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The website has said that since July sometime....but if you click " deatinations" there is nothing.
A lot of those "original" routes wouldn't work now, particularly Ibiza and Lisbon. Manchester is too short a sector to work from Luton.
Hamburg and Dusseldorf might have some potential if they wern't being thrashed to death across in Stansted.
Tenerife would be a good destination for the Winter, something that the likes of MyTravel Lite and Monarch have cottoned onto, and they are flooding the market with seat only capacity.
Jersey for the winter? Probably not.
Rome might work although well served by Ryanair and easyJet
Valencia....yep, good winter traffic for Brits living in that part of the world...not sure there's enough for a daily flight...
Yarpy, it has already been mentioned elsewhere that I have NOTHING whatsoever to do with easyjet. Just consider me the resident cynic....
And don't try to make this personal. If you have something to contribute about my stated opinions of the start-up then do so. Sticks and stones etc etc.
I have never stated that I WISH NOW to fail, I have stated my concerns that the start-up APPEARS haphazard, without direction, without passengers, and without money.
I somehow doubt many of you have even the faintest notion about the GO culture. If you did, you would realise that one of the strongest values within that organisation was " Do what you say you'll do".
NOW havn't exactly lived up to that now, have they?
Start date...remember......the thread topic?
The website has said that since July sometime....but if you click " deatinations" there is nothing.
A lot of those "original" routes wouldn't work now, particularly Ibiza and Lisbon. Manchester is too short a sector to work from Luton.
Hamburg and Dusseldorf might have some potential if they wern't being thrashed to death across in Stansted.
Tenerife would be a good destination for the Winter, something that the likes of MyTravel Lite and Monarch have cottoned onto, and they are flooding the market with seat only capacity.
Jersey for the winter? Probably not.
Rome might work although well served by Ryanair and easyJet
Valencia....yep, good winter traffic for Brits living in that part of the world...not sure there's enough for a daily flight...
Yarpy, it has already been mentioned elsewhere that I have NOTHING whatsoever to do with easyjet. Just consider me the resident cynic....
And don't try to make this personal. If you have something to contribute about my stated opinions of the start-up then do so. Sticks and stones etc etc.
I have never stated that I WISH NOW to fail, I have stated my concerns that the start-up APPEARS haphazard, without direction, without passengers, and without money.
I somehow doubt many of you have even the faintest notion about the GO culture. If you did, you would realise that one of the strongest values within that organisation was " Do what you say you'll do".
NOW havn't exactly lived up to that now, have they?
Start date...remember......the thread topic?
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well I dont know what to say.
If anyone dares to suggest that the business plan of Now ailrines could be improved upon they are the subject of personal abuse.
I just thought it would be a shame to see good champagne go to waste thats all.
Nobody wishes for the hopes of the people invovled in this new company to be dashed, its just that I think they will be really up against it to be successful. Look at the facts, its in easys back yard and trying to poach their pax with a fixed price fare system. Best of luck y'all youll need it.
Wx.
If anyone dares to suggest that the business plan of Now ailrines could be improved upon they are the subject of personal abuse.
I just thought it would be a shame to see good champagne go to waste thats all.
Nobody wishes for the hopes of the people invovled in this new company to be dashed, its just that I think they will be really up against it to be successful. Look at the facts, its in easys back yard and trying to poach their pax with a fixed price fare system. Best of luck y'all youll need it.
Wx.
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start date:
Sticking to the thread's subject: As stated in my letter received by me back in August from NOW:
start date: *********(Edited as possibly commercially sensitive)
start date: *********(Edited as possibly commercially sensitive)
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My start date, along with all other Seniors, ******all number 2's, *****all juniors. Does that indicate to you that we will be flying in *******? Seniors and number 2's rostered together for first month until juniors also come on line.(***=Edited out as possibly commercially sensitive). Sorry chaps, but seems easyJet snoops also read this thread and report back to the orange brigade.
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I did'nt know at first the extent to which easyjet management would interfer on these pages. I know people with start dates but with hindsight its probably best not to give any more details here.
Quite frankly I'm personally disgusted with some of the above especially given easyjets constant bleating in their early days about Big Airways dirty tricks and how unfair it was for the small guys.
We all know where Max, Priscilla and S/L Weather are coming from. jmc man just has a huge chip on his shoulder about something - yes he is entitled to opinion but it seems to be a crusade for him.
What a load of sad people _ I've said my bit now and can't be bothered to reply to any more of this nonsense. I expect time will tell and my best wishes are with NOW
Quite frankly I'm personally disgusted with some of the above especially given easyjets constant bleating in their early days about Big Airways dirty tricks and how unfair it was for the small guys.
We all know where Max, Priscilla and S/L Weather are coming from. jmc man just has a huge chip on his shoulder about something - yes he is entitled to opinion but it seems to be a crusade for him.
What a load of sad people _ I've said my bit now and can't be bothered to reply to any more of this nonsense. I expect time will tell and my best wishes are with NOW
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Just to add my [timid] opinion.By the way,I have no connection or desire to be connected with NOW.I'm with the 'other lot' from Dublin as a maintenance engineer.
I just wanted to agree with jmc-man about the destinations.As someone that is within reasonable distance of LTN and STN,the only destination that tickled my fancy was Tenerife.If they offer that at £50 or so then I'll definitly book.As for the rest then I think they are pretty much covered by the other low cost airlines.They must be mad to fly into Rome for instance as RYR will beat them hands down.There is little value in the old boring nonsense about RYR flying to the middle of nowhere with regard to Rome as CIA is actually closer to the centre than FMO.
By the way,what are the maintenance plans for NOW? For an airline so close to start date there must be a plan somewhere.
I just wanted to agree with jmc-man about the destinations.As someone that is within reasonable distance of LTN and STN,the only destination that tickled my fancy was Tenerife.If they offer that at £50 or so then I'll definitly book.As for the rest then I think they are pretty much covered by the other low cost airlines.They must be mad to fly into Rome for instance as RYR will beat them hands down.There is little value in the old boring nonsense about RYR flying to the middle of nowhere with regard to Rome as CIA is actually closer to the centre than FMO.
By the way,what are the maintenance plans for NOW? For an airline so close to start date there must be a plan somewhere.
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Goodbye Saltrock, as you didn't contribute much to the discussion, your lack of further participation will likely go un-noticed.
FLYMATE, thanks for at least your INITIAL offer of clarifying the start date. I understand if you feel you cannot publish the dates. In reality, it should be down to your management to let the public know when they'll be able to buy seats. I was just seeking clarification as to whether your letter included a first operational date, or just a date for start of employment.
No doubt all will be revealed as soon as the finance is confirmed.
FLYMATE, thanks for at least your INITIAL offer of clarifying the start date. I understand if you feel you cannot publish the dates. In reality, it should be down to your management to let the public know when they'll be able to buy seats. I was just seeking clarification as to whether your letter included a first operational date, or just a date for start of employment.
No doubt all will be revealed as soon as the finance is confirmed.
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{I was just seeking clarification as to whether your letter included a first operational date, or just a date for start of employment.}
I.e. just another play from easyJet to get commercially sensitive information.
I.e. just another play from easyJet to get commercially sensitive information.
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It was MY start date, which would be obvious as crew have to be trained first, to operate later...eng123, the operations details are for the operations department of the airline.
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Yes, lets keep it completely secret becaus it's commercially sensitive.
I mean , we don't want passengers finding out or anything like that. Heaven forbid, they might want to book seats to our exciting destinations!
Sorry...
Whats that?
Oh, we can't tell them the destinations either ! Ah , commercially sensitive, of course. How silly of me! But at least we can show the pictures of our aircraft that our newly recruited highly trained crew will operate.
Oh, can't show them that either. Commercially sensitive I suppose.
Oh well.....
Guys ...grow up.
Yarpy...for the last time...I have nothing to do with easyJet.
I mean , we don't want passengers finding out or anything like that. Heaven forbid, they might want to book seats to our exciting destinations!
Sorry...
Whats that?
Oh, we can't tell them the destinations either ! Ah , commercially sensitive, of course. How silly of me! But at least we can show the pictures of our aircraft that our newly recruited highly trained crew will operate.
Oh, can't show them that either. Commercially sensitive I suppose.
Oh well.....
Guys ...grow up.
Yarpy...for the last time...I have nothing to do with easyJet.
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jmc-man - given the content of your posts, I'm afraid that suggestions from you that others should grow up lack a certain credibility.
Overall, I agree with an earlier comment that this thread is telling us more about easyJet than NOW.
Somehow, I don't recall British Airways managers coming on PPRUNE using psuedonyms to try and wreck easyJet!
Overall, I agree with an earlier comment that this thread is telling us more about easyJet than NOW.
Somehow, I don't recall British Airways managers coming on PPRUNE using psuedonyms to try and wreck easyJet!
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Gypsy, remember when your best friend that had always wanted to get to work for an airline got into an airline after many attempts? That feeling of happiness and "good for you" is what jmc-man should be feeling for all of us about to start at NOW. Instead he keeps on at the same old thing. He is trying to demoralise us, and dissuade others interested in joining, to actually not join us. How nasty is that!? Why can't the cynics just shut up and let us get on with our lives. He obviously has nothing else to do other than try to spread nasty comments on this forum. He tries to be clever in his posts. I am sure he is at work back at jmc exactly what he is here, a rather nasty repetitive man who simply cannot let the matter go.
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I feel good for you, Gypsy and Flymate, particularly you Gypsy as I know you well, and have met you many times.
But I hope it works out.
And without the finance and passengers....
So I'll wait until NOW announce something before making any further comment on this thread...
Just make sure you are being told the truth, before shutting any career doors
From someone who has seen it all too often before
But I hope it works out.
And without the finance and passengers....
So I'll wait until NOW announce something before making any further comment on this thread...
Just make sure you are being told the truth, before shutting any career doors
From someone who has seen it all too often before
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12 pages of crap....and still no start date.
Maybe I should start another thread....viability of new low cost airlines in a saturated market.
or rename this thread ...SOON.....or NEVER!!!
Maybe I should start another thread....viability of new low cost airlines in a saturated market.
or rename this thread ...SOON.....or NEVER!!!