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WIZZ AIR’S FREQUENCY INCREASES ON EXISTING LUTON ROUTES:
Destination
Weekly flights
From
Tel Aviv, Israel
daily from 4
25 March 2018
Suceava, Romania
daily from 5
20 May 2018
Prishtina, Kosovo
3 from 2
25 March 2018
Destination
Weekly flights
From
Tel Aviv, Israel
daily from 4
25 March 2018
Suceava, Romania
daily from 5
20 May 2018
Prishtina, Kosovo
3 from 2
25 March 2018
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Wow big news...
Congratulations to Wizz and LTN on securing the deal!
Being the kinda guy, whose glass is half empty and not half full, I wonder if a bit of the announcement might be "smoke and mirrors"...(?)
Going by the new routes announced, I'm not sure there is enough to cover 4-5 aircraft being based at the airport, so I wonder if a number of existing routes might switch to being operated by LTN based aircraft? Then that frees the aircraft up at other bases to open new routes.
For example the new aircraft could easily do a quick there and back rotation to Budapest or Warsaw, first thing in the morning and be back at LTN for midday-ish and then fly to Tel Aviv or Larnaca in the afternoon/evening...
The proof will be in the pudding, with the number of inbound Wizz Air flights first thing in the morning. I think at present, we see about 13-15 inbound and on the ground between 7.00-8.30am.
Can we assume by this announcement, Wizz Air has swallowed up Monarch's slots, or with the new apron space and parallel taxiway coming online soon, these slots were going to be available regardless?
I've flown Wizz numerous times this year and have been really impressed with them, friendly crew, nice aircraft and been on time.
BUT, a part of me is slightly disappointed, it is not a new airline or one of airports smaller customers expanding. As I do feel the airport is heavily dominated and too reliant on easyJet and Wizz.
I think the airline is making a sensible decision to not get entangled and involved in a price war on the summer routes to the likes of Spain and Portugal.
I do wonder if we will reach a point where Wizz cannot expand any further east of Germany, from Luton, as they have nearly every market sown up between London and eastern/central Europe? I wonder if the airline might look further afield to expand from Luton, possibly the likes of Moscow and St Petersburg, with a UK registered aircraft, as I believe two UK airlines can operate the route and since easyJet dropped it, there is room for a second airline to take up these rights. With them buying a stake in some Turkish Airline, I wonder if we will see them operate to Turkey more and they are very successful on the Dubai routes from cenral Europe, and that could be achievable with an A320/321neo from Luton.
Here's a nice InfoGraphic!
Congratulations to Wizz and LTN on securing the deal!
Being the kinda guy, whose glass is half empty and not half full, I wonder if a bit of the announcement might be "smoke and mirrors"...(?)
Going by the new routes announced, I'm not sure there is enough to cover 4-5 aircraft being based at the airport, so I wonder if a number of existing routes might switch to being operated by LTN based aircraft? Then that frees the aircraft up at other bases to open new routes.
For example the new aircraft could easily do a quick there and back rotation to Budapest or Warsaw, first thing in the morning and be back at LTN for midday-ish and then fly to Tel Aviv or Larnaca in the afternoon/evening...
The proof will be in the pudding, with the number of inbound Wizz Air flights first thing in the morning. I think at present, we see about 13-15 inbound and on the ground between 7.00-8.30am.
Can we assume by this announcement, Wizz Air has swallowed up Monarch's slots, or with the new apron space and parallel taxiway coming online soon, these slots were going to be available regardless?
I've flown Wizz numerous times this year and have been really impressed with them, friendly crew, nice aircraft and been on time.
BUT, a part of me is slightly disappointed, it is not a new airline or one of airports smaller customers expanding. As I do feel the airport is heavily dominated and too reliant on easyJet and Wizz.
I think the airline is making a sensible decision to not get entangled and involved in a price war on the summer routes to the likes of Spain and Portugal.
I do wonder if we will reach a point where Wizz cannot expand any further east of Germany, from Luton, as they have nearly every market sown up between London and eastern/central Europe? I wonder if the airline might look further afield to expand from Luton, possibly the likes of Moscow and St Petersburg, with a UK registered aircraft, as I believe two UK airlines can operate the route and since easyJet dropped it, there is room for a second airline to take up these rights. With them buying a stake in some Turkish Airline, I wonder if we will see them operate to Turkey more and they are very successful on the Dubai routes from cenral Europe, and that could be achievable with an A320/321neo from Luton.
Here's a nice InfoGraphic!
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Plenty of airport's still to be served in central/eastern Europe yet Giles. Who would have thought that Suceava would go daily, I must admit I had never heard of it until Wizz started flying there.
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Ryanair and easyJet currently operate the route...
When you have Europe's two largest carriers flying to Tenerife from Luton, I highly doubt many other airlines really want to come between them and will leave it for them to flight it out!
easyJet fly it 3x weekly and Ryanair 2x weekly, each operating it on alternate days. I would imagine both airlines feel this covers the demand and without over saturating the market and pushing prices down.
Monarch had the Canary Island scheduled market to themselves for a number of years from Luton, and I would imagine with easyJet joining the market on these routes this summer, did them no favours and was another small reason for their demise.
When you have Europe's two largest carriers flying to Tenerife from Luton, I highly doubt many other airlines really want to come between them and will leave it for them to flight it out!
easyJet fly it 3x weekly and Ryanair 2x weekly, each operating it on alternate days. I would imagine both airlines feel this covers the demand and without over saturating the market and pushing prices down.
Monarch had the Canary Island scheduled market to themselves for a number of years from Luton, and I would imagine with easyJet joining the market on these routes this summer, did them no favours and was another small reason for their demise.
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BBC News: East of England - Bucket List Airport Tour
"Reg Grace, 82, has terminal cancer of the liver. Top of his bucket list was visiting London Luton Airport, so that's what he did. How adorable are these two?"
How nice is this, great work by the airport and Macmillan...
Wish this couple all the best!
"Reg Grace, 82, has terminal cancer of the liver. Top of his bucket list was visiting London Luton Airport, so that's what he did. How adorable are these two?"
How nice is this, great work by the airport and Macmillan...
Wish this couple all the best!
From 'Travel Mole':
Wizz Air is to expand its Luton base, with the addition of four aircraft to its Luton fleet by June 2018.
The allocation of four more Airbus A320 aircraft, each equipped with 186 seats, brings the total number of aircraft in Wizz Air's Luton fleet to five.
Five new routes have been added, including daily flights to Larnaca and Bratislava. A four-flights-per-week service to Tallinn and three-per-week to Tirana in Albania and Lviv in Ukraine make up the remaining new routes.
The additional aircraft will also allow an increase in frequency of flights on three of the airlines most popular routes.
Wizz Air is expanding its capacity at Luton by 15% year on year, and will offer in 2018 more than 6.9 million seats on its 46 routes to 20 countries.
Starting spring 2018 flights to Tel Aviv and Suceava become daily, while Prishtina in Kosovo flights will increase from two to three times per week
Over the 12 months to October 31 2017, the airline has carried more than 5.5 million passengers on its Luton routes alone, an increase of 11% compared to 2016, making it the second largest carrier at Luton airport.
The arrival of the new aircraft and additional routes will create 150 new direct local jobs, increasing the number of Wizz Air employees at Luton to 180.
Wizz Air chief corporate officer Owain Jones said: "Our main markets in Central and Eastern Europe are all enjoying strong economic growth. More people want to fly because they can afford to do so. There's growing demand and a lack of supply."
The interesting thing to me is the Larnaca route - afaik only the second route wholly outside Central/Eastern Europe (the other being Luton-Tel Aviv).
Wizz Air is to expand its Luton base, with the addition of four aircraft to its Luton fleet by June 2018.
The allocation of four more Airbus A320 aircraft, each equipped with 186 seats, brings the total number of aircraft in Wizz Air's Luton fleet to five.
Five new routes have been added, including daily flights to Larnaca and Bratislava. A four-flights-per-week service to Tallinn and three-per-week to Tirana in Albania and Lviv in Ukraine make up the remaining new routes.
The additional aircraft will also allow an increase in frequency of flights on three of the airlines most popular routes.
Wizz Air is expanding its capacity at Luton by 15% year on year, and will offer in 2018 more than 6.9 million seats on its 46 routes to 20 countries.
Starting spring 2018 flights to Tel Aviv and Suceava become daily, while Prishtina in Kosovo flights will increase from two to three times per week
Over the 12 months to October 31 2017, the airline has carried more than 5.5 million passengers on its Luton routes alone, an increase of 11% compared to 2016, making it the second largest carrier at Luton airport.
The arrival of the new aircraft and additional routes will create 150 new direct local jobs, increasing the number of Wizz Air employees at Luton to 180.
Wizz Air chief corporate officer Owain Jones said: "Our main markets in Central and Eastern Europe are all enjoying strong economic growth. More people want to fly because they can afford to do so. There's growing demand and a lack of supply."
The interesting thing to me is the Larnaca route - afaik only the second route wholly outside Central/Eastern Europe (the other being Luton-Tel Aviv).
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With the news Wizz have said they are not looking at transatlantic as well... So the Romanians were wrong on that by the sounds of things, and we can rule that out of at least near-term expansion.
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From 'Travel Mole':
Wizz Air is to expand its Luton base, with the addition of four aircraft to its Luton fleet by June 2018.
Wizz Air is to expand its Luton base, with the addition of four aircraft to its Luton fleet by June 2018.
Still good news though.
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Interestingly both Larnaca and Bratislava are shown as 10.00/10.15 am departures.
Has the benefit of being in the quiet time for the departure lounge but these can't be the first departure for a based a/c and certainly not using a ex MON slot.
So Wizz must be having a re shuffle with first wave arrivals or something doesn't seem right.
Has the benefit of being in the quiet time for the departure lounge but these can't be the first departure for a based a/c and certainly not using a ex MON slot.
So Wizz must be having a re shuffle with first wave arrivals or something doesn't seem right.
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So Monarch 4 based slots have gone with 2 going to Wizz and 1 to Thomas Cook. So that means still 1 spare plus stand 46 is back. LTNman do you know when the airport can use stand 46 again and will that side of the pier also go to 4 stands or stay at 3. At minimum LTN has 2 more overnight stands for someone to use. Can't see them being left empty.
Wizz air have bought a 51% share in Borajet and will be allocating 5 a321 in January/February. Could Istanbul be on the cards with Wizz air/borajet???
Wizz air have bought a 51% share in Borajet and will be allocating 5 a321 in January/February. Could Istanbul be on the cards with Wizz air/borajet???
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4 stands either side once the construction village is removed. As for when that will happen and this is just a pure guess I am thinking both will be removed late summer.
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Also noted that the compass swing bay has been removed from the charts as it is now part of the taxiway extension.
No doubt that when taxiway Alpha is extended next year Taxiway Juliet will be added.
TURN-OFFS FROM THE RWY ONTO TAXIWAYS CHARLIE AND HOTEL ARE
PROHIBITED EXCEPT WHEN AUTHORISED BY ATC
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