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More than just the charters, I'm hoping for more international, long term recognition of Newcastle and the North East, more flights, especially with the Ryanair base, and more inbound traffic to complement the majority outbound market. It's a long shot, but a larger and more established ryanair presence, with more based aircraft and more routes for next year could massively help, especially if the routes just happen to go to high demand football destinations.
I do feel that NCL is on a roll at the minute! I hope it keeps up.
I do feel that NCL is on a roll at the minute! I hope it keeps up.
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Its the 'inbound' factor here. Edinburgh has grown on the back of the higher international profile that being a capital city / seat of government has given it. This has given the impetus to open routes to Edinburgh and they will undoubtedly have sucked some of the oxygen from route development at NCL.
On a different scale NCL suffers with EDI in the same way BHX suffers from the scale of MAN.
On a different scale NCL suffers with EDI in the same way BHX suffers from the scale of MAN.
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Catchment clearly doesn't apply so much when talking about inbound leisure travel, where the priority is how far you need to travel to the departure airport. If it wasn't nobody in their right mind would fly to Melbourne (MLB) to visit Orlando theme parks!
What's more, a case could be made for making the drive through the borders to reach a final destination ariund, say, Hexham part of a holiday.
Perhaps turning your question around, if EDI wasn't drawing otherwise NCL destined business, why doesn't NCL hoover up more inbound business. After all the Newcastle hinterland and Scottish Borders have so much commending them for an inbound tourist.
What's more, a case could be made for making the drive through the borders to reach a final destination ariund, say, Hexham part of a holiday.
Perhaps turning your question around, if EDI wasn't drawing otherwise NCL destined business, why doesn't NCL hoover up more inbound business. After all the Newcastle hinterland and Scottish Borders have so much commending them for an inbound tourist.
EDI also is a starting point for the Highlands - I'll bet 75% of foreign tourists go north and west rather than south and east from Edinburgh.
It has a world wide reputation that Newcastle (and Glasgow) don't
It has the various Festivals as well
Plus it's the Capital of Scotland
It has a world wide reputation that Newcastle (and Glasgow) don't
It has the various Festivals as well
Plus it's the Capital of Scotland
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EDI also is a starting point for the Highlands - I'll bet 75% of foreign tourists go north and west rather than south and east from Edinburgh.
It has a world wide reputation that Newcastle (and Glasgow) don't
It has the various Festivals as well
Plus it's the Capital of Scotland
It has a world wide reputation that Newcastle (and Glasgow) don't
It has the various Festivals as well
Plus it's the Capital of Scotland
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Interestingly EDI losing TUI longhaul in Summer 24 in addition to BRS.......so there might be downward drift of pax to NCL from EDI or Westwards to GLA for TUI longhaul flights, TUI concentrating on 5 long haul routes and Ad Hoc flights.
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I also note that LM have put back the expansion to 3 daily to SOU from 29th May to 17th July.
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I also note that LM have put back the expansion to 3 daily to SOU from 29th May to 17th July.
Just seen an Envoy with what must be a charter T3 J41 with it land at NCL and go to the dark side. No Royals up here today on the circular and it aint the PM? Anyone know?
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EXPANSION FROM JET 2....early season 2024
IZMIR AND GERONA season now starts in APRIL
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