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The EZY BOH domestic services were to help keep crews current aswell as to promote a UK destination whilst mainland European destinations were closed. Some of the load factors were good, but as we know it's revenue etc and not the load factor that counts.
Many thanks - Yes I gather the BFS and EDI loads were pretty good but LPL was poor.
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Likewise, I too, have not seen any news or any rumours as to Easyjet making inroads to expand at SOU.
Only SEN Southend has seen EZY's small and cautious return there with 4 (very short season) routes - But a good sign though is that the uptake is most positive.
If Easyjet are making plans at SOU for a few summer leisure routes for Summer 2024 (especially if BACF do pull out of SOU)
then the likes of Faro, Palma, Malaga and possibly Venice are the main 'players' as EZY Euro have bases there.
EZY have no Canaries bases so not sure if they would be looked at, unless W flights were flown into SOU.
The Canaries anyway, are more than well covered from BOH LGW and BRS and those Islands are more busy in the winter.
EZY Switzerland do the winter GVA flights for SOU and BOH.
They also have a large Basel base, which used to be a very popular summer destination for Brits.
I doubt they will take on UK Domestics, although LPL GLA and MAN could be candidates -
The train or the drive from the SOU area to LPL and MAN is a nightmare and thus a Low Cost on those routes rather than a high cost niche local airline could work...
However their foray into BOH did not work with EDI BFS and LPL which was a short lived venture set up at a very weird and difficult time;
but BOH Domestics have never succeeded historically.
Only SEN Southend has seen EZY's small and cautious return there with 4 (very short season) routes - But a good sign though is that the uptake is most positive.
If Easyjet are making plans at SOU for a few summer leisure routes for Summer 2024 (especially if BACF do pull out of SOU)
then the likes of Faro, Palma, Malaga and possibly Venice are the main 'players' as EZY Euro have bases there.
EZY have no Canaries bases so not sure if they would be looked at, unless W flights were flown into SOU.
The Canaries anyway, are more than well covered from BOH LGW and BRS and those Islands are more busy in the winter.
EZY Switzerland do the winter GVA flights for SOU and BOH.
They also have a large Basel base, which used to be a very popular summer destination for Brits.
I doubt they will take on UK Domestics, although LPL GLA and MAN could be candidates -
The train or the drive from the SOU area to LPL and MAN is a nightmare and thus a Low Cost on those routes rather than a high cost niche local airline could work...
However their foray into BOH did not work with EDI BFS and LPL which was a short lived venture set up at a very weird and difficult time;
but BOH Domestics have never succeeded historically.
I went on a jolly for a day when EZY did LPL - BOH, times were crack of dawn , really not very inviting for many. Travelled back via BFS . BOH - BFS , not a bad load, BFS - LPL full. Nice day out sat on the beach in the sun.
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Surely it’s only a matter of timing before easyjet add capacity from the airport. Not necessarily to base aircraft but from other orange outposts and would predict S24 for this to happen. A lot of money is being spent on improving infrastructure for this exact scenario!
Can we not call a truce on all this repeated speculation until something actually happens?
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This thread gets the same repeated speculation - I agree that there must be some basis for the investment, but how many times does the same thing need to be repeated?
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Absolutely, speculation that has been going on since the proposed runway extension was raised a few years ago!
Truth is there have been no concrete news from any carriers on Sun routes,and indeed it might not happen in 2024!, at least the new extension will give current carriers full capacity in challanging weathers.
Truth is there have been no concrete news from any carriers on Sun routes,and indeed it might not happen in 2024!, at least the new extension will give current carriers full capacity in challanging weathers.
With nothing posted since 25 April on the app and and the lack of Construction Updates on the SOU website, have to admit to being somewhat underwhelmed by the PR response to the runway extension project.
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latest update now viewable on SOU Runway app,looks like good progress,blast screen foundations have been laid.
Excellent response from constructors.
Concrete strength being tested.
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Excellent progress indeed RW20 and they seem to be cracking on with it at a decent rate, will be a valuable addition once complete!
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The Tuesday flight is the old Volotea flight’s and at the moment still has no operator
Once the extension is completed everyone will have a far better idea of what is in place going forward
With the contractor apparently producing/managing an app and AGS adding provision for Construction Updates on the SOU website I would suggest that general public interest was/is anticipated, otherwise why spend the time and money producing them?
to fill out your time sheet I guess
No one with any interest in aviation other than my father has asked me about the progress regarding the runway extension.
On the other hand I'm been surprised by the amount of interest shown by work colleagues and friends who are interested in the progress of the runway extension. Non of them would have a clue about pprune. I don't personally know anyone on pprune other than myself. The majority of interest has been shown by those without any real interest in aviation but about the actual runway extension itself.
Regarding no one would be interested. The same could be said about the DART at Luton Airport.