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[GrahamK]

Pretty sure La Romana is just a one off cruise flight

[N707ZS]

Originally Posted by Diff Tail Shim

Because freight is screened. Simples.

What's with the sarcasm.

[highwideandugly]

Think it was originally built for when the numerous mail flights used to operate?
But SWBKCB is right usually used for large biz and Samson/ military exercises over spill these days?

[Falcon900LX]

Originally Posted by RA85684

Fantastic if true, TUI is expanding into La Romana from December 2024, so this might just be true. There is scope for more long haul from TUI out of NCL. I would have thought that Puerto Vallarta, or more regular/scheduled services to Barbados and Montego Bay might have been more likely, but the Caribbean seems to be growing in popularity and we've been lacking a service to the DR for a while. Fingers crossed

I think a PVR route would do well. But runway would most certainly be an issue. AC would almost certainly have to go via another station.

Good to see DR has been loaded onto the TUI site.

[highwideandugly]

Is Cancun not further?

[Falcon900LX]

Originally Posted by highwideandugly

Is Cancun not further?

CUN is east coast Carribbean, 4500nm from NCL, PVR is west coast Pacific 5000nm from NCL. 500nm roughly speaking an extra few ton of fuel required. CUN is just doable from NCL and sometimes depending on weight and runway parameters it has to go via other stations.

[highwideandugly]

Is La Romana..not in Dominican Republic? Sorry..must have wrong destination!

[Jamesair1]

from 1st April one of the five daily weekday KLM flights will be operated by an EASTERN E190 a/c....arr. NCL 1310 dep NCL 1340. plus 1 on Sat and Sun. This aircraft also operates on behalf of KLM at MME.

[Asturias56]

thats not good news........................

[N707ZS]

Originally Posted by Jamesair1

from 1st April one of the five daily weekday KLM flights will be operated by an EASTERN E190 a/c....arr. NCL 1310 dep NCL 1340. plus 1 on Sat and Sun. This aircraft also operates on behalf of KLM at MME.

I wonder how thats going to work with one E190 on the Humberside KLM and the other on the Teesside flight.

[Jamesair1]

With a big percentage of 'connecting' passengers, 'on time' reliability will be crucial.

[Markushillman]

Originally Posted by Jamesair1

With a big percentage of 'connecting' passengers, 'on time' reliability will be crucial.

Something Eastern is well renowned for

[CentreFix25]

Originally Posted by N707ZS

I wonder how thats going to work with one E190 on the Humberside KLM and the other on the Teesside flight.

Timings suggest a ‘W’ with the MME based machine.

[P330]

Originally Posted by CentreFix25

Timings suggest a ‘W’ with the MME based machine.

Which suggests 4 x UK - AMS rotations a day on one machine. Perfectly normal for KLM but I have to say I’m nervous about punctuality and reliability. Would KLM bring in their own metal to cover for delays or are we stuck with Eastern?

[Jamesair1]

Seems to be correct ....the MME flights tie in with the timings...........Humberside timings are nowhere near.. It looks like 8 sectors a day on this a/c. Plenty of scope for delays.

[GeorgeNTravels]

I have had a quick look for Monday 15th April and pieced this together, might be wrong but it was the best I could scribble together from the booking system.

Aircraft 1

0610-0810 KL970 HUY-AMS
0915-0925 KL963 AMS-MME
0955-1210 KL964 MME-AMS
1255-1310 KL957 AMS-NCL
1340-1555 KL958 NCL-AMS
1640-1650 KL965 AMS-MME
1720-1935 KL966 MME-AMS
2130-2130 KL975 AMS-HUY

Aircraft 2

0620-0840 KL961 MME-AMS
0920-0920 KL971 AMS-HUY
0950-1150 KL972 HUY-AMS
1225-1300 KL939 AMS-GLA
1335-1610 KL940 GLA-AMS
1645-1645 KL973 AMS-HUY
1715-1920 KL974 HUY-AMS
2135-2145 KL967 AMS-MME

[N707ZS]

Thanks George we didn't realise the aircraft would be flying between all four points. And a Glasgow.

[CentreFix25]

Originally Posted by GeorgeNTravels

I have had a quick look for Monday 15th April and pieced this together, might be wrong but it was the best I could scribble together from the booking system.

Aircraft 1

0610-0810 KL970 HUY-AMS
0915-0925 KL963 AMS-MME
0955-1210 KL964 MME-AMS
1255-1310 KL957 AMS-NCL
1340-1555 KL958 NCL-AMS
1640-1650 KL965 AMS-MME
1720-1935 KL966 MME-AMS
2130-2130 KL975 AMS-HUY

Aircraft 2

0620-0840 KL961 MME-AMS
0920-0920 KL971 AMS-HUY
0950-1150 KL972 HUY-AMS
1225-1300 KL939 AMS-GLA
1335-1610 KL940 GLA-AMS
1645-1645 KL973 AMS-HUY
1715-1920 KL974 HUY-AMS
2135-2145 KL967 AMS-MME

I'm guessing that it's normal for a crew to end their flying shift at the same place they started it? if I'm right, then this pattern doesn't seem to work.

[GeordieFlyer81]

Appears crew will night stop in NCL and GLA by looks of it, operating 4 sector days. KLM crew would normally night stop, so possible Eastern crew will replace them.

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by GeordieFlyer81

Appears crew will night stop in NCL and GLA by looks of it, operating 4 sector days. KLM crew would normally night stop, so possible Eastern crew will replace them.

Eastern have advertised for crew based at MME.