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Qatar Airways to increase Doha to daily from 2nd June
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...Press-releases
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pres...Press-releases
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United
Not a good week or so for United re reliability. 2 x EDI-EWR flights went tech and cancelled. Both 752’s were +20 years old. Both flights were booked full which is great news for the route but not for the pax plans. They have been and continue to be real work horses for United. You have to wonder how much longer they can go on for? Does anyone know what United have planned to replace them and the timescale? With all United EDI routes currently served with 752’s, it will be interesting to see what they have planned in the short to medium term.
Not a good week or so for United re reliability. 2 x EDI-EWR flights went tech and cancelled. Both 752’s were +20 years old. Both flights were booked full which is great news for the route but not for the pax plans. They have been and continue to be real work horses for United. You have to wonder how much longer they can go on for? Does anyone know what United have planned to replace them and the timescale? With all United EDI routes currently served with 752’s, it will be interesting to see what they have planned in the short to medium term.
They have ordered A321NXs as a replacement. Having said that, some of the B767-300ER fleet are even older but are well looked after and used on core long haul, may be bad luck?
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Originally Posted by Planeraz
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TK increasing previously planned summer months - 5 x weekly to daily from 18th June. Good news.
TK increasing previously planned summer months - 5 x weekly to daily from 18th June. Good news.
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Agree. Similar schedule strategy to Qatar. Earlier then later departure times on certain days. It’s also very likely they are increasing to daily to mirror and compete with Qatar’s resumption of daily service from June. If the reported pent up demand materialises, I wonder if a certain other Middle Eastern carrier may make a comeback at EDI?
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Originally Posted by wesleyscott
Nice to see Air Canada brining the Dreamliner to Edinburgh for summer. Hope they fill it!
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Originally Posted by CabinCrewe
Its only 4 more seats in premium than original 737 planned, but a shed load if cheap seats up the back -and thats before WestJet wades in…
Let's be glad for any wins, however small.
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Feb Passenger Figures 2022
I see that EDI had a bit over 514k passengers in Feb this year, I wonder how far back we need to go to find and equivalent Feb figures to this? Airport has felt like it’s getting busier over the past few weeks and more and more retail are reopening which is good too see. Excited to see with a fair number of new routes coming on soon how if the positive trend continues.
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EDI-MCO route starts tomorrow. The inbound from Orlando this evening looks very quiet. Less than a third full. The first outbound tomorrow however is very heavily booked. Full in upper class and only a few seats open in premium and economy. Promising start for the route.
EDI-MCO route starts tomorrow. The inbound from Orlando this evening looks very quiet. Less than a third full. The first outbound tomorrow however is very heavily booked. Full in upper class and only a few seats open in premium and economy. Promising start for the route.
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Originally Posted by willy wombat
In fairness, not really a new route so you would expect decent loads (it’s just VS’s Central Scotland to MCO route which has moved from GLA to EDI).
It’s definitely great to hear.
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United S22
EDI-ORD
Route resumption pushed back to 1st July from ORD.
EDI-IAD
Resumes as planned from May. Aircraft upgraded to 764 for May and June. 752 from July.
ORD route I’m guessing has poor forward bookings in early summer months or United have issues with aircraft availability.
Interesting development.
EDI-ORD
Route resumption pushed back to 1st July from ORD.
EDI-IAD
Resumes as planned from May. Aircraft upgraded to 764 for May and June. 752 from July.
ORD route I’m guessing has poor forward bookings in early summer months or United have issues with aircraft availability.
Interesting development.
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Originally Posted by Planeraz
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EDI-ORD
Route resumption pushed back to 1st July from ORD.
EDI-IAD
Resumes as planned from May. Aircraft upgraded to 764 for May and June. 752 from July.
ORD route I’m guessing has poor forward bookings in early summer months or United have issues with aircraft availability.
Interesting development.
EDI-ORD
Route resumption pushed back to 1st July from ORD.
EDI-IAD
Resumes as planned from May. Aircraft upgraded to 764 for May and June. 752 from July.
ORD route I’m guessing has poor forward bookings in early summer months or United have issues with aircraft availability.
Interesting development.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
I believe Swissport are trying to pull in staff from other stations...
Doesn't help that training new staff is taking a long time along with the security checks for passes.
