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I remember when..Odyssey Airlines of Canada for a couple of years operated to Canada.Not only that they used to tech stop with the B757 aircraft en route Canada from and to Europe..30 years ago ish?
It clearly does matter though, as they've retrenched to LGW, MAN and GLA only in the UK where they have a high frequency of service. All of the regional "hangers-on" have been dropped, one by one, and there is no sign of these being restored despite the arrival of the NextGen 757, aka the A321LR. Whether AC will lead to a change of strategy at TS is a different matter, and I wouldn't like to guess how that will pan out.
"need to team up to put together a plan as to how Air Transat could use a 321LR all week and how the crew, maintenance and catering logistics could work with services to YYZ every day from different airports."
Doesn't work - people travelling on Business want a flight every day (well at least every working day) to/from the same airport. Having to fiddle about deciding that because you suddenly change the day of you return you'll be arriving back in Manchester rather than NCL isn't acceptable.
Air Canada used to have enough problems when they alternated daily flights from LHR - Calgary - Vancouver with LHR - Edmonton - Vancouver. People didn't like it at all
PS The real problem is that Canada is a damn big place and doesn't get that many UK tourists - and if you do they don't want to go to Toronto but the Rockies and Vancouver - so you have business travelers and tourists disconnected in a small market covering a big country - not a recipe for success TBH
Doesn't work - people travelling on Business want a flight every day (well at least every working day) to/from the same airport. Having to fiddle about deciding that because you suddenly change the day of you return you'll be arriving back in Manchester rather than NCL isn't acceptable.
Air Canada used to have enough problems when they alternated daily flights from LHR - Calgary - Vancouver with LHR - Edmonton - Vancouver. People didn't like it at all
PS The real problem is that Canada is a damn big place and doesn't get that many UK tourists - and if you do they don't want to go to Toronto but the Rockies and Vancouver - so you have business travelers and tourists disconnected in a small market covering a big country - not a recipe for success TBH
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December passenger figures are now posted on the airport's website for December show total passengers for the month at 294,744 compared with 290,042 for December 2018. - First month for a while showing an increase (albeit slight) compared to same period in 2018.
Total Passengers for the year on year (Jan-Dec) comparison are: 5,252,740 (2019) vs. 5,386,020 (2018) a reduction of 133,280. (- 2.5%)
https://www.newcastleairport.com/abo...er-statistics/
Total Passengers for the year on year (Jan-Dec) comparison are: 5,252,740 (2019) vs. 5,386,020 (2018) a reduction of 133,280. (- 2.5%)
https://www.newcastleairport.com/abo...er-statistics/
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https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2020/0...ed-partnership
Loganair bolsters commitment to North East with Newcastle United partnership
Regional airline Loganair has confirmed its commitment to the North East region with the a new partnership with Premier League club Newcastle United.The partnership will see Loganair advertising at live televised Premier League games from January 18.
Loganair has also announced that to celebrate the partnership, customers booking flights from Newcastle between January 9 and February 29 will be entered into a competition to win one of four signed Newcastle United home shirts.
Kay Ryan, chief commercial officer at Loganair, commented: “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Newcastle United. Travellers from the North East can now fly from Newcastle to Norway as well as other destinations in Belgium, Cornwall and the Channel Islands.
" Dale Aitchison, head of commercial at Newcastle United FC, added: “We are delighted to welcome Loganair, the UK’s fastest growing airline, onboard as our newest Associate Partner.
“Loganair is not only showing a huge commitment to Newcastle United but the North East region as a whole and we look forward to working closely with the team to raise awareness of the routes from Newcastle Airport.”
The news comes in the same week that the airline announced the introduction of a larger aircraft on its Newcastle to Aberdeen route. ......
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Eastern
I have heard from a few former colleagues that Eastern are looking at removing an aircraft from NCL and their ABZ service will be cut.
Seems like eastern cannot compete with Loganair, which i'm not surprised as most PAX would prefer the comfort of the ERJs to a J41.
Seems like eastern cannot compete with Loganair, which i'm not surprised as most PAX would prefer the comfort of the ERJs to a J41.
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Depending on how Eastern ops feel each week, it’s either 1 or 2 based. The one aircraft used to do NCL > ABZ > Wick > ABZ > NCL then on certain days CWL. Not sure of the eastern programme of recent as it’s so sporadic.
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CWL have their own based J41 for the PSO route to VLY, this operates CWL-VLY-CWL-NCL-ABZ then correct me if I’m wrong another J41 does ABZ-NCL-CWL-VLY-CWL.
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Correct, this is how it’s meant to go unless flights are cancelled. Ironically, today was meant to be the first Sunday NCL-CWL-NCL service and they cancelled it. What a way to start
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I am surprised that the airports marketing department aren’t pushing Munich’s accessibility to the Austrian Alps. Some of the best ski resorts in the world are only a couple of hours drive from Munich and the new service makes long weekend trips much easier.
The Lufthansa terminal is a far slicker experience than the hell hole that Geneva is in ski season. Tickets are very cheap for many dates which suggests lack of demand so I just hope the service is a success. Far better to have a flag carrier on the route than EasyJet or Jet2 for connections and the rarity of inbound passengers.
The Lufthansa terminal is a far slicker experience than the hell hole that Geneva is in ski season. Tickets are very cheap for many dates which suggests lack of demand so I just hope the service is a success. Far better to have a flag carrier on the route than EasyJet or Jet2 for connections and the rarity of inbound passengers.
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I am surprised that the airports marketing department aren’t pushing Munich’s accessibility to the Austrian Alps. Some of the best ski resorts in the world are only a couple of hours drive from Munich and the new service makes long weekend trips much easier.
The Lufthansa terminal is a far slicker experience than the hell hole that Geneva is in ski season. Tickets are very cheap for many dates which suggests lack of demand so I just hope the service is a success. Far better to have a flag carrier on the route than EasyJet or Jet2 for connections and the rarity of inbound passengers.
The Lufthansa terminal is a far slicker experience than the hell hole that Geneva is in ski season. Tickets are very cheap for many dates which suggests lack of demand so I just hope the service is a success. Far better to have a flag carrier on the route than EasyJet or Jet2 for connections and the rarity of inbound passengers.