich, Osijek and Maribor airport websites to do so - they don't yet.
Now that the SEN airport website shows these routes one would expect the Munich, Osijek and Maribor airport websites to do so - they don't yet.
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Looks like Venice might be being dropped from the 28 October 2016. Guess if it is to be replaced, that will be announced in the coming months.
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Perhaps it is going seasonal. Winter loads were a bit mediocre, but the late arrival into SEN can't have helped.
Lyon seems to be coming back though which is a bit of a surprise, outside of school holidays some of the loads were dire.
With Lanzarote seemingly doing good business maybe Las Palmas could be next.
Lyon seems to be coming back though which is a bit of a surprise, outside of school holidays some of the loads were dire.
With Lanzarote seemingly doing good business maybe Las Palmas could be next.
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Canary Islands growth
With tourists no longer interested in risky destinations, the Canary Islands certainly seem to be more popular. From Luxembourg we operate all the year round now, including 3 flights a week to Teneriffe, and 2 a week to Las Palmas, plus Madeira, Gran Canaria, etc. I am convinced the SEN flights could continue all year round and be well supported, although I am aware of some weight restrictions on certain "hot" days.
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That did cross my mind, however easyJet say the route will not operate after the 28th October, so presumably not going seasonal. Would think a new route will be replace it at 4x weekly.
Perhaps it is going seasonal.
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SEA-AIR bluff
Sea-Air admit they have no AOC and will operate on that of a Maltese company. Today that company has no agreement with Sea-Air, so I ask if in fact Stobart has an agreement contract with Sea-Air in order to announce their new flights to MUC starting in 4 weeks time. More suspicious than last week!
The Sea Air website makes mention of an airline called Sea Air Slovenia
Googling this airline shows up fewer links than would reassure me. At the very least the only website I can find refers to a UK based travel company with equity capital of 1 pound and an address that seems to be a brass plate address rather than the place of business activities - I cannot find any websites about the airline.
When Easyjet started twenty years ago using Air Foyle, the world wide web was in its infancy and it was much more difficult for companies to publish information about themselves to a wide audience. That's changed and I would expect any reputable airline or travel agency to recognise this change.
Googling this airline shows up fewer links than would reassure me. At the very least the only website I can find refers to a UK based travel company with equity capital of 1 pound and an address that seems to be a brass plate address rather than the place of business activities - I cannot find any websites about the airline.
When Easyjet started twenty years ago using Air Foyle, the world wide web was in its infancy and it was much more difficult for companies to publish information about themselves to a wide audience. That's changed and I would expect any reputable airline or travel agency to recognise this change.
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Anyone have any idea why the Alicante flight is diverting to STN tonight? Seems to have done a loop round SEN and headed straight off - weather appears to be fine. Just passed over me on its way.
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VENICE FLIGHTS
some time ago EZY said that they were going to open a base at VENICE and extra flights to LONDON (no named airport) would operate is this base up and running?, the reason I ask is with EZY dropping VENICE flights from SEN could they use a VENICE based aircraft....4000 + pax a month in the winter is not bad ,
Sea-Air admit they have no AOC and will operate on that of a Maltese company. Today that company has no agreement with Sea-Air,
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I know how EZY started and others but Sea-Air raises so many questions with only 4 weeks left before a SEN operation is due to start. Is it not strange that whilst the new route is quietly hidden under New Routes on the airport website Stobarts have yet to make an official announcement. And yes....the operations of MalethAero in Malta told me 3 days ago that they know nothing about Sea-Air operating from SEN. Dont you find that strange?
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