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Due to a range of reasons, I can guarantee we will not be seeing the Metro running beyond the current times for at least 10 years. There are several key reasons behind this:
- Staffing:
- There is a significant amount of resource required to operate trains, more than meets the eye of 'drivers and signallers' you will also need a significant number of frontline staff out and about for fire regulations
- Driver/ frontline contracts do not include said hours - change = ouch!
- ASB: must be considered
- Maintenance
- The rolling stock cannot be used further, if anything usage will need to go down
- Metro All Change - possessions are occurring every night for the modernisation project up to 2021; this will be continuing for further works
- When are stations such as Monument cleaned?
- Metro doesn't run on New Years Day (only major Metro/LR service in the UK not to do so)
Metro aren't daft, there probably isn't a business case for such an idea yet before we even get into the very complex technicalities of such a service. MetroLink has only recently started the Manchester Airport - Deansgate Castlefield service and MAN is a large amount bigger than Newcastle, but also that system has only recently been built, and isn't going through such a major investment programme anymore.
The idea of hiring trains or track possession would be a non starter.
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Mind, when I've mentioned this in the past no-one has said anything was there, not that I am disagreeing with you.
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Emirates reducing DXB temporarily from 16th April to 4 x weekly for 45 days whilst the runway resurfacing at DXB takes place.
All other UK destinations seeing reductions too, so nothing to worry about for NCL.
NCL, EDI, STN all go 4 weekly
MAN, GLA, LGW, LHR all lose a daily flight
BHX reduces from 14 to 11 weekly
All other UK destinations seeing reductions too, so nothing to worry about for NCL.
NCL, EDI, STN all go 4 weekly
MAN, GLA, LGW, LHR all lose a daily flight
BHX reduces from 14 to 11 weekly
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CAA stats for April (!)
Brussels +27%
Paris CDG -15% Lots of Cancellations due to strikes etc
Berlin -8%
Dusseldorf -33% People not enjoying the Q400?
Dublin -17% Reductions from both FR and EIr
Rome +17%
Amsterdam -17% Reduced frequency
Madrid +24%
Barcelona -2%
Gdansk +14%
Krakow +21%
Warsaw +5%
Wroclaw +2%
Dubai 21208 +3%
Heathrow +1%
Brussels +27%
Paris CDG -15% Lots of Cancellations due to strikes etc
Berlin -8%
Dusseldorf -33% People not enjoying the Q400?
Dublin -17% Reductions from both FR and EIr
Rome +17%
Amsterdam -17% Reduced frequency
Madrid +24%
Barcelona -2%
Gdansk +14%
Krakow +21%
Warsaw +5%
Wroclaw +2%
Dubai 21208 +3%
Heathrow +1%
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BA seems to be considerably reducing its Newcastle flights. In many days in July and August they are down to just 3/4 rotations a day. It already feels like a slippery slope with the reduction in the schedules for winter. Even during the height of the financial crisis we kept the 6 daily flights.
BA seems to be considerably reducing its Newcastle flights. In many days in July and August they are down to just 3/4 rotations a day. It already feels like a slippery slope with the reduction in the schedules for winter. Even during the height of the financial crisis we kept the 6 daily flights.
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Bhutan Airlines is due A319 ex Frontier Airlines (N952FR - "Mel the Mule Deer") - MSN4204
Departed Newcastle to Athens, from where it has Departed at 15.29 UTC as B3781/BTN781 registration showing as A5-DOR (ref. FR24)
Departed Newcastle to Athens, from where it has Departed at 15.29 UTC as B3781/BTN781 registration showing as A5-DOR (ref. FR24)
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