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From: Deepest darkest Inbredland....
Inflite is pretty busy with many flights. Generally the busiest of them all overall. Stansted will get the big widebody stuff as there is nowhere else to go. Sometimes, like when Wimbledon is on, it seems to be neverending bizjet flights, but the northside will take some parking away. the plan is probably to get rid of all of the bizjet stuff in the end. but that is very very long-term.
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From: Essex
Indeed it's a big failure on MAG's part in my view. There's no meaningful business demand or interlining agreements here. Just high volume P2P long-haul from a VFR market mainly based in north London. STN should easily be able to win this kind of business.
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From: london
The midlands market will drive past STN on the way to LGW. Stansted is lost in my view. What are they targeting? MAG need to have a rethink of strategy.
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From: Not so many places currently
TATA obviously own Air India now, is there linked business south of the river?
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What puzzles me is where the market is for ATQ from Gatwick, I would have thought that if AI was looking for a second London airport STN or LTN would have been closer to the Punjab VFR customer base.
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From: Not so many places currently
The Midlands market is served from BHX to both Delhi and Amritsar non stop.
What puzzles me is where the market is for ATQ from Gatwick, I would have thought that if AI was looking for a second London airport STN or LTN would have been closer to the Punjab VFR customer base.
What puzzles me is where the market is for ATQ from Gatwick, I would have thought that if AI was looking for a second London airport STN or LTN would have been closer to the Punjab VFR customer base.
I know is a way off yet but remember WZZ have 47 321XLRs coming which makes London to India possible. They have stated no interest West to US currently so South & East must be in their long term plans.
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From: Outer London
The Midlands market is served from BHX to both Delhi and Amritsar non stop.
What puzzles me is where the market is for ATQ from Gatwick, I would have thought that if AI was looking for a second London airport STN or LTN would have been closer to the Punjab VFR customer base.
What puzzles me is where the market is for ATQ from Gatwick, I would have thought that if AI was looking for a second London airport STN or LTN would have been closer to the Punjab VFR customer base.
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From: Blighty
Is Luton really viable for a flight to India taking maybe 9 hours, and a not-particularly-long runway ? And yes, with all the extra luggage (and weight) that flights between the UK and India seems to attract. Would you put business class pax through Luton, particularly if your flight is a mix of economy and premium class pax ? It's not the same as an business-class-only aircraft with just 100 seats all of whom are paying a premium fare. Since Tata took over, they will want to get rid of the cr*ppy perception that Air India has sometimes had in the past
If Air India is to open a base other than LHR... then LGW, STN, or growing BHX seem to me the strongest contenders.
Note - before this degenerates into a Luton v Stansted war and I'm accused of being anti-Luton.... I flew through Luton over 20 times in 2022
If Air India is to open a base other than LHR... then LGW, STN, or growing BHX seem to me the strongest contenders.
Note - before this degenerates into a Luton v Stansted war and I'm accused of being anti-Luton.... I flew through Luton over 20 times in 2022
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From: Not so many places currently
Is Luton really viable for a flight to India taking maybe 9 hours, and a not-particularly-long runway ? And yes, with all the extra luggage (and weight) that flights between the UK and India seems to attract. Would you put business class pax through Luton, particularly if your flight is a mix of economy and premium class pax ? It's not the same as an business-class-only aircraft with just 100 seats all of whom are paying a premium fare. Since Tata took over, they will want to get rid of the cr*ppy perception that Air India has sometimes had in the past
If Air India is to open a base other than LHR... then LGW, STN, or growing BHX seem to me the strongest contenders.
Note - before this degenerates into a Luton v Stansted war and I'm accused of being anti-Luton.... I flew through Luton over 20 times in 2022
If Air India is to open a base other than LHR... then LGW, STN, or growing BHX seem to me the strongest contenders.
Note - before this degenerates into a Luton v Stansted war and I'm accused of being anti-Luton.... I flew through Luton over 20 times in 2022
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From: london
flight in the GDS already from 1 May, but no classes loaded as yet on new flights
OUTBOUND
01MAY MON STN/Z¥1 DXB/¥3
1EK 66 F4 A0 J7 C7 I7 O7 H0*STNDXB 1455 0100¥1 77W M 0 /E
Y9 R9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9
XEK 68 F A J C I O H *STNDXB 2110 0710¥1 77W M 0 /E
Y R M B U K Q L
INBOUND
01MAY MON DXB/Z¥4 STN/-3
1EK 65 F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 H0*DXBSTN 0850 1325 77W M 0 /E
Y9 R9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9
2EK 67 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 H0*DXBSTN 1415 1845 77W M 0 /E
Y0 R0 M0 B0 U0 K0 Q0 L0
OUTBOUND
01MAY MON STN/Z¥1 DXB/¥3
1EK 66 F4 A0 J7 C7 I7 O7 H0*STNDXB 1455 0100¥1 77W M 0 /E
Y9 R9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9
XEK 68 F A J C I O H *STNDXB 2110 0710¥1 77W M 0 /E
Y R M B U K Q L
INBOUND
01MAY MON DXB/Z¥4 STN/-3
1EK 65 F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 H0*DXBSTN 0850 1325 77W M 0 /E
Y9 R9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9
2EK 67 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 H0*DXBSTN 1415 1845 77W M 0 /E
Y0 R0 M0 B0 U0 K0 Q0 L0
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From: Stansted Airport
I have heard similar as well. I have also heard from a duty manger in the terminal that Vietnam reps were being shown around the airport over the past week.