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What about Western Canada? Both Calgary and Vancouver were served weekly from Glasgow until 2018. Modern emigrants don't just return every 5 or 10 years (3 times this year alone for me) and VFR has been the first market to recover. YVR is handy for connections to SFO, LAX and even Hawaii.
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I personally don’t see Westjet using one of their 787’s for a service from Western Canada on a secondary/tourist driven route like EDI. Would Air Canada look at this? Just not sure. The best EDI can hope for in my opinion will be to retain a wide body service from Toronto in 2023. The fact that AC upgraded aircraft from the originally planned Max8 is promising. Presumably, increased demand will have driven that decision.
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The latest analysis I could find was Anna aero route shop.
Edi-Lax had approx 23,000 indirect passengers a year of which 15% were in premium cabins on last analysis
Meaning average figures of 66J and 360Y AVG weekly
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I am sure LAX would not have included Scotland in there wish list (wonder if there’s added demand on from GLA) if there was not recognised demand both ways.
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They are competitors.
I personally think BGI was introduced around the easing of lockdown and a short lead in time.
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Airlines don't generally run new routes for points redemption and even then they only allocate a very small % of seats for redemption anyway this way.
So it would never be "rammed" with freebie points.
"So it would never be "rammed" with freebie points."
Pre covid most Qantas flights seemed packed with folk redeeming points
Pre covid most Qantas flights seemed packed with folk redeeming points
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[QUOTE=Asturias56;11244388]"So it would never be "rammed" with freebie points."
Pre covid most Qantas flights seemed packed with folk redeeming points[/QUOTE
Hhow could you tell?
I wouldn't have thought there would be a huge number of Virgin "Flying club" members in Scotland or Newcastle, and the percentage of those nearby wanting to just happen to want to go to BGI would be small, and even if it were rammed with redemptions that would not have made money.
Pre covid most Qantas flights seemed packed with folk redeeming points[/QUOTE
Hhow could you tell?
I wouldn't have thought there would be a huge number of Virgin "Flying club" members in Scotland or Newcastle, and the percentage of those nearby wanting to just happen to want to go to BGI would be small, and even if it were rammed with redemptions that would not have made money.
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Air Canada updating system. 789 also operating tomorrow 14/2 and other select dates during S22. Subject to change of course. It would appear that EDI-YYZ route is performing well and an upgraded aircraft is required at certain times to satisfy demand. Will be interesting to see how Westjet perform.
"Hhow could you tell?"
Australians who think they have a real bargain are not the most retiring of of folk............... they want the WHOLE World to know they haven't spent a A$
AND they have Frequent Flyer cards that enable them to fill the Lounges as well - NOT in perfect silence
Australians who think they have a real bargain are not the most retiring of of folk............... they want the WHOLE World to know they haven't spent a A$
AND they have Frequent Flyer cards that enable them to fill the Lounges as well - NOT in perfect silence
[QUOTE=Asturias56;11248464]AND they have Frequent Flyer cards that enable them to fill the Lounges as well - NOT in perfect silence[/QUOTE
I experienced this in the lounge at SIN a few weeks ago. The Qantas lounge closed and a whole Aussie Rules football team, in playing kit, descended on the BA lounge and went through the food like a plague of locusts. Nothing but crumbs left.
I experienced this in the lounge at SIN a few weeks ago. The Qantas lounge closed and a whole Aussie Rules football team, in playing kit, descended on the BA lounge and went through the food like a plague of locusts. Nothing but crumbs left.
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Reported to be dropping EDI from end of August citing a lack of aircraft parts. Although subject to change, I suspect this time their will be no reprieve. Low load factors?
Reported to be dropping EDI from end of August citing a lack of aircraft parts. Although subject to change, I suspect this time their will be no reprieve. Low load factors?
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Baltic lease 12% of their fleet to SAS and Eurowings.
Probably a shrud business move to wetlease, money guaranteed with no risk.
easy and BA meanwhile are grounding planes they are already paying for, paying for their parking and then paying for wetleases.
Obviously crewing issues but amazing none the less