foxile

If by winter you mean, nothing new between now and end of March 07 for RYR @ NEMA then I don't think your correct. :hmm:

phil_2405

Thank you Phil, good, I hope not.

T'was merely a query addressed to those in the know better than a mere member of the SLF fraternity. And by winter I meant the ability for me to fly on a new route from, let's say, late October onwards.... :)

Latest is 3 more based aircraft by end of winter by Ryanair.

emaint2003

THREE aircraft! Wow, lucky for some ;) Any idea of new destinations? It'll probably be months before they're announced, will it?

RYR announced the base in Sept 05 and launched in Feb 06 (?) so an announcement might not be too far away....

Here's an interesting "fact" (I have not verified it yet)

With Midland Mainline offering Standard Class fares from St Pancras to Loughborough, Long Eaton, Derby or Nottingham for only £6.00 one way it makes Nottingham East Midlands the cheapest airport to get to on the train from central London!

Ryanair take note! :E

By the way - the cheapest 1st class ticket is £12! And having travelled with them last Friday in 1st I 100% reccommend it! Newspaper, Tea, Coffee, Wine, Mineral Water, Biscuits etc all served to your seat and inc in the fare!

Please someone hurry up and get the East Midlands Parkway Station built!!

Any news on that?? The MML website hasn't been updated for a while!

The synergy for the East Midlands Airport Parkway station has, to some degree, been lost since the National Express Group (who used to own both EMA and MML) sold the airport. I don't suppose the now funded plans for dualling the A453 has helped speed progress either. None the less, the Parkway station is still on the agenda. However, MML's franchise is up for renewal next year, when the existing franchise (broadly Sheffield/Derby/Nottingham to London) will almost certainly be merged with a part of Central Trains network, the new combined franchise covering most passenger rail services in and from/to the East Midlands. No progress will be made on the Parkway station until the new franchise is awarded, because the existing franchise holder (NEG) won't get return on investment in the period they have remaining. Whilst I don't think that it has been stated as such to date, construction of the Parkway station could potentially be included as a provision in the new franchise.

The latest airport press release states that July's pax figs were up 15% against July 05 :)

July 06 figures
 

Which takes them to the level of 2004 I think. Still a good recovery.

Centre cities

Centre cities

It's above 2004 levels I believe Centre Cities but as you say good to see it on the rise again!

Hi guys,

I was wondering if somebody could help me,

A while back U2 stopped flying EMA-GLA, and now only Baby are left on the route. Why did U2 stop, and is there any chance of seeing another airline on the route?

Many thanks!

Ema-gla
 

Hi flybmi

Normally I would say if Easy can't compete then forget it.

However with Ryanair now having a base, I suppose you could not
rule out an EMA-PIK. However it would need to be two a day (probably)
and at 189 seats a flight this could be overkill.

If anybody can do it is Ryanair.

As for any other airline I just can't see it.

Pete

I'd like to see EMA to Jerez or Seville flights. Now that Ryanair have a base here, does anyone think there's a chance?

Dazzle

I would be very surprised if Ryanair did not launch further Spanish routes from NEMA in the next round of new routes. I would say Seville along with Valencia are a strong possibility. How about a EMA-MAD service, if Ryanair do set up a new base in MAD?

Why the expense of a Parkway?
Decent enough bus services to & from Nottingham, Loughborough Station and Derby as it is...!!
The airport and local operators (TrentBarton & NCT) have invested heavily in frequencies and quality recently.

BRISTOLRE

The Parkway station is also intended as a park and ride station for Nottingham, Derby, Leicester - come off the motorway, park at the station and ride into the cities to avoid congestion.

Andy

phil 2405

MAD = expensive, no slots, and into Iberias heart. No chance
Maybe somewhere close by but not MAD :\

Mr Angry - FR announced flights into MAD, from DUB, last week

Mr Angry - we thinks you are about to become Mr Surprised. Read the Ryanair thread.

:ok:

Many thanks Pete!

Does anybody know if EMA-PIK is something FR has considered?

Thanks