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Former IAG Strategy Director Robert Boyle has written about easyJet and Ryanair's results and their relative cost performance:
https://www.gridpoint.consulting/blo...ropes-airlines
https://www.gridpoint.consulting/blo...ropes-airlines
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I’d like to think that BHX, NCL and SEN would be pretty certain. Hopefully. And SOU could be high up on that list.
I do wonder how much of it is just going to be re-distribution of existing routes to a lower cost base from ALC, but we shall see. There should be some new routes.
Maybe BOH, STN and LBA will get a look in?
It’s got to be pretty impossible NOT to consistently fill a flight from any UK departure point, to ALC or PMI.
JER, IOM? Feeling brave (jk)
I do wonder how much of it is just going to be re-distribution of existing routes to a lower cost base from ALC, but we shall see. There should be some new routes.
Maybe BOH, STN and LBA will get a look in?
It’s got to be pretty impossible NOT to consistently fill a flight from any UK departure point, to ALC or PMI.
JER, IOM? Feeling brave (jk)
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A bit of a presumption of any of these. Press release only talked about one UK airport EDI as being key. This will benefit slot restricted airports across Europe before any fan routes from SEN or SOU.
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SEN isn’t really a fan route though, is it? It’s an existing destination from the three traditional Med sun bases already operational.
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With strong rumours that it’s when/not if EZY bring in more SOU routes, you would suspect the 4 core sun destinations will be high on their agenda. Currently all U.K. routes to ALC are from bases so some away based flying with the added capacity of a 3 aircraft base should make the likes of SEN/SOU very doable!
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The reference to EDI was in the context of this year's 1.4million. The release gave no indication of whether their targeted 14% increase was to come from organic growth on existing routes, or from new ones.
easyJet announces further expansion plans with a new seasonal base in Alicante
easyJet announces further expansion plans with a new seasonal base in Alicante
Operational from spring 2024, the three aircraft new base will create approximately 100 direct job and support many more indirect jobs
Javier Gándara, easyJet's Country Director for Southern Europe, commented:
"We are proud to announce another new seasonal base in Spain, a strategically important market where we continue to grow, boost tourism and create jobs. Alicante is a very attractive destination and we believe that having a base offers great potential to expand our operations in the country, as well as allowing us to improve connectivity to and from the region. With this base we can bring the residents of Alicante closer to European cities of reference and, in turn, we strengthen Alicante’s position on the international tourism map."
The move for further expansion comes following the airline’s plans to open a year-round UK base in Birmingham, where it will also base three aircraft from next spring as part of its strategy to take advantage of key growth opportunities across its network. Investing in a third seasonal base in Spain strengthens easyJet’s network by positioning it as the carrier of choice to serve consumers and capture the continued demand for travel, further growing its share of the leisure market for both the airline and easyJet holidays customers, for who Alicante has long been a popular summer leisure destination.
Alicante joins the airline's seasonal bases in Palma de Mallorca (2017) and Malaga (2021) and Faro (2021), all strategic summer destinations for the airline and amongst the most popular on easyJet's network. Since easyJet started operating from Alicante in 1999 with a first route linking the port city with London Stansted, the airline has carried 27.5 million passengers to and from Alicante and is the 2nd largest international airline at the airport.
- This follows the airline's recent announcement that it will be opening a new three-aircraft base in Birmingham, also opening next spring and, with the two new additions, will bring the total number of bases across the network to 30
- easyJet will offer 1.6 million seats to and from Alicante next summer, up 16% year on year, further growing its share of the leisure market to serve both airline and easyJet holidays customers for who Alicante has long been a popular summer leisure destination.
Javier Gándara, easyJet's Country Director for Southern Europe, commented:
"We are proud to announce another new seasonal base in Spain, a strategically important market where we continue to grow, boost tourism and create jobs. Alicante is a very attractive destination and we believe that having a base offers great potential to expand our operations in the country, as well as allowing us to improve connectivity to and from the region. With this base we can bring the residents of Alicante closer to European cities of reference and, in turn, we strengthen Alicante’s position on the international tourism map."
The move for further expansion comes following the airline’s plans to open a year-round UK base in Birmingham, where it will also base three aircraft from next spring as part of its strategy to take advantage of key growth opportunities across its network. Investing in a third seasonal base in Spain strengthens easyJet’s network by positioning it as the carrier of choice to serve consumers and capture the continued demand for travel, further growing its share of the leisure market for both the airline and easyJet holidays customers, for who Alicante has long been a popular summer leisure destination.
Alicante joins the airline's seasonal bases in Palma de Mallorca (2017) and Malaga (2021) and Faro (2021), all strategic summer destinations for the airline and amongst the most popular on easyJet's network. Since easyJet started operating from Alicante in 1999 with a first route linking the port city with London Stansted, the airline has carried 27.5 million passengers to and from Alicante and is the 2nd largest international airline at the airport.
https://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stor...se-in-alicante
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A big assumption!,There are many Uk airports including EDI that could be named,but SOU must be in the frame,difficult to know what other aurline would benifit from SOU given there restricted opening hours,certainly there will not be any based aircraft.
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New Route - LGW-Akureyri (North Iceland) from 31st October TUE/SAT - On sale now
This is an AMAZING part of the world for anyone looking for something unique and still unspoilt - truly the real Iceland (and better than the South for Northern Lights spotting too!)
This is an AMAZING part of the world for anyone looking for something unique and still unspoilt - truly the real Iceland (and better than the South for Northern Lights spotting too!)
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No assumption required RW20, they are on the way! 👍
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Credit goes to SeanM for his incredible twitter account
This is the list of routes launched today by easyJet
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Basel - Enfidha
Basel - Funchal
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Belfast - Southampton
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Paris CDG - Birmingham
Paris CDG - Pisa
Paris CDG - London Southend
Paris CDG - Agadir
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London Luton - Enfidha
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Lyon - Birmingham
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Nantes - Lanzarote
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Bristol - Marrakesh
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London Gatwick - Akureyri
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Glasgow - Southampton
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Manchester - Grenoble
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This is the list of routes launched today by easyJet
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Basel - Enfidha
Basel - Funchal
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Belfast - Southampton
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Paris CDG - Birmingham
Paris CDG - Pisa
Paris CDG - London Southend
Paris CDG - Agadir
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London Luton - Enfidha
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Lyon - Birmingham
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Nantes - Lanzarote
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Bristol - Marrakesh
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London Gatwick - Akureyri
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Glasgow - Southampton
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Manchester - Grenoble
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These new route announcements from EasyJet get more and more baffling each season and re-affirm at lot of what been pointed out only slightly up thread.
It's clear there is an intent on growing and diversifying the EasyJet holidays offering with the likes of Enfidha, Funchal and Akureyri.
On the contrary they add the likes of SOU-GLA and BFS on extremely limited frequency and odd timings. Who are they attempting to target with this and what kind of yield can the realistically expect? I get they could just be testing the waters but you're not going to get a realistic consumer response on such a limited schedule. Surely these aircraft can be put to better use on deepening the frequency of existing core domestic routes?
The CDG-BHX on a daily frequency is a good addition but as to why they've launched 4x weekly CDG-SEN over a STN service I will never know! I expect a lot of backlash from that comment, but I think I've always given fair and realistic contribution here. SEN does well on the bucket and spade, leisure routes (it just needs quite a few more of them) and I'm sure the AMS-SEN service will attract enough of a local catchment in addition to their core London schedule. They're massively restricting their potential market on CDG though with this limited frequency SEN service. That's a route that should easily sustain at least a daily STN frequency. Also surprised GVA hasn't yet returned for winter to either SEN or STN.
It's clear there is an intent on growing and diversifying the EasyJet holidays offering with the likes of Enfidha, Funchal and Akureyri.
On the contrary they add the likes of SOU-GLA and BFS on extremely limited frequency and odd timings. Who are they attempting to target with this and what kind of yield can the realistically expect? I get they could just be testing the waters but you're not going to get a realistic consumer response on such a limited schedule. Surely these aircraft can be put to better use on deepening the frequency of existing core domestic routes?
The CDG-BHX on a daily frequency is a good addition but as to why they've launched 4x weekly CDG-SEN over a STN service I will never know! I expect a lot of backlash from that comment, but I think I've always given fair and realistic contribution here. SEN does well on the bucket and spade, leisure routes (it just needs quite a few more of them) and I'm sure the AMS-SEN service will attract enough of a local catchment in addition to their core London schedule. They're massively restricting their potential market on CDG though with this limited frequency SEN service. That's a route that should easily sustain at least a daily STN frequency. Also surprised GVA hasn't yet returned for winter to either SEN or STN.