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[10 DME ARC]

SWBKCB - Totally right! Airports these days get very little payment from airlines for either passenger or aircraft landing in this 'low cost' world! Airports are left to make money from the through put of passenger the airlines bring too them! In fact I know of airline/airport deals where the airport pays the airline per pax!!

[ash666]

There was a documentary a year or 2 ago on Frankfurt and the shops, restaurants etc brought in a lot more money than the airline operations.

Though why pax feel the sudden urge to buy a £400 suitcase or a Rolex watch at the start of their journey I've no idea, especially given the exorbitant prices at airports.
Are pax so stupid as to believe that just because they are in a "duty-free" zone then things will be a bargain?

I remember going into Dixons at NCL a while ago and they wanted £120 for something when the high street price was £60.

[SWBKCB]

Used to work with a woman who would say "My holidays not started until I've bought a new handbag"!

Airport's dream customer

Same reason every available bit of space is turned into a shop, bar or restaurant.

[brownale342]

Originally Posted by bigjim99

Well I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if the kids at Swissport NCL didn't have a clue what was causing delays....and even if they did, half of them wouldn't care to pass it onto pax. Probably one of the most frustrating turn arounds in the UK which has only got worse with the demise of Menzies.

Please do elaborate how it is one of the most frustrating turnarounds in the UK?

By 'kids at Swissport' are you for serious? I know a few Swissport staff who dedicate themselves to their roles including Check-In, ramp and operations. Work all hours God sends them for minimal pay and to get your flight off out on time with minimal delay as possible. Some of the staff have worked since Servisair days who are highly experienced. Not Swissport staffs fault when they haven't been informed as to why your flight is delayed which 9 out of 10 of the time is usually down to your airline.

[LiamNCL]

Its the feel good factor everyone who spends knows its not any cheaper but the fact they have money makes it irrelevant.

[Jamesair]

Easyjet have added a second flight to Palma on Mondays making 8 per week.

[GrahamK]

TUI adding extra flights to Cancun for Summer 19

[HH6702]

Wonder what else we get from them hoping for a few new routes

[DanAir89]

Originally Posted by HH6702

Wonder what else we get from them hoping for a few new routes

Think you’ll be disappointed (I am!) Palma, corfu and Naples extra flights per Sunderland Echo.

What happened to the days when NCL was top of the list to try new things such as SHH, new Greek islands...

[HH6702]

So does make Naples 3x weekly
CFU 2x weekly and Palma nearly daily?

Surely everyone isn't making money on PMI how many flights per day now

[GrahamK]

Originally Posted by HH6702

So does make Naples 3x weekly
CFU 2x weekly and Palma nearly daily?

Surely everyone isn't making money on PMI how many flights per day now

If that's where Geordies want to go

[DanAir89]

Originally Posted by GrahamK

If that's where Geordies want to go

Or where TUI’s marketing department want them to go. Despite selecting NCL as departure point you’re only ever one click away from being directed to DSA (who have a new aircraft and lots of new routes...) on their website.

We’re aledgedly v poor up here so historically lapped up cheap holidays to Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia etc - thought they would feature from
NCL as they are now regaining popularity from other places in the country.

I think there’s a conspiracy to direct geordies to Benidorm et al for ever!

[HH6702]

Let's hope Jet2 take the lead again and show TUI and TCX that there is more than Benidorm!!

[N707ZS]

We know Geordies love Benidorm! Amazed there hasn't been a family on the TV series! There's just Lesley.

[canberra97]

I can assure you that Leslie is more than enough and even he/she is hard to understand :-)

[DanAir89]

Come to think about it there’s alway a high proportion of cross dressers on the Spanish flights, you’ve stumbled on something there! And for anyone old enough Lesley was previously a “hard brickie” called Denis in auf veidersen pet with some “great” footage filmed at ncl in the 80’s and on an Orion 737.

I’ll get my coat...

[LiamNCL]

We are so poor our fares / holidays are usually some the most expensive but still aircraft leave full in the summer TUI have become one of the most boring airlines at NCL.

[jensdad]

I guess TUI must know what they're doing. If there were planeloads of Geordies wanting to go to Naxos or La Palma, they would provide a plane for them! The public here in the North East are quite conservative (note the small 'c'!). I still reckon we do well for a relatively small city in a relatively poor (by UK standards of that word) region. Did I read somewhere we're the smallest city in Emirates' European network?

[HH6702]

Interesting if true that we are the smallest city in Europe for EK and the route continues to growing... hitting 21k a month now..

Just shows there really is more than Benidorm for us !!

[southside bobby]

Thailand !!