Teesside-2

[s_insania]

Originally Posted by P330

Looks like the Thursday Bulgaria flight now is peak only….starting late July.

That was the case last year too, so nothing to see here

[jorvik]

Originally Posted by s_insania

That was the case last year too, so nothing to see here

But next year it’s back to once a week, so there is something to see…

[P330]

Originally Posted by jorvik

But next year it’s back to once a week, so there is something to see…

And I’m sure the Thursday flight was due to start in June (backed up by the movements website) so feels like something has changed.

[highwideandugly]

Sure I read somewhere that Balkan were cutting back in 2024.Stopping Bristol and a couple of others?
Maybe reductions in flights starting a bit earlier?

I know there have been heavy discounts advertised on the TIA Facebook pages recently?

[N707ZS]

Bulgaria is supposed to be the in place to go as the Spanish are cracking down on British behaviour abroad.

[highwideandugly]

Found it! The other Airport was Stansted.

The press release states they are concentrating on smaller airports with no competition.Southend,Newquay and Southampton are mentioned.
Not sure about the competition from Teesside?…unless they mean Leeds and Newcastle?

[JKKne]

Originally Posted by N707ZS

Bulgaria is supposed to be the in place to go as the Spanish are cracking down on British behaviour abroad.

I remember hearing this in the early 90s, late 90s, 00s and so and so forth.

Benidorm is dead, Sunny Beach will rule the world and it just doesn’t happen. Whilst some Spanish resorts are looking to adapt to meet a different type of clientele, there’s plenty of Spain to go around

[FlyMME]

Houchen has confirmed on a hospital radio interview new routes to be announced in September / October. Can only imagine more bucket and spade types to Tenerife/Malaga?

Also hinted at scheduled cargo services in the future too.

[N707ZS]

Originally Posted by FlyMME

Houchen has confirmed on a hospital radio interview new routes to be announced in September / October. Can only imagine more bucket and spade types to Tenerife/Malaga?

Also hinted at scheduled cargo services in the future too.

Unfortunately he's said all of that before, lets hope second, third time lucky.

[FlyMME]

Originally Posted by N707ZS

Unfortunately he's said all of that before, lets hope second, third time lucky.

He did seem more specific this time - said the routes were already agreed but was not allowed to say anything more until they went on sale on September/October.

[Grumpy1]

Agree that this time it's a little more precise but he has told us several times previously that there would be an announcement at a certain time and then we hear nothing. Not even an apology for making a mislead statement.
Sadly, most have learnt that his pronouncements cannot be trusted but we can only live in hope so fingers crossed.

[highwideandugly]

I always wonder why the Mayor of the Tees Valley gets involved with all this PR stuff..should the airport not have a specialist department to deal and hunt out new opportunities..or is it in his remit?
He’s busy advertising job vacancies in ATC at the moment also🤔

Reported previously that the second Balkan and one of the Turkish flights are being chopped for next year…so need at least two new routes to replace.. I fancy an extra Alicante 🤪

[P330]

Originally Posted by highwideandugly

I always wonder why the Mayor of the Tees Valley gets involved with all this PR stuff..should the airport not have a specialist department to deal and hunt out new opportunities..or is it in his remit?
He’s busy advertising job vacancies in ATC at the moment also🤔

Reported previously that the second Balkan and one of the Turkish flights are being chopped for next year…so need at least two new routes to replace.. I fancy an extra Alicante 🤪

We already have a new Turkish route replacing the old one. Agree on Bulgaria, but remember it was only peak anyway the one that is dropped.

[N707ZS]

The current Turkish route is supposedly doing very well, why get rid of it.

[highwideandugly]

Not saying get rid!..Turkey very popular this year..cost of living over there definitely works in UK favour..Shame one had to go for the other?
Not sure about Bulgaria prices…but cuts at other airports also.

[s_insania]

Originally Posted by N707ZS

The current Turkish route is supposedly doing very well, why get rid of it.

Dalaman was always the one most popular with Teessiders, was it 3 flights on a Thursday with Onur Air back in the day? Shame that TUI are replacing Antalya for it, why not run both

[barry lloyd]

Originally Posted by s_insania

Dalaman was always the one most popular with Teessiders, was it 3 flights on a Thursday with Onur Air back in the day? Shame that TUI are replacing Antalya for it, why not run both

Probably has more to do with hotel availability than anything else. Turkey is one of the few countries where Russians can holiday these days...

[JonnyH]

I’ve heard from a friend based around Teesside that there’s a good chance 2 new routes will be added with Ryanair next year from MME. Malaga is one and another in the Canaries.

How true and feasible it is, time will tell, but it’s good that Ryanair are openly interested in expanding at Teeside.

[SWBKCB]

They've probably been reading this thread...

[JonnyH]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

They've probably been reading this thread...

No, he works at the airport. I didn’t even see the comments above to be honest but at least they add some substance to the ‘rumours’.