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You are so right. I was sitting in my car waiting at the lights to cross the runway end when the Capitol DC 8 took off and it's maingear smashed through the plastic fencing. I think it's only the fact that the ground dropped away to the A120 that it became airborne at all. Loads of splintered fencing and clouds of exhaust fumes!! Happy days!
You are so right. I was sitting in my car waiting at the lights to cross the runway end when the Capitol DC 8 took off and it's maingear smashed through the plastic fencing. I think it's only the fact that the ground dropped away to the A120 that it became airborne at all. Loads of splintered fencing and clouds of exhaust fumes!! Happy days!
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Primera Air to launch London Stansted-USA flights in 2018
All things to all men, no focus (!) Decide what you're doing methinks.
All things to all men, no focus (!) Decide what you're doing methinks.
Personally I think that Primera would be more successful if it concentrated on operating to destinations not yet served by a low cost airline and where airlines such as AA/DL/BA have little or no competition. Destinations such like BDL, BWI, CLT, DTW and PHL
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From working in the terminal in retail/customer service, I see countless American/Canadian travellers everyday. Most having flown in to LHR/LGW and flying to Europe or coming from European hubs and flying out of STN on the vast network of routes it offers to Europe and beyond.
I don’t have figure to support this but having seen this with my own eyes it clear to me that flights to the US are needed and should work.
In the summer holidays I remember speaking to a Canadian family who had come to London for a holiday. Having travelled to Buffalo from Canada got JetBlue to MCO and TCX from their to STN as it was cheaper, than any other option at the time.
Pick holes in this post if you want but I don’t think it’s fair to pick holes in Primera until they have started operating and can prove to be doing well or not doing well.
I don’t have figure to support this but having seen this with my own eyes it clear to me that flights to the US are needed and should work.
In the summer holidays I remember speaking to a Canadian family who had come to London for a holiday. Having travelled to Buffalo from Canada got JetBlue to MCO and TCX from their to STN as it was cheaper, than any other option at the time.
Pick holes in this post if you want but I don’t think it’s fair to pick holes in Primera until they have started operating and can prove to be doing well or not doing well.
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I'm certain STN can support flights to North America and that there is sufficient demand. Primera will be up against it though, they can easily fill the flight regardless of being unknown so long as they are appearing at the top of searches. But to be at the top of the searches you need to be the cheapest, which then brings into question whether they can make enough money or sustain such fares for long enough to become established.
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Going back to when AA made it's second attempt at STN we all know why they did but then EOS and Maxjet were in different markets to what Primera is offering so I don't see AA making a reappearance at STN anytime soon and why would they!
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Agree with the above post, AA won't come back as Primera is a LCC and majority economy, where as EOS etc were going to tap into AA's biggest money spinner. AA also seem to be reducing their JFK ops significantly.
Norwegian is probably the airline that will watch Primera most. I imagine IAG will also be watching closely in a different way with their A321LR on order.
Primera will go down well at STN I think, their schedule and aircraft size seems just right. Hopefully will open some more doors for long haul at STN.
Also, Thomson/TUI long haul has come to a end as of yesterday.
Norwegian is probably the airline that will watch Primera most. I imagine IAG will also be watching closely in a different way with their A321LR on order.
Primera will go down well at STN I think, their schedule and aircraft size seems just right. Hopefully will open some more doors for long haul at STN.
Also, Thomson/TUI long haul has come to a end as of yesterday.
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I don't think any airport would refuse an airline especially a big name such as AA it's business at the end of the day and either way it could succeed or fail that's business to. But let's give Primera the benefit of doubt and hope they can make a success of their transatlantic operations from STN before we start considering the likes of AA entering the market again.
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If I arrive on a UK domestic flight at LHR I can proceed through Flight Connections without additional screening as I am cleared to DfT standards. When I arrive o a domestic flight at Stansted, is the netting all along the ceiling to prevent said DfT standard cleared arriving passengers from lobbing something undesirable over the wall to departing passengers? MAG again?
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At STN unlike LHR you will have to be processed through security again as you can not connect directly from one flight to another one.
I would imagine the netting is to stop things being thrown over yes. It is also present when going down the stairs to Satellite 3 as the stair-case goes under the wall for UK border control.
I would imagine the netting is to stop things being thrown over yes. It is also present when going down the stairs to Satellite 3 as the stair-case goes under the wall for UK border control.
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If I arrive on a UK domestic flight at LHR I can proceed through Flight Connections without additional screening as I am cleared to DfT standards. When I arrive o a domestic flight at Stansted, is the netting all along the ceiling to prevent said DfT standard cleared arriving passengers from lobbing something undesirable over the wall to departing passengers? MAG again?
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At STN unlike LHR you will have to be processed through security again as you can not connect directly from one flight to another one.
I would imagine the netting is to stop things being thrown over yes. It is also present when going down the stairs to Satellite 3 as the stair-case goes under the wall for UK border control.
I would imagine the netting is to stop things being thrown over yes. It is also present when going down the stairs to Satellite 3 as the stair-case goes under the wall for UK border control.
If you arrived into Sat 2 with a printed boarding card for somewhere else, would they turn you away if you tried to get into the main departures area saying "sorry, I accidentally walked to the wrong gate"?