Edinburgh-3

[inOban]

Have Ryanair finished loading W19 flights? Because if so, they're dropping STN. FR have become so dependent on ancillary income (priority seats, extra bag, scratch cards etc) that it must be difficult to make a profit on commuter flights.

[Plane mad 134]

Good to see Laudamotion at Edinburgh, This is a good addition. And Ryanair are just finalising their W19 timetable the now, and I expect Stansted will be loaded up soon.

[Plane mad 134]

Today a Ba Cityflyer plane from London city to Dusseldorf, made an accidental landing in Edinburgh after the incorrect paperwork was filed.

[Plane mad 134]

Wow air flights are canceled to Reykjavik as the airline is filing for bankruptcy.

[willy wombat]

I would have thought that there might be a reasonable prospect of Icelandair opening an EDI route once they have sufficient aircraft flying again.

[chaps1954]

Have they, they still have the MAXs grounded

[inOban]

Would Icelandair start flights from EDI in competition with their established service from Glasgow? Doubt it. More likely that EZY increase their service.

[willy wombat]

I was thinking more that with Norwegian having thrown in the transatlantic towel and Wow going, there might be enough transatlantic traffic to support ops from GLA and EDI.

[Plane mad 134]

Just seen a Loganair E135 at Edinburgh, seems it will be operating some services.

[Rob Royston]

Originally Posted by Plane mad 134

Just seen a Loganair E135 at Edinburgh, seems it will be operating some services.

If it's G-SAJR it is flying from Norwich

[Plane mad 134]

Yes it was on the Norwich run, nice plane to see though, Livery looked smart.

[Plane mad 134]

A few new services this week
·Loganair daily to Islay
·Ryanair 3x weekly to Luxembourg
·Qatar begin 8th weekly service
·Flybe add 5th daily Heathrow service
·Lufthansa add 3rd weekly service to Munich

Along with this American will start their daily Philadelphia service on B757 and Ryanair will add 2 weekly service to Billund, this will require an 9th aircraft to be based.

All this leads to some healthy growth after the recent reductions and cuts.

[inOban]

Surely the Munich is a cut since it replaces a daily Eurowings?

[4eyed anorak]

I thought the Lufthansa service was to operate alongside the Eurowings service?

Regards 4ea

[inOban]

No direct flights showing on the Eurowings site.

[GoEDI]

Originally Posted by inOban

No direct flights showing on the Eurowings site.

It returns from the start of June 5pw, alongside 3pw on LH...

[inOban]

Didn't look that far ahead. Presumably peak season only?

[GoEDI]

Originally Posted by inOban

Didn't look that far ahead. Presumably peak season only?

Year round with a 6ish week break in Jan/Feb. Not sure why it isn't operating in April and May. Perhaps deemed too short a lead time after they put it back on sale at the end of Dec.

[inOban]

The same break as with CGN and DUS?

[Porrohman]

New stands

The first batch of new stands became operational on 28th March according to this NOTAM;

From 13:00 on 28th March until 20:00 on 1st April;

AIRCRAFT ALLOCATED STANDS 33, 34, 308, 309, 310R, 310, 311R, 311, 311L AND 312 ARE SUBJECT TO FOLLOW ME FOR BOTH INBOUND AND OUTBOUND MOVEMENTS. INBOUND AIRCRAFT DESTINED FOR THESE STANDS CAN EXPECT TO BE DIRECTED TO HOLDING POINT G2 WHERE THE FOLLOW ME SHALL COMMENCE. OUTBOUND AIRCRAFT CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE A FOLLOW ME FROM PUSHBACK COMPLETION POINT TO HOLDING POINT G2
CREATED: 28 Mar 2019 13:14:00

The new apron is called the Turnhouse Apron and the stand layout is on the "AIRCRAFT GROUND MOVEMENT/PARKING/DOCKING" chart via this link;
NATS EGPH

There's another NOTAM suggesting that further stands on the Turnhouse Apron will open on 17th May;

From 28th March at 00:00 until 17th May at 16:00;

TURNHOUSE APRON RESTRICTIONS: TAXIWAY MIKE AT HOLDING POINT MIKE 4 IS CLOSED
TAXIWAY HOTEL AT HOLDING POINT HOTEL 5 IS CLOSED. TEMPORARY FENCES ARE IN PLACE. FENCES ARE LINED WITH RED/WHITE BLOCKS AND ARE ILLUMINATED IN HOURS OF DARKNESS
STANDS 313L, 313, 314,315 AND 316 CLOSED
CREATED: 27 Mar 2019 17:46:00