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EK A380 confirmed and bookable now on GLA-DXB (during runway works April) then initially on one of the two daily until Sept
Big increase in seats to fill esp with EDI now offering ( less than daily) DXB with very competitive cheaper fares....
Im sure theyve done their homework
Big increase in seats to fill esp with EDI now offering ( less than daily) DXB with very competitive cheaper fares....
Im sure theyve done their homework
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Does GLA now have an A380 gate?
It would be a bit of a waste of money to spend the money upgrading the gate just for a temporary service. Perhaps EK are using the DXB runway maintenance as an oppurtunity to bed in/test the A380 at GLA?
Still it is welcome news for passengers and plane spotters and GLA in general.
It would be a bit of a waste of money to spend the money upgrading the gate just for a temporary service. Perhaps EK are using the DXB runway maintenance as an oppurtunity to bed in/test the A380 at GLA?
Still it is welcome news for passengers and plane spotters and GLA in general.
Stand 30 is being modified for A380 ops, this has been planned for a while it seems. As for the return to the B777, that’s likely dependent on how well EDI and GLA work alongside each other. Continental (later United) started off being GLA focussed building to DC10s then opened EDI, split GLA/EDI biased to GLA, then biased to EDI, then GLA dropped to seasonal. There is a comparable structural weakness in the inbound market on the western side now. Only time will tell, I suspect they are keeping their options wide open.
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DUS first of the much mooted Loganair Euro embraer ventures. Shame they got hardly any of the slots requested.
Wonder if BRU and CPH were those not successful or still to be announced
Wonder if BRU and CPH were those not successful or still to be announced
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Believe the FlyLolo Christmas charter flights from Glasgow to Tenerife have been cancelled last minute, some not very happy people on social media having to rebook with other airlines
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A380
Talking to a colleague based in GLA's operations team last night specifically re the cost benefits of £8M to accommodate the A380s and he suggested Emirates have pledged an annual upgrade for at least the next three years from at least one of their B777s to the A380 from May - October. The possibility of running it all year round from next year has not been discounted however is said to be unlikely at this stage. Might explain the reasoning's behind the significant investment.
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On another note, I see egpfforum has been down for a few days, anyone know what's up?
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Talking to a colleague based in GLA's operations team last night specifically re the cost benefits of £8M to accommodate the A380s and he suggested Emirates have pledged an annual upgrade for at least the next three years from at least one of their B777s to the A380 from May - October. The possibility of running it all year round from next year has not been discounted however is said to be unlikely at this stage. Might explain the reasoning's behind the significant investment.
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Talking to a colleague based in GLA's operations team last night specifically re the cost benefits of £8M to accommodate the A380s and he suggested Emirates have pledged an annual upgrade for at least the next three years from at least one of their B777s to the A380 from May - October. The possibility of running it all year round from next year has not been discounted however is said to be unlikely at this stage. Might explain the reasoning's behind the significant investment.
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I suspect the airport view the 8 million to be an investment in positive P R and a hope for greater interest in the airport and not only just money spent on a new asset, that will generally only benefit one airline. I am sure AGS will be acutely aware that such a milestone is not going to be replicated by their peers over at EDI any time soon, which probably only increases their drive to get this aircraft operating soon. Whether you're a 380 fan or not, the machine does turn heads, get people talking and generate interest and all at a time that is rather lacklustre for GLA.
This is a high stakes situation for AGS as EK pax throughput at GLA has dipped around 15% for the first two months after EDI started. If demand doesn't exceed 'pre-EDI' numbers with the A380 then it does raise the question if there is a need for the aircraft for the time being at least?
If for any reason the A380 is not the success that it is hoped to be, then it will be a far more painful result for AGS than it will be for EK.
This is a high stakes situation for AGS as EK pax throughput at GLA has dipped around 15% for the first two months after EDI started. If demand doesn't exceed 'pre-EDI' numbers with the A380 then it does raise the question if there is a need for the aircraft for the time being at least?
If for any reason the A380 is not the success that it is hoped to be, then it will be a far more painful result for AGS than it will be for EK.
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I cant believe for a minute (when we were told by some 'commentators' the GLA service was full of EDI catchment pax) that there wasnt likely to be a decent drop in GLA figured when EDI EK was launched. To be only 15% reduction (noting other UK route drops incl MAN also) I would have thought this is not particularly unusual or unexpected unless rate increases month on month significantly. The majority of travellers IMO will not give two hoots if its an A380 or not, and further more will not change their very cost sensitive plans if there is (as there currently is) significant discounts on other services at EDI. Unless the EK booking system changes (outwith launch publicity) there is no fanfare made during booking about the aircraft type and is actually quite subtle (except additional later info when booking eg F )
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Thomas Cook winter 2019/20
The Thomas Cook timetable although inaccurate for the current flights it is usually reliable and it shows GLA next winter 7 flights a week to 4 destinations (ACE, FUE, LPA & TFS) but I only checked a week in November 19 and a week in Feb 20. Fear not it is across the board with EMA just one aircraft and BHX back to 2 based. Even Manchester short-haul appears only to be 5 based but I have no idea if it is up or down. However a long time to go so there could be changes.
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