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Wonder if part of this is politically motivated given the ongoing spat between the UAE (& others) against Qatar. They're not best of friends just now.
Good news for EDI anyway.
Good news for EDI anyway.
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I suspect there is most certainly some inter Gulf politics involved, which was demonstrated in EK starting as soon as EY ceased flying to EDI. Whilst I am sure flying to EDI was on the agenda for EK at some stage, I suspect they may have wished to start the route at a time which was perhaps not so close to the start of the A380 flying into GLA. In the space of 12 months, Scotland will witness an overall EK capacity increase of around 70%, which equates to a lot of extra seats.
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I suspect there is most certainly some inter Gulf politics involved, which was demonstrated in EK starting as soon as EY ceased flying to EDI. Whilst I am sure flying to EDI was on the agenda for EK at some stage, I suspect they may have wished to start the route at a time which was perhaps not so close to the start of the A380 flying into GLA. In the space of 12 months, Scotland will witness an overall EK capacity increase of around 70%, which equates to a lot of extra seats.
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QR will operate 8x weekly in April with a double daily service on Mondays in addition to the 10x weekly between July and October that we already know about. The A359 will operate all flights.
https://www.edinburghairport.com/abo...mYzb-eLAGFkQ7s
https://www.edinburghairport.com/abo...mYzb-eLAGFkQ7s
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Be under no illusion about Qatar's strategy.
This is one great big member waving exercise.
The spat between Qatar and the rest is getting worse and even if the route isn't making money they will continue to operate it and increase it to make a point.
This is one great big member waving exercise.
The spat between Qatar and the rest is getting worse and even if the route isn't making money they will continue to operate it and increase it to make a point.
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Is there general agreement on this perspective? I can't say I have any specific insight but I really can't see why this would be the case. Edinburgh is hardly likely to be an important route in terms of geopolitics, and if the economics don't stand up, they surely wouldn't voluntarily make higher losses on this route? It seems nuts to suggest otherwise.
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Is there general agreement on this perspective? I can't say I have any specific insight but I really can't see why this would be the case. Edinburgh is hardly likely to be an important route in terms of geopolitics, and if the economics don't stand up, they surely wouldn't voluntarily make higher losses on this route? It seems nuts to suggest otherwise.
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From experience, the EDI route does well from a cargo and J cabin point of view. This is why the route has gone from the 788 to the A359 last year, thus more J capacity and more cargo space. During the summer months when the service goes to 10 weekly, loads are often very good across all cabins. I would expect it to return to a daily service outside of these peak months.
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Qatar are not run like a normal business.
It's partly a huge vanity project.
I know the Middle East well and I can tell you that pride and winning at mine is bigger/better is everything and being seen to lose out to or even worse to be embarrassed by another country especially the ones that have shunned Qatar is not going to happen. It means they will do whatever to appear to stand up to them.
They will keep adding routes (some are just fanciful) and increasing frequencies to take on the likes of Emirates. Whether the routes make money is not always the first consideration.
That said I will take a Qsuite any day over a crappy Emirates Business Class.
It's partly a huge vanity project.
I know the Middle East well and I can tell you that pride and winning at mine is bigger/better is everything and being seen to lose out to or even worse to be embarrassed by another country especially the ones that have shunned Qatar is not going to happen. It means they will do whatever to appear to stand up to them.
They will keep adding routes (some are just fanciful) and increasing frequencies to take on the likes of Emirates. Whether the routes make money is not always the first consideration.
That said I will take a Qsuite any day over a crappy Emirates Business Class.
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Alitalia are adding a weekly seasonal service to Milan
08JUN19 - 20JUL19
AZ231 EDI 18:50 LIN 22:25 320 6
AZ230 LIN 16:20 EDI 18:00 320 6
27JUL19 - 31AUG19
AZ231 EDI 18:55 MXP 22:35 320 6
AZ230 MXP 16:20 EDI 18:05 320 6
08JUN19 - 20JUL19
AZ231 EDI 18:50 LIN 22:25 320 6
AZ230 LIN 16:20 EDI 18:00 320 6
27JUL19 - 31AUG19
AZ231 EDI 18:55 MXP 22:35 320 6
AZ230 MXP 16:20 EDI 18:05 320 6
