Stansted-3

[pamann]

Originally Posted by compton3bravo

Personally I don't think you would get many people trolling over the Dartford Crossing to Stansted from south of the Thames, maybe North Kent but not from East/West Sussex,Surrey and Hampshire. It has to be Gatwick and if pushed Heathrow.

I think you’d be surprised at just how many people from south of the Thames will and do make the journey to Stansted. Just like it works the opposite way around with Gatwick. People north of the Thames for years have had to make the journey round the M25 to Gatwick. It’s no big issue (traffic depending).

The bucket and spade market is price sensitive. Not forgetting that some of these destinations now, Stansted is the only option in the south.

[Harrych]

Out of interest I was wandering how SAS are doing at STN as they are one of very few flag carriers here and are in direct competition with RYR.

[Keanaga]

SAS generally good figures really good holiday period many flights full, dropped off a bit at the moment.

[Harrych]

I’m surprised they don’t add Stockholm seeming as Ryanair only fly to NYO where the drive into Stockholm is well over an hour. It’s nice to see that full service can work from STN even if it is in competition with RYR. Hopefully OSL will be a success.

In other news Anadolu Jet has filed daily SAW-STN flights.

[commit aviation]

Possible progress for the planning application comes a step closer?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-51069132

[davidjohnson6]

Have Albawings just made their route to Tirana seasonal instead of year round ? It looks like seat availability has been withdrawn for all dates in February and March, but seats remain on sale over the summer peak (by which time, Albawings presumably will have extra aircraft capacity)

I'm guessing that it would be more profitable to fly Tirana-Italy routes, following the likely demise of Ernest from the start of next week

[Rutan16]

Originally Posted by davidjohnson6

Have Albawings just made their route to Tirana seasonal instead of year round ? It looks like seat availability has been withdrawn for all dates in February and March, but seats remain on sale over the summer peak (by which time, Albawings presumably will have extra aircraft capacity)

I'm guessing that it would be more profitable to fly Tirana-Italy routes, following the likely demise of Ernest from the start of next week

Or perhaps the home office has reduced the number of border agency staff rounding up Albanian illegals due to a certain issue a few weeks away and their repostings to the physical points of entry to appease the average DM and Telegraph readers complete ignorance of the real work they actually do. Sitting a booth is the least of it !

No repatriation market , no guaranteed revenue !

Just a thought

[Stanstedeye]

Titan 767 G-POWD left for DGX as AWC767Y at 10.23, it had not been used since the 8-1-2-20, is this the end of POWD at STN ?

[Stanstedeye]

Has AtlasGlobal failed again ?

[JW95]

AtlasGlobal

Originally Posted by Stanstedeye

Has AtlasGlobal failed again ?

Route seems to have been moved to seasonal, currently suspended until 6th April, when daily flights resume.

[Harrych]

Widerøe are to move their STN route to SEN from S20.

[JW95]

AtlasGlobal

Things are not looking good for AtlasGlobal at the moment, with news sites now reporting the airline is suspending operations until 09/02: https://simpleflying.com/atlasglobal-suspension-again/

Given that this is the second time in 2 months that KK has had to suspend flights, I wonder what are the chances of TK taking over the STN-IST route if the airline fails?

[FRatSTN]

Turkish have already released STN - SAW operated by Anadolujet starting end of March. I guess it's only a matter of time before Turkish mainline to IST.

[pamann]

Originally Posted by FRatSTN

Turkish have already released STN - SAW operated by Anadolujet starting end of March. I guess it's only a matter of time before Turkish mainline to IST.

I was thinking the same, it would make more sense now.

[JDT28]

Emirates

Any body have any information about how emirates are doing now with two flights a day, will they go to three a day or even add the A380. Is it getting good load figures?

what about the Air India flights is that doing well and will that increase?

[Keanaga]

Both EK flights have good loads pax and freight bit slower after the holiday period,AI also good figs today 240 in 188 out.

[Harrych]

Good to hear AI and EK are doing well, does anyone know if Air India carry freight to STN?

[_aax1]

Originally Posted by Harrych

Good to hear AI and EK are doing well, does anyone know if Air India carry freight to STN?

Yes they do indeed

[STN406]

Originally Posted by JDT28

Any body have any information about how emirates are doing now with two flights a day, will they go to three a day or even add the A380. Is it getting good load figures?

what about the Air India flights is that doing well and will that increase?

I heard a rumour from friends at Swissport Emirates want to add a Third and then a Fourth daily flight. They will also look to bring DNATA in at some stage to operate some of not all of the their flights.

[JW95]

Originally Posted by STN406

I heard a rumour from friends at Swissport Emirates want to add a Third and then a Fourth daily flight. They will also look to bring DNATA in at some stage to operate some of not all of the their flights.

On a similar note, is there any word/update of the supposed Emirates lounge going in satellite 1? I recall the airline/MAG proposing this a while back, but there's been no news/confirmation recently.