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Hi as a new one to the forum, just like to say I have many photos of aircraft and the airport over 35 yrs as a Firefighter serving the airport, so if they are of interest I will gladly share not brill pics but I am sure will be surprised at some of the traffic we have had over the years.
Thanks Gordon.
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Thanks Gordon.
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As Buster said stick them in LUTON History and Nostalgia
although it looks like you have to have to do a few more general posts before you can post a photo. Hope it doesn't put you off.
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The Dart opening date has slipped from the summer of 2021 to the Autumn of 2021 due to late starting of the project. I noticed that part of route is now being worked on 7 days a week.
Dart Maintenance area beyond Central Station
Another thing slipping is the opening of the new drop off zone on the ground floor of the new multistory as that is meant to open this month. At least 3 months late I would guess as the entrance roads haven't even been started yet.
Taxiway Foxtrot is having its signage installed. Think I saw a sign for Taxiway Kilo being installed yesterday which is one of the links from taxiway Delta but I will confirm.
(Edit) The link taxiway between Delta and Foxtrot opposite the drop off zone is marked up as K1
Dart Maintenance area beyond Central Station
Another thing slipping is the opening of the new drop off zone on the ground floor of the new multistory as that is meant to open this month. At least 3 months late I would guess as the entrance roads haven't even been started yet.
Taxiway Foxtrot is having its signage installed. Think I saw a sign for Taxiway Kilo being installed yesterday which is one of the links from taxiway Delta but I will confirm.
(Edit) The link taxiway between Delta and Foxtrot opposite the drop off zone is marked up as K1
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Luton-Kutaisi has been operating for a couple of years. Regarding Scandinavia we will just have to see with prices for Tromso this winter holding up well. I guess a number of seats have been block booked by tour operators for trips to see the Northern Lights.
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Tromso would be more popular in winter than summer I’d have thought, not just northern lights but the time of year Norwegians would be more likely to come shopping
British Airways used to fly to both Bergen and Stavanger - now they don't
SAS fly London-Stavanger but not London-Bergen
That left Norwegian with a very dominant position on these 2 routes. I don't think flying via Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Oslo will be considered an effective substitute or (in the case of Amsterdam as strong competition
There may well be room for a Wizz on London-Bergen (in particular) and, maybe to a lesser degree, also on London-Stavanger. I would be interested to know if Wizz can pick up any oil/gas traffic to Stavanger though
SAS fly London-Stavanger but not London-Bergen
That left Norwegian with a very dominant position on these 2 routes. I don't think flying via Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Oslo will be considered an effective substitute or (in the case of Amsterdam as strong competition
There may well be room for a Wizz on London-Bergen (in particular) and, maybe to a lesser degree, also on London-Stavanger. I would be interested to know if Wizz can pick up any oil/gas traffic to Stavanger though
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Wizzair confirms interest in flying London to Dubai with the A321XLR
Wizz Air Eyes London To Dubai Flights With Airbus A321XLR
Will be an interesting development if this happens, but is a few years away until they A321XLR. I guess if Transavia can make it work from Amsterdam and Norwegian from Scandanavia (which are similar length routes with 737s) and are competing directly with Emirates and the associated flag carriers from this countries, Wizz can make it work too!
They also state they have no interest in using the new longer range A321XLRs on transatlantic routes from the UK.
Even if the London to Dubai routes does happen, no guarantee it will be from Luton, as not sure what the aircraft type will be like on Luton's short-ish runway, and they are showing a real interest in expanding at Gatwick. Looking to buy up Thomas Cook's slots!
Will be an interesting development if this happens, but is a few years away until they A321XLR. I guess if Transavia can make it work from Amsterdam and Norwegian from Scandanavia (which are similar length routes with 737s) and are competing directly with Emirates and the associated flag carriers from this countries, Wizz can make it work too!
They also state they have no interest in using the new longer range A321XLRs on transatlantic routes from the UK.
Even if the London to Dubai routes does happen, no guarantee it will be from Luton, as not sure what the aircraft type will be like on Luton's short-ish runway, and they are showing a real interest in expanding at Gatwick. Looking to buy up Thomas Cook's slots!
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It wasn't quite as simple as I had thought. This is what actually happened:
0623 D GWUKB WUK4485 Lviv
0641 D GWUKF WUK7910 Ohrid
0647 A GWUKL WUK3775 Constanta
0649 A HALWZ WZZ2501 Riga
0657 A HALWA WZZ1801 Wroclaw
0702 D GWUKJ WUK7674 Kosice
0703 A HALYJ WZZ8001 Vilnius
0708 A GWUKH WUK3615 Suceava
0710 D GWUKC WUK4489 Tallinn
0713 A HALWO WZZ4301 Sofia
0715 A HALPS WZZ3301 Cluj-Napoca
0717 D GWUKI WUK4459 Larnaca
0720 A HALPM WZZ3753 Craiova
0721 A HALXV WZZ1301 Warsaw
0724 A HALWS WZZ3651 Iasi
0736 D HALXQ WUK4554 Bourgas
0738 A HALWX WZZ1001 Katowice
0742 A HALXT WZZ1601 Gdansk
0745 A HALVB WZZ2201 Budapest
0755 A HALWE WZZ7851 Debrecen
0800 A HALXM WUK5001 Krakow
0807 D HALYJ WZZ8002 Vilnius
0811 D HALWZ WZZ2502 Riga
0816 A HALWV WUK7701 Skopje
0817 D HALWA WZZ1802 Wroclaw
0820 D HALWO WZZ4312 Sofia
0836 D HALXI WZZ3001 Bucharest
0838 D HALPM WZZ3754 Craiova
0842 D HALWS WZZ3652 Iasi
0849 D HALXT WZZ1302 Warsaw
0859 D HALVB WZZ2202 Budapest
0903 D HALXU WZZ1602 Gdansk
0908 D HALXM WUK5002 Krakow
0912 D HALWE WZZ1002 Katowice
0913 D HALWX WZZ7852 Debrecen
0915 D HALPS WZZ3302 Cluj-Napoca
0922 D HALWV WUK7702 Skopje
0958 D HALXI WZZ3002 Bucharest
38 movements, 17 arrivals, 21 departures.
0623 D GWUKB WUK4485 Lviv
0641 D GWUKF WUK7910 Ohrid
0647 A GWUKL WUK3775 Constanta
0649 A HALWZ WZZ2501 Riga
0657 A HALWA WZZ1801 Wroclaw
0702 D GWUKJ WUK7674 Kosice
0703 A HALYJ WZZ8001 Vilnius
0708 A GWUKH WUK3615 Suceava
0710 D GWUKC WUK4489 Tallinn
0713 A HALWO WZZ4301 Sofia
0715 A HALPS WZZ3301 Cluj-Napoca
0717 D GWUKI WUK4459 Larnaca
0720 A HALPM WZZ3753 Craiova
0721 A HALXV WZZ1301 Warsaw
0724 A HALWS WZZ3651 Iasi
0736 D HALXQ WUK4554 Bourgas
0738 A HALWX WZZ1001 Katowice
0742 A HALXT WZZ1601 Gdansk
0745 A HALVB WZZ2201 Budapest
0755 A HALWE WZZ7851 Debrecen
0800 A HALXM WUK5001 Krakow
0807 D HALYJ WZZ8002 Vilnius
0811 D HALWZ WZZ2502 Riga
0816 A HALWV WUK7701 Skopje
0817 D HALWA WZZ1802 Wroclaw
0820 D HALWO WZZ4312 Sofia
0836 D HALXI WZZ3001 Bucharest
0838 D HALPM WZZ3754 Craiova
0842 D HALWS WZZ3652 Iasi
0849 D HALXT WZZ1302 Warsaw
0859 D HALVB WZZ2202 Budapest
0903 D HALXU WZZ1602 Gdansk
0908 D HALXM WUK5002 Krakow
0912 D HALWE WZZ1002 Katowice
0913 D HALWX WZZ7852 Debrecen
0915 D HALPS WZZ3302 Cluj-Napoca
0922 D HALWV WUK7702 Skopje
0958 D HALXI WZZ3002 Bucharest
38 movements, 17 arrivals, 21 departures.
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Catching up!
It wasn't quite as simple as I had thought. This is what actually happened:
0623 D GWUKB WUK4485 Lviv
0641 D GWUKF WUK7910 Ohrid
0647 A GWUKL WUK3775 Constanta
0649 A HALWZ WZZ2501 Riga
0657 A HALWA WZZ1801 Wroclaw
0702 D GWUKJ WUK7674 Kosice
0703 A HALYJ WZZ8001 Vilnius
0708 A GWUKH WUK3615 Suceava
0710 D GWUKC WUK4489 Tallinn
0713 A HALWO WZZ4301 Sofia
0715 A HALPS WZZ3301 Cluj-Napoca
0717 D GWUKI WUK4459 Larnaca
0720 A HALPM WZZ3753 Craiova
0721 A HALXV WZZ1301 Warsaw
0724 A HALWS WZZ3651 Iasi
0736 D HALXQ WUK4554 Bourgas
0738 A HALWX WZZ1001 Katowice
0742 A HALXT WZZ1601 Gdansk
0745 A HALVB WZZ2201 Budapest
0755 A HALWE WZZ7851 Debrecen
0800 A HALXM WUK5001 Krakow
0807 D HALYJ WZZ8002 Vilnius
0811 D HALWZ WZZ2502 Riga
0816 A HALWV WUK7701 Skopje
0817 D HALWA WZZ1802 Wroclaw
0820 D HALWO WZZ4312 Sofia
0836 D HALXI WZZ3001 Bucharest
0838 D HALPM WZZ3754 Craiova
0842 D HALWS WZZ3652 Iasi
0849 D HALXT WZZ1302 Warsaw
0859 D HALVB WZZ2202 Budapest
0903 D HALXU WZZ1602 Gdansk
0908 D HALXM WUK5002 Krakow
0912 D HALWE WZZ1002 Katowice
0913 D HALWX WZZ7852 Debrecen
0915 D HALPS WZZ3302 Cluj-Napoca
0922 D HALWV WUK7702 Skopje
0958 D HALXI WZZ3002 Bucharest
38 movements, 17 arrivals, 21 departures.
0623 D GWUKB WUK4485 Lviv
0641 D GWUKF WUK7910 Ohrid
0647 A GWUKL WUK3775 Constanta
0649 A HALWZ WZZ2501 Riga
0657 A HALWA WZZ1801 Wroclaw
0702 D GWUKJ WUK7674 Kosice
0703 A HALYJ WZZ8001 Vilnius
0708 A GWUKH WUK3615 Suceava
0710 D GWUKC WUK4489 Tallinn
0713 A HALWO WZZ4301 Sofia
0715 A HALPS WZZ3301 Cluj-Napoca
0717 D GWUKI WUK4459 Larnaca
0720 A HALPM WZZ3753 Craiova
0721 A HALXV WZZ1301 Warsaw
0724 A HALWS WZZ3651 Iasi
0736 D HALXQ WUK4554 Bourgas
0738 A HALWX WZZ1001 Katowice
0742 A HALXT WZZ1601 Gdansk
0745 A HALVB WZZ2201 Budapest
0755 A HALWE WZZ7851 Debrecen
0800 A HALXM WUK5001 Krakow
0807 D HALYJ WZZ8002 Vilnius
0811 D HALWZ WZZ2502 Riga
0816 A HALWV WUK7701 Skopje
0817 D HALWA WZZ1802 Wroclaw
0820 D HALWO WZZ4312 Sofia
0836 D HALXI WZZ3001 Bucharest
0838 D HALPM WZZ3754 Craiova
0842 D HALWS WZZ3652 Iasi
0849 D HALXT WZZ1302 Warsaw
0859 D HALVB WZZ2202 Budapest
0903 D HALXU WZZ1602 Gdansk
0908 D HALXM WUK5002 Krakow
0912 D HALWE WZZ1002 Katowice
0913 D HALWX WZZ7852 Debrecen
0915 D HALPS WZZ3302 Cluj-Napoca
0922 D HALWV WUK7702 Skopje
0958 D HALXI WZZ3002 Bucharest
38 movements, 17 arrivals, 21 departures.
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Today Wizz will operate 115 flights and EasyJet 133. Wizz UK will have A/C number 11 join the fleet very soon so the gap is closing in terms of movements but Wizz operate A321 on many flights so might overtake EasyJet in terms of passenger levels this coming winter!
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