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Newcastle, I believe are about to lose Berlin SXF from EZY. Jet 2 currently operate to SXF from LBA, so maybe a possibility of them taking this over where demand has steadily met capacity.
Agree re. Sunshine routes exited by TCX
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We need Jet2 to be able to offer year round services as what happens to the aircraft in the winter months
Greece routes are summer only although still nice to have at ncl
maybe a year round Athens ?
Greece routes are summer only although still nice to have at ncl
maybe a year round Athens ?
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maybe a year round Athens ?
Kos & Keffalonia that TCX have dropped if they wish
Athens isn`t the market it used to be except for the small islands around the coast of Athens as most of the larger islands now have their own airports
so people don`t need to connect with the ferries
so people don`t need to connect with the ferries
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Athens is becoming increasingly popular as a year round weekend destination.
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Maybe Jet2 will look into new routes, there are lots to choose from.
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Interesting to see EXS300T .G-GDFS (presumably a training flight number) currently doing circuits and bumps using BAE Warton's (WRT) runway.
FR24 says it came OUT of Blackpool having been diverted there enroute to WRT from LBA so BLK can clearly still take 737-800s, light anyway. However, the playback does not show this - just continuous low level curcuits.
FR24 says it came OUT of Blackpool having been diverted there enroute to WRT from LBA so BLK can clearly still take 737-800s, light anyway. However, the playback does not show this - just continuous low level curcuits.
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Are you sure it was 29th and not 30th? The base training trip on the 29th was cancelled due to strong winds, I operated the first one at WTN on the 30th, there was a second one that came in as I departed. We came in from Birmingham, the second one from Stansted.
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Are you sure it was 29th and not 30th? The base training trip on the 29th was cancelled due to strong winds, I operated the first one at WTN on the 30th, there was a second one that came in as I departed. We came in from Birmingham, the second one from Stansted.
is it runway length perhaps or can Blackpool no longer take commercial jets due to ATC or other restrictions?
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They used to use Durham when it was 737-300's... is there something that makes it unsuitable for the -800's ?
Or is it purely a commercial choice?
Just curiously as there's been Easyjet and Flybe quite a bit recently for circuit training
Or is it purely a commercial choice?
Just curiously as there's been Easyjet and Flybe quite a bit recently for circuit training
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I'm assuming you mean WRT (Warton) not WTN (Waddington) and it begs the question why use WRT not BLK?
As to why we don’t use Blackpool, it’s not long enough.
Teeside is still usable for 300’s, but again, it’s not long enough for our requirements for 800’s.
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Many thanks for the full reply.
Just wondered as I saw a YT vid of the final Jet2 departure from BLK but of course it was a 300. D'oh!
interesting non the less - 300s could get away with 1869 mtrs at BLK and 2200+ at Teeside but the 800s need the 2400+ at WRT.
Just wondered as I saw a YT vid of the final Jet2 departure from BLK but of course it was a 300. D'oh!
interesting non the less - 300s could get away with 1869 mtrs at BLK and 2200+ at Teeside but the 800s need the 2400+ at WRT.
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But LBA and MME are the same length so if MME is too short for 800 circuit training, its a bit s--t or bust when they have to do it for real. Lol.