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NCL runway is more than 200m shorter than EDI at 2329.. My understanding is EDI runway isn’t long enough to accommodate an A380. A fully loaded A380 requires a runway min 3000m. The answer for NCL is no. Taxiway widening/strengthening and parking would also be a major issue. Taxiway width would certainly be an issue at EDI.
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NCL runway is more than 200m shorter than EDI at 2329.. My understanding is EDI runway isn’t long enough to accommodate an A380. A fully loaded A380 requires a runway min 3000m. The answer for NCL is no. Taxiway widening/strengthening and parking would also be a major issue. Taxiway width would certainly be an issue at EDI.
Maybe one day in the next year or two we may see double daily’s return.
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When you crunch the numbers, the NCL slot application reflects a year on year increase from 4x weekly W21, to 2x daily W22 on 2x class B77W. Whether that's what ends up operating remains to be seen. They're perhaps keeping their options open, as that would represent a huge capacity increase across EDI/GLA/NCL region in one hit. The World Cup could be a consideration for them though...
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With regards to EDI, given the increasing demand to travel post pandemic, how much of a factor if any is the rivalry between Emirates and Qatar? EK entered the EDI market to try and push QR out. It didn’t work out that way. QR have remained loyal to EDI and are established. EK will certainly be taking notice of QR’s current high load factors. QR went double daily for a period. An attempt on their part to test the competitors commitment to EDI? Is the EDI market big enough to satisfy both? Will be interesting times ahead.
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Not sure that was the case at all. QR and EK operate from a number of destinations simultaneously. Its more getting in on the action and grabbing some of the pie. I’ve a feeling if EK wanted to they could obliterate QR if they so desired. The numbers on EK at EDI were variable at best, but had EK persisted, a slow creep would have eventually overtaken QR and with a shift in pax.
I’ve a feeling if EK wanted to they could obliterate QR if they so desired."
Politically the Emir won't allow that - QR are a National Asset. everyone in the Gulf remembers Gulf Airways and how they all moaned and bitched that it was biased towards someone (everyone) else
And at current gas prices Qatar ca n run an airline using cash left over in the rounding error on the National Budget spreadsheet
Politically the Emir won't allow that - QR are a National Asset. everyone in the Gulf remembers Gulf Airways and how they all moaned and bitched that it was biased towards someone (everyone) else
And at current gas prices Qatar ca n run an airline using cash left over in the rounding error on the National Budget spreadsheet
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I’ve a feeling if EK wanted to they could obliterate QR if they so desired."
Politically the Emir won't allow that - QR are a National Asset. everyone in the Gulf remembers Gulf Airways and how they all moaned and bitched that it was biased towards someone (everyone) else
And at current gas prices Qatar ca n run an airline using cash left over in the rounding error on the National Budget spreadsheet
Politically the Emir won't allow that - QR are a National Asset. everyone in the Gulf remembers Gulf Airways and how they all moaned and bitched that it was biased towards someone (everyone) else
And at current gas prices Qatar ca n run an airline using cash left over in the rounding error on the National Budget spreadsheet
That's Why Lufthansa now have a morning departure on several days a week
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Agree it certainly appears to be staffing issues. Certainly not a lack of demand. Most of the red eye going out to LHR and inbound in August appear to be sold out already. The few economy seats that remain are priced crazy high. As much as £331 one way. If only their was a competitor on the LHR route. It wasn’t all that long ago that BA used and filled a 763 at certain times. Had the resources been in place now, I’m pretty sure they could fill additional 21N or a 788, particularly in peak summer season. Not going to happen it would appear.
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There is no way EK could obliterate QR even if they wanted to. To quote someone (I can’t remember who) it would be like having a bleeding contest against a blood bank.
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Some QR aircraft changes in September: https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220711-qrsep22edi
Qatar making more changes to aircraft operating on certain days. The reported 773 operations appear to have changed and revert to a 359. They’re also replacing 359 with a 788 on certain days in Sept. 788 daily from 2nd October. The 351 still showing as operating on 13th Sept.
4 or 5 of these a/c (the G-EUXx and G-MEDx 321s) have returned to service over the last few months (a quick check on FR24 shows 4 of them airborne as I type)
People don't realise that Dubai has very little oil & gas - its a trading hub - whereas Qatar has a substantial portion of the world's useable, shippable, natural gas reserves...... which at the moment is not a bad place to be
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None of the ex BMED/BMI aircraft have resumed operation to-date although MEDU has pinged occasionally.
Careful miss identifying the A320 In the ex BMED/BMI series- one G-MEDK is in service as are all the ex BMI G-MID. series
More of the EUX. Frames may return however I expect the three mid haulers may not !
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The combination of routes and delays /tech aircraft issues to/from EDI this summer have been atrocious. Would certainly make you think twice about using. Significant delays the norm rather than exception. The ontime performance of trunk routes ex LHR meanwhile seem much better which is surprising.
"The ontime performance of trunk routes ex LHR meanwhile seem much better which is surprising."
Its the same everywhere and regular LHR users don't think its good at all...................
Its the same everywhere and regular LHR users don't think its good at all...................
