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Old 7th Mar 2003, 15:02
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Talking New Airline for Luton?

Anybody got a handle on who the new airline for Luton might be?

Mentioned on the website (no name or details) but the Airport's still pouring gallons of concrete and has refitted expansive offices so something's up...

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Hello
Could this be BMI Baby as they are planning to annonce a new base shortly and Luton was given as one of the candidates for a new base.
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Snoop

Also hear that the spectators building which is only around 5 years old is going to be demolished to make way for more stands for Metro.
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Grrr

Only rumours that I know of are the Baby airline and a new launch company into the old Eastern block?
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Thanks - just heard that the airport has refurbished offices in Halcyon House for this 'new' airline and that it's intending to open the upper floor of the new terminal building by early 2004 to cater for an expected additional 2.5M - 3M passengers each year.

Guess it's a case of 'watch this space'...

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I heard a very interesting rumour, although what base there is to it I don't know.
Rumour has it Flightline (BAe146 and MD-80 operator) is interested in launching a new airline from either it's Southend base or from Luton with Boeing 737s leased from US Airways Leasing.
Apparently the new airline is concentrating on the markets buzz serves and many that they dropped!
Can anyone back me up?
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Fliteline are indeed about to launch with MD82's, 2 I believe. But my money is still on BMibaby taking up "crew" residence within Halycon House
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Had heard rumour that bmi baby were opening up at Bournemouth.
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Sorry lads and lasses - you're all way off the mark.
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Okay Mr Ginley, the lads and lasses might be way off the mark, but how about us bears?

The only other slight rumour was an established UK airline moving its base/operation to Luton from another UK airport?

So if is not the baby, nor a new airline serving the eastern side of Europe, who can it be?



As long as it is not another:
Fly-Victoria
Ciao-Fly
EuroCeltic
Etc

Far too many Biz-Jets, we need new cheap routes to entice visitors to my bear palace! (Oh I forgot, Mr OLNEY 1 BRAVO loves executive jets, I bet he tells me off for these comments!)
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Patience little furry one...

More fishy tid-bits for the Bear Pits soon enough.

One thing though - definitely not another one month wonder.

Gumshoe Ginley
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Mr Ginley, it is those naughty polar's that like fishy tid-bits.

The first I have ever been called little!

What I want to know, is how a bingo caller can know what is about to be announced at Luton airport? Call yourself a real detective, some on spill the beans......I have a hunch that is not really a new airline moving in just one that has been disguised elsewhere recently?


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buster v biz jets

It was not so long ago that Biz jets ruled in Luton.....remember what goes around comes around. Bear with me.
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Hope it is nothing to do with that that 'sick' US Skybus operation talked about some weeks ago here on PPRune which was supposing to start up in June/July. As Buster said, more low cost european routes are what are needed, to ' magic' us all away.
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http://www.sky-bus.com/ is still showing a July 1st start date with a station manager vacancy at LTN. Also phone and fax numbers listed. Anyone rung them for a job????
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Mmmmmmmm M Mouse springs to mind. A somewhat tacky website.......
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A bit off subject but have noticed that Flybe are offering daily LTN-JER from beginning of April, 3 x daily Sat. Dash 8s. An improvement on last years timetable.
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News for the Bear...

BBC Look East report this morning that "A New Budget Airline is being launched at Luton today. Officials at the Airport are not saying much but the airline is believed to be planning to fly European routes*"

- then some of the usual easyJet / Ryanair intense competition yadayadayada.

*Note - routes plural, so more than one then...

So watch this space - or the evening bulletins!

Ginley's the name - Gumshoes' the game...
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I hope the company is better quality then the web site.
 
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Not quite sure what you mean there - have you found a new site for this as yet un-named airline?

If so please let us have the address.

Fast Eddie

PS - Apparently a similar report re: new startup at Luton on GMTV this am - though I did not see that one...

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