Newcastle-9
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,845
We will have to wait to see what happens I can't see them using 3x A321 all week maybe the odd days
maybe they will be able to use other carriers for odd flights like AEA does the PMI flights for TUI so they aren't using another carrier under the TCX brand
maybe they will be able to use other carriers for odd flights like AEA does the PMI flights for TUI so they aren't using another carrier under the TCX brand

Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Posts: 886
May end up being a few W patterns strange that its showing 3x A321 Tuesday mornings


Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 1
Is that a 'normal' practice to fill in schedules and aircraft requirements this way?
Ignoring preparation times for the flight deck crew -
MAN-NCL say 1 hour f!ying time
NCL-ACE a good 4 hours
ACE-NCL same again.
NCL-MAN an hour.
All plus turn round times at destinations.
Perhaps someone could give us insight into how all that worked.

Join Date: May 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 106

Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 283

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: newcastle
Age: 40
Posts: 172
We definitely don’t have any flights this summer operated by non based aircraft. All flights are by NCL based units! The relief aircraft has had to come in from MAN quite a few times to cover delays though.

Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: North East
Posts: 44
all. Let’s put this one to bed. Nclops you are correct on what you say. Regarding 3 x flights on tue morning, as it’s quite early for bookings would expect either 1 - use of other based aircraft on W pattern. 2 - use foreign aircraft i e AEA in Palma, Tunis Air in NBE. 3 - buy seats as needed of other carriers. (Jet 2, TUI, Easyjet) 4- knock 1 of them on the head. Time will tell.

Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 244
Looks like TC have pulled Bodrum for next summer. Edit: And Reus - not suprised at Bodrum but Reus is always popular with families!
Last edited by Travel Agent; 2nd Oct 2018 at 10:47. Reason: Another canx

Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 283
Likely a vicious circle for pax though and the airport to an extent - they’ll book on other carriers i.e Jet2 and TUI. But this just drives up the costs which means it’s likely people will travel elsewhere if cost is substantially lower.

Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 5,704
Thanks - be interesting to see what impact the removal of the leased NCL-based 320 has, especially if there is more none TCX operated fights, fewer 'W' flights by NCL based a/c and more TCX 'W' flights into NCL.


Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 1
Beginning of The End Game for TC?
Either way, Tunisia, a dodgy holiday choice anyway, is completely off the menu now the flight itself has been handed off (to me at any rate) to some second tier 'private' operator.
