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I flew back with BA from Thessaloniki to London this week and coincidentally the JET 2 flight to NCL was due to leave at roughly the same time. I was very impressed by the smartly uniformed reception team waiting at the entrance to the terminal to meet JET2 passengers arriving for the flight.
Not a Greggs in sight!!! waiting of the coaches from the beach areas.......just thought it all looked a very efficient organisation. Thessalonika Airport has one of those "no view" internal lounges I hate.
SWBKCB.....I was checking in at Thessaloniki for a London flight at the same time as a NCL flight by JET2 was due for departure. It was just a complementary comment on how impressed I was with the Jet2 arrangements there. The NCL pax would have been impressed......sorry if I have offended you in some way.
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AF we were on a morning flight returning to NCL in November, flight was fairly full as I remember when I reserved seats but flight cancelled and left with a 12hr wait in CDG! So changed all flights to KLM the next day just to get decent connections!! We had only moved to AF when KLM cancelled the outbound longhaul flight!
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I have had timing problems with both AF and KLM.
And KLM even tried to throw me out of my very carefully chosen seat when I already had my boarding pass from checking in my suitcase, ie when I was in the lounge waiting to board. I didn't let them get away with that.
And KLM even tried to throw me out of my very carefully chosen seat when I already had my boarding pass from checking in my suitcase, ie when I was in the lounge waiting to board. I didn't let them get away with that.
In the early days of Nissan..all, Or most cargo flights operated through Newcastle ..I’m sure it was something to do with how much the local authorities were subsidising the airport.
I notice now all..or most cargo flights for Nissan appear to be operating through Teesside.
Is there a reason for this? I know the airport (Teesside) has invested a large amount of money in the freight handling side of the airport and Newcastle seem to concentrate on the Passengers.. But are the local councils ok with that?
Bit like the Saudis buying up all the players from the premier league and helping other teams develop rather than Newcastle 😀😀 !
I notice now all..or most cargo flights for Nissan appear to be operating through Teesside.
Is there a reason for this? I know the airport (Teesside) has invested a large amount of money in the freight handling side of the airport and Newcastle seem to concentrate on the Passengers.. But are the local councils ok with that?
Bit like the Saudis buying up all the players from the premier league and helping other teams develop rather than Newcastle 😀😀 !
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Bit over thinking going on here - the amounts of cargo involved are tiny. It's for more likely that the operators/agents are more significant, maybe even the fuel price. Note that at the end of last year when MME was getting flights from Gyor, NCL was getting Nissan flights from Toulouse
From small acorns….however..it’s a fact Teesside are getting more dedicated “ freight charters” now than Newcastle..so must be doing something right? Maybe the freight investment down here is slowly starting to pay off?
Don’t think Newcastle have invested anything major on that side for years, management blinkered maybe?
Don’t think Newcastle have invested anything major on that side for years, management blinkered maybe?
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Just putting this down carefully then standing back well back - Newcastle 6th in the list of the 10 least stressful airports in Europe...
https://www.cntraveller.com/article/...orts-in-europe
https://www.cntraveller.com/article/...orts-in-europe
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From small acorns….however..it’s a fact Teesside are getting more dedicated “ freight charters” now than Newcastle..so must be doing something right? Maybe the freight investment down here is slowly starting to pay off?
Don’t think Newcastle have invested anything major on that side for years, management blinkered maybe?
Don’t think Newcastle have invested anything major on that side for years, management blinkered maybe?
https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Down...5d7927dcb/6047
Recent investment in freight at Newcastle from April this year
https://www.newcastleairport.com/new...ional-airport/
NCL's FedEx service has also grown from ATR-72 to B.738F recently
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While the car parking isn't the cheapest (I'd imagine anyone in Tyne and Wear or South Northumberland is better off in a taxi...) I've managed to get 2 weeks in the premium meet and greet (which involves no meeting or greeting these days) for £101 for 2 weeks which isn't too horrendous a price, though out of season in late November
Re the freight..
If you guys aren’t concerned, well that’s ok!
I would think the airport management might be starting to think otherwise?
Lots more to come down here though!
My original query..was…Nissan has become established and still subsidised to some degree by the local authorities(business rates etc)… so why are their freight flights going to a competitor? Any revenue..which in turn would fill Sunderland Council and the rest’s coffers..going to the Tees Valley and Ben?
Maybe I’m missing something?
Just seems odd!
If you guys aren’t concerned, well that’s ok!
I would think the airport management might be starting to think otherwise?
Lots more to come down here though!
My original query..was…Nissan has become established and still subsidised to some degree by the local authorities(business rates etc)… so why are their freight flights going to a competitor? Any revenue..which in turn would fill Sunderland Council and the rest’s coffers..going to the Tees Valley and Ben?
Maybe I’m missing something?
Just seems odd!