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Good news on the cargo front.
Wish same could be said on the passenger side.
Two wizz routes and one TUI route cut today.
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
Wish same could be said on the passenger side.
Two wizz routes and one TUI route cut today.
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
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Originally Posted by TimmyW
Good news on the cargo front.
Wish same could be said on the passenger side.
Two wizz routes and one TUI route cut today.
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
Wish same could be said on the passenger side.
Two wizz routes and one TUI route cut today.
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
Also, seems to be no indication of when will be resuming flights to Doncaster, despite them resuming at other UK airports.
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Originally Posted by ericlday
From Wizz air web site shows Riga 17/21/24/28 June, Vilnius starting 17/6, Gdansk 15/6, All the others start in June, check website for dates.
Originally Posted by TimmyW
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
Far too early to tell - but if there is a negative to be found, you'll find it.
Not sure how else you can view the loss of routes as anything but negative. Its not like the airport has a large network of routes to start with.
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Originally Posted by TimmyW
Good news on the cargo front.
Wish same could be said on the passenger side.
Two wizz routes and one TUI route cut today.
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
Wish same could be said on the passenger side.
Two wizz routes and one TUI route cut today.
Unfortunately can't see any positives on that side of things for the time being.
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Originally Posted by TimmyW
Hurghada.
A lot of reductions on rotations for next summer compared to the expansion that was announced a few months ago.
A lot of reductions on rotations for next summer compared to the expansion that was announced a few months ago.
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Originally Posted by ATNotts
Come on, we haven't had this summer yet, and if you look elsewhere you will see that TUI are going through a major retrenchment at the moment, globally. DSA won't be the only place effected, may not be the worst case effected.
I understand that, however DSA has only two operators, one of which reliant on migrant workers, so the demand there is going to be reduced.
Most other airports have the luxury of a lot larger route network and more operators.
Look at the loss of FlyBe. Eastern have picked up routes at other airports but have avoided Doncaster.
When Doncaster loses routes, they aren't replaced.
Far better for them to focus on the cargo side for the foreseeable. I don't see how the passenger side can be sustained.
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Originally Posted by TimmyW
I understand that, however DSA has only two operators, one of which reliant on migrant workers, so the demand there is going to be reduced.
Most other airports have the luxury of a lot larger route network and more operators.
Look at the loss of FlyBe. Eastern have picked up routes at other airports but have avoided Doncaster.
When Doncaster loses routes, they aren't replaced.
Far better for them to focus on the cargo side for the foreseeable. I don't see how the passenger side can be sustained.
Most other airports have the luxury of a lot larger route network and more operators.
Look at the loss of FlyBe. Eastern have picked up routes at other airports but have avoided Doncaster.
When Doncaster loses routes, they aren't replaced.
Far better for them to focus on the cargo side for the foreseeable. I don't see how the passenger side can be sustained.
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Originally Posted by TimmyW
I understand that, however DSA has only two operators, one of which reliant on migrant workers, so the demand there is going to be reduced.
Most other airports have the luxury of a lot larger route network and more operators.
Look at the loss of FlyBe. Eastern have picked up routes at other airports but have avoided Doncaster.
When Doncaster loses routes, they aren't replaced.
Far better for them to focus on the cargo side for the foreseeable. I don't see how the passenger side can be sustained.
Most other airports have the luxury of a lot larger route network and more operators.
Look at the loss of FlyBe. Eastern have picked up routes at other airports but have avoided Doncaster.
When Doncaster loses routes, they aren't replaced.
Far better for them to focus on the cargo side for the foreseeable. I don't see how the passenger side can be sustained.
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Originally Posted by davidjpowell
You never do.
Just saying it how it is. You can't deny that DSA has a poor record attracting operators and retaining routes.
Who's going to pick up the routes as Wizz and TUI scale back? Why haven't the FlyBe routes been picked up like some have at other airports?
Why haven't the FlyBe routes been picked up like some have at other airports?
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I have to agree. Every airport is going to struggle to get back anywhere near what it used to handle and DSA will have an uphill fight on its hands. Will the numbers from Eastern Europe still be there in a few years time to support Wizzair, who knows? For DSA the cargo side of things looks like something to build on.
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The Eastern European workers in Doncaster having been going home in droves since Brexit.
Unless Wizz diversifies its offering to more leisure orientated routes, I can't see them offering the same frequencies to Eastern Europe. The demand simply won't be there.
I think we can forget routes like Amsterdam, Dublin, Belfast etc ever coming back. There's no one who will realistically come in and operate them.
Unless Wizz diversifies its offering to more leisure orientated routes, I can't see them offering the same frequencies to Eastern Europe. The demand simply won't be there.
I think we can forget routes like Amsterdam, Dublin, Belfast etc ever coming back. There's no one who will realistically come in and operate them.
