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Anyone know anymore about the proposal for a seasonal service between Raleigh, NC and Glasgow Intl operated by US Airways? There were rumours of Edinburgh trying to steal the route but the demise of the American airline industry leaves me to think the route will be delayed in the short term at least until the airline recovers...any more info?
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The rumour I'd heard was that the service would be either to Philadelphia or Charlotte, but US Airways decided to launch a new route from Dublin instead.
The rumour was also that US Airways were considering either GLA or EDI. Given that BAA Scottish Airports operate both airports, I'm not entirely sure how it would go about 'stealing' a service .... from itself!
Personally I'd be happy to see a new transatlantic route out of any Scottish airport. I'd rather see a service to NYC out of EDI than to any of the destinations US Airways is talking about. Also, GLA would probably benefit more from a service to BOS or perhaps an all-year-round ORD service.
The rumour was also that US Airways were considering either GLA or EDI. Given that BAA Scottish Airports operate both airports, I'm not entirely sure how it would go about 'stealing' a service .... from itself!
Personally I'd be happy to see a new transatlantic route out of any Scottish airport. I'd rather see a service to NYC out of EDI than to any of the destinations US Airways is talking about. Also, GLA would probably benefit more from a service to BOS or perhaps an all-year-round ORD service.
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>>There were rumours of Edinburgh trying to steal the route <<
Oh dear! The dark demonic forces of EDI's Almond House are
disobeying orders from St. Andrews Drive?
Oh dear! The dark demonic forces of EDI's Almond House are
disobeying orders from St. Andrews Drive?
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GLA just got a new manager who was recently quoted as saying that there was still a possibility of a US Airways route at some time soon. However, as you say, the US airline industry is not in the best of shape, so we shall have to wait and see.
I think that any US airways route, whether from GLA or EDI, would be to Philadelphia. Wher did you hear about it being to N. Carolina?
I think that any US airways route, whether from GLA or EDI, would be to Philadelphia. Wher did you hear about it being to N. Carolina?
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I read about it in a local newspaper, Daily Record or the Scottish Sun i think. I think it was to Charlotte now you mention it btw. Also i didn't mean that the 2 airports were trying to "steal" the route i meant it was the two city councils trying to offer better deals to try and secure the routes out of their respective airports
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Tampabay,
I wasn't aware that the local authorities were directly involved in this one. I know that Glasgow City Council has previously put some money into developing new routes at GLA, but I'd not heard of similar financial inducements from Edinburgh City Council.
I think most of us in Edinburgh are hoping that Continental will revive its plans for a Newark service ex-EDI. 2004 was the last suggestion, but given the latest crisis in the aviation industry, as you rightly pointed out in your original post, now is not a great time to be expanding!
I wasn't aware that the local authorities were directly involved in this one. I know that Glasgow City Council has previously put some money into developing new routes at GLA, but I'd not heard of similar financial inducements from Edinburgh City Council.
I think most of us in Edinburgh are hoping that Continental will revive its plans for a Newark service ex-EDI. 2004 was the last suggestion, but given the latest crisis in the aviation industry, as you rightly pointed out in your original post, now is not a great time to be expanding!
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Yeah well lets just hope that after the current crisis Scotland in general has better long haul routes instead of the choices we have now
1) Pay A LOT extra to fly from Scotland ( usually Glasgow )
2) Fly out of England at great inconvenience
1) Pay A LOT extra to fly from Scotland ( usually Glasgow )
2) Fly out of England at great inconvenience
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bounty of course the Pakistan is imminent. Just trying to make up their minds how many to run.
So many new services in the queue ... Qatar, Lufthansa, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Volare, easyJet base, My Travel Lite bite base etc. If the Raleigh doesn't start soon there will be no room for it to park
So many new services in the queue ... Qatar, Lufthansa, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Volare, easyJet base, My Travel Lite bite base etc. If the Raleigh doesn't start soon there will be no room for it to park
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>>I wasn't aware that the local authorities were directly involved in this one. I know that Glasgow City Council has previously put some money into developing new routes at GLA, but I'd not heard of similar financial inducements from Edinburgh City
Council.<<
Pie in the Sky? Or a Blimp maybe?
>>So many new services in the queue ... Qatar, Lufthansa, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Volare, easyJet base, My Travel Lite bite base etc. If the Raleigh doesn't start soon there will be no room for it to park <<
Dream on Findo...
You were on the same course as
Comical Ali?
More chance of you winning the lottery..
Council.<<
Pie in the Sky? Or a Blimp maybe?
>>So many new services in the queue ... Qatar, Lufthansa, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Volare, easyJet base, My Travel Lite bite base etc. If the Raleigh doesn't start soon there will be no room for it to park <<
Dream on Findo...
You were on the same course as Comical Ali?
More chance of you winning the lottery..
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>1) Pay A LOT extra to fly from Scotland ( usually Glasgow )<
Pay a lot extra on surface transport/car parking to get to Glasgow? Plus the inconvenience of driving across a city and a river crossing.... Folk on the east coast should have choice rather
than socially engineered surely.?
>2) Fly out of England at great inconvenience<
Fly indirect from your local Scottish airport and save time/money
and local jobs. IMHO
Pay a lot extra on surface transport/car parking to get to Glasgow? Plus the inconvenience of driving across a city and a river crossing.... Folk on the east coast should have choice rather
than socially engineered surely.?
>2) Fly out of England at great inconvenience<
Fly indirect from your local Scottish airport and save time/money
and local jobs. IMHO
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>Here we go again<
You didn't expect the GLA information ministers to go unchallenged surely?
Perhaps we should have a rule that GLA- bragging should not
be challenged.?
Come to think of it if the long-haul operators don't get into EDI
soon there could be no room...given that EDI is scheduled
to have a major built-in intergrated cross-Scotland rail hub
within a few years.
Not to mention a major global financial HQ within a few
hundreds yards of it's terminal building.
You didn't expect the GLA information ministers to go unchallenged surely?
Perhaps we should have a rule that GLA- bragging should not
be challenged.?
Come to think of it if the long-haul operators don't get into EDI
soon there could be no room...given that EDI is scheduled
to have a major built-in intergrated cross-Scotland rail hub
within a few years.
Not to mention a major global financial HQ within a few
hundreds yards of it's terminal building.
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>Who would fly on that route? There's no hub at either end and >no O&D traffic whatsoever.
>Financially disastrous, even for a charter
The thread-starter has friends there.?
>Financially disastrous, even for a charter
The thread-starter has friends there.?
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STANDARD DISCLAIMER:
The views and/or rantings of Joe Curry do not necessarily represent those of us living on the east coast of Scotland,specifically those us us actually in Edinburgh, as opposed to "Livingston, Edinburgh", wherever that is.
Of course we would like direct US flights into EDI, but good luck to GLA if it gets them. I have travelled via GLA many times, and still can't get my head around this nugget:
The views and/or rantings of Joe Curry do not necessarily represent those of us living on the east coast of Scotland,specifically those us us actually in Edinburgh, as opposed to "Livingston, Edinburgh", wherever that is.
Of course we would like direct US flights into EDI, but good luck to GLA if it gets them. I have travelled via GLA many times, and still can't get my head around this nugget:
Fly indirect from your local Scottish airport and save time/money
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>Of course we would like direct US flights into EDI, but good luck to GLA if it gets them. <
GLA gets them because monopoly owner BAA pulls out all stops
to ensure their Scottish TX categorisation is not broken.
>I have travelled via GLA many times, and still can't get my head around this nugget:
quote:
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Fly indirect from your local Scottish airport and save time/money
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EDI-LHR-JFK is a 'nugget' ?
>Congratulation Joe you must be the only person not to realise that Findo was taking the P*ss<
And I wasn't?
GLA gets them because monopoly owner BAA pulls out all stops
to ensure their Scottish TX categorisation is not broken.
>I have travelled via GLA many times, and still can't get my head around this nugget:
quote:
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Fly indirect from your local Scottish airport and save time/money
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EDI-LHR-JFK is a 'nugget' ?
>Congratulation Joe you must be the only person not to realise that Findo was taking the P*ss<
And I wasn't?