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I appreciate the point your making, and there’s now hiding from the fact that there will be an impact however as seen in every other recession, not everyone is as affected as you describe.
Your view seams very outbound westerly focused not taken into account the flow of traffic originating from North America in your statement where the I would argue there will remain sustainable wealth and source of east bound traffic. We’re not shutting shop and pulling down the shutters.
And then you only need to look at Tyanairs CEO press yesterday for test another different perspective on short haul- he’s predicting growth.
Your view seams very outbound westerly focused not taken into account the flow of traffic originating from North America in your statement where the I would argue there will remain sustainable wealth and source of east bound traffic. We’re not shutting shop and pulling down the shutters.
And then you only need to look at Tyanairs CEO press yesterday for test another different perspective on short haul- he’s predicting growth.
If I were managing an airport, or indeed an airline at present I would be looking at matching capacity to likely demand so as to maintain yield, rather than chucking on oodles of extra seats that in the end get flogged off simply to maintain turnover, or negate losses. For the avoidance of doubt I am doing neither!
As for Ryanair, apart from the odd Brexit related hissy fit, has anyone ever heard Michael O'Leary not be bullish about passenger numbers? They can afford to be since if bookings don't meet their required level the airline will just summarily can the route and offer refunds or re-routing which is easier logistically for a short haul carrier to do than a long haul one, where leisure bookings are likely to be made very much further forward.
I just think that all these supposed capacity increases and hoped for expansion is more laced with unfounded optimism and in the cold light of day Summer 2023 could look horrible. I hope sincerely my fears are well wide of the mark.
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Qatar sending another 351 tomorrow. 3 so far this week. Demand must be pretty high, particularly with students. Inbound very heavily booked for the next 2 weeks. Some flights completely sold out and economy sold out in the majority of flights. Very good to see the route performing so strongly.
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Qatar sending another 351 tomorrow. 3 so far this week. Demand must be pretty high, particularly with students. Inbound very heavily booked for the next 2 weeks. Some flights completely sold out and economy sold out in the majority of flights. Very good to see the route performing so strongly.
Not to say Qatar can sell the extra capacity through.
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There used to be a old guy in a raincoat at Glasgow who would stand in the car park and count the passengers as they disembarked....
It's great Qatar are seemingly filling seats and making things work when Etihad couldn't, but maybe not read too much into a handful of flights with no visibility on upgrades or pricing, or indeed costs! The A350 likely won't have a longer future at QR anyways, bridges well and truly burned.
It's great Qatar are seemingly filling seats and making things work when Etihad couldn't, but maybe not read too much into a handful of flights with no visibility on upgrades or pricing, or indeed costs! The A350 likely won't have a longer future at QR anyways, bridges well and truly burned.
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I should hope EK are doing well at Glasgow, there's no competition save KL/BA/LH
Edi has options east and south equator with AF/AY/SN/TK as well as KL/BA/LH
Finnair Helsinki flight tonight upgraded to A321 must be because loads are poor 😕
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There used to be a old guy in a raincoat at Glasgow who would stand in the car park and count the passengers as they disembarked....
It's great Qatar are seemingly filling seats and making things work when Etihad couldn't, but maybe not read too much into a handful of flights with no visibility on upgrades or pricing, or indeed costs! The A350 likely won't have a longer future at QR anyways, bridges well and truly burned.
It's great Qatar are seemingly filling seats and making things work when Etihad couldn't, but maybe not read too much into a handful of flights with no visibility on upgrades or pricing, or indeed costs! The A350 likely won't have a longer future at QR anyways, bridges well and truly burned.
One day , one of my companions saw him coming out of a bank so after that we always referred to him as " the bank manager ".
Anyway, apologies for this bout of nostalga, now back to Edinburgh.
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I couldn't help but smile when I read this post. When I first started plane spotting at Glasgow in the 1970s, the bloke Skipness 1F referred to always seemed to in the terminal and if you asked him about an aircraft registration he couldn't help but , no doubt, could have told you the number of passengers who disembarked from flight 123 from airport " X".
One day , one of my companions saw him coming out of a bank so after that we always referred to him as " the bank manager ".
Anyway, apologies for this bout of nostalga, now back to Edinburgh.
One day , one of my companions saw him coming out of a bank so after that we always referred to him as " the bank manager ".
Anyway, apologies for this bout of nostalga, now back to Edinburgh.
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As last time it doesn't appear on the online arrivals list, and this time isn't on FlightRadar either, unless it's doing a double drop. On the departure list however.
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TK using an A333 on todays service. Due in around 10am. Planned 321 looks to have been swapped out for whatever reason.
333 also being used tomorrow and a 332 on Saturday. Higher demand driven by student movements?
TK using an A333 on todays service. Due in around 10am. Planned 321 looks to have been swapped out for whatever reason.
333 also being used tomorrow and a 332 on Saturday. Higher demand driven by student movements?
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Could be extra demand with Hearts playing Istanbul Basaksehir in the Europa League. There was another TK 738 coming in later today too but appears to show as cancelled now.
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The TK3232 738 you referred to that was listed on EDI’s arrivals has now landed- in GLA
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