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Why stress about a daily flight being cancelled at short notice, there is a pandemic still going on and many flights from airports up and down the country continue to be removed, chill as things will improve!
Lack of advertising and who really does want to fly to London, how is BA doing at Newcastle for pax load.
Checked the return ticket prices for both BA and Loganair and they are eye watering. Train wins.
Checked the return ticket prices for both BA and Loganair and they are eye watering. Train wins.
Last edited by N707ZS; 8th Mar 2021 at 15:26.
It's important that on the first day of a new route, the aircraft departs promptly without hiccups
Given advance notice, the local press can often be persuaded to turn up on launch day and give you free publicity in tomorrow's paper..... but if on the planned launch day, while everybody is watching, the aircraft goes tech and it's a no-fly job, then forget about the press coming back tomorrow or writing nice newspaper articles for you
Given advance notice, the local press can often be persuaded to turn up on launch day and give you free publicity in tomorrow's paper..... but if on the planned launch day, while everybody is watching, the aircraft goes tech and it's a no-fly job, then forget about the press coming back tomorrow or writing nice newspaper articles for you
a Loganair spokesperson said: "Like all airlines at this time we continually evaluate our schedules, sometimes at a very late point. In these uncertain times customers can and do change bookings at the last minute and this can lead on occasion to passenger loads being unexpectedly higher or lower. Cancellations resulting from this do not affect our ongoing commitment to operate a route.”
By the sounds of it, not many - isn't that the point?
Most of the comments in the local press were along the lines of why on earth was it operating in the first place
Most of the comments in the local press were along the lines of why on earth was it operating in the first place
Few were inconvenienced, but the headline to me screams out "Bunch of muppets" who were unable to plan ahead and left it to the last minute before finding themselves suddenly caught short - or (as the headline suggests) because someething had gone very wrong. In PR speak, this is a failure of news management.
Instead, a "temporary deferral" should have been quietly announced in the period between Xmas and 01-Jan when hundreds of people were dying each day, everyone was terrified to go out in case they got sick and was instead watching TV at home while nobody wanted to look at the news, with a headline of "Flights deferred due to Govt Covid safety guidelines,etc..." - namely make clear that everyone wanted the flights to go ahead and was ready, but it's all because of Covid safety policies that we have to wait a bit longer.
Instead, a "temporary deferral" should have been quietly announced in the period between Xmas and 01-Jan when hundreds of people were dying each day, everyone was terrified to go out in case they got sick and was instead watching TV at home while nobody wanted to look at the news, with a headline of "Flights deferred due to Govt Covid safety guidelines,etc..." - namely make clear that everyone wanted the flights to go ahead and was ready, but it's all because of Covid safety policies that we have to wait a bit longer.
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 8th Mar 2021 at 23:00.
Instead, a "temporary deferral" should have been quietly announced in the period between Xmas and 01-Jan
Today's flight left on time, BTW.
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Just randomly looking at prices for this if I were to fly tomorrow from Teeside to Heathrow and return Thursday. £229 each way and the train at similar times from Darlington to Kings Cross is £113 return and only takes 2 hrs 30.
I appreciate the airport is probably underwriting losses and there might a demand for onward travel for Heathrow flights but will business demand really return when things are back to 'normal' when the train is so competitive price and time wise?
I appreciate the airport is probably underwriting losses and there might a demand for onward travel for Heathrow flights but will business demand really return when things are back to 'normal' when the train is so competitive price and time wise?
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Drops down to £129 next week, then £109 the week after so it’s more than competitive with the train. When things are slightly back to normal with demand I expect prices will drop slightly further and with the two daily flights that are planned it allows a full days business in the capital.
Loganair aren’t stupid and will know they have to compete against the train fare
Drops down to £129 next week, then £109 the week after so it’s more than competitive with the train. When things are slightly back to normal with demand I expect prices will drop slightly further and with the two daily flights that are planned it allows a full days business in the capital.
Loganair aren’t stupid and will know they have to compete against the train fare
Mayor on his face book page beaming about,airport,government jobs,Freeport inward investment and the gazumping of Newcastle!
To be fair ..he’s not a million miles from the truth..but gloating isn’t the right way? I can’t believe north of the Tees aren’t watching with interest!
Budget did nothing for the whole region..just the area around the chancellor!
Fingers crossed all will be back to normal shortly and the whole region will benefit?
To be fair ..he’s not a million miles from the truth..but gloating isn’t the right way? I can’t believe north of the Tees aren’t watching with interest!
Budget did nothing for the whole region..just the area around the chancellor!
Fingers crossed all will be back to normal shortly and the whole region will benefit?
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The mayor is clearly in full election mode now. He will argue that his record for championing the area, "saving" the airport and getting the freeport should get him re-elected. Maybe we will get some more airport announcements as the election campaign progresses?
If anyone is confident that Jessie Joe Jacobs will win then get down the bookies and you will more than double your money as they are offering 12/5 on Labour in a two horse race.
If anyone is confident that Jessie Joe Jacobs will win then get down the bookies and you will more than double your money as they are offering 12/5 on Labour in a two horse race.