This summer and next winter there are 6 Ryanair aircrafts based in EMA, or? Quit impressive cause FR is growing also at BHX. Maybe EZY will have problems?

I wouldn't look too much into the summer flights yet, as the summer time table has not been loaded yet and subject to change. The flights change easy when so far away, or change base.

However the new routes are looking good, Ryanair is in talks at the moment with more sun routes, Malta looks a good runner. But lets wait and see. However dates for a new A/C I have heard is looking like feb. .

OliWW

From your use of language -

''almost on it's side'' and ''up and down and everything''

I can only assume that you are not a professional aviator.

Have you considered journalism as a career, your sensationalist reporting could be a huge asset with certain newspapers.

RYR 5 New Routes From EMA.
 

Looking On RYR Webbsite 5 New Routes Are On Sale:ok:

Grenoble Lyon Dec 08
Bergerac Mar 09
Valencia Mar 09
Granada Jaen Mar 09
Alghero May 09.

Think Some of the Above Were Operated In Summer 08. Im Sure Oltonpete Will Give us An Update Whats New and What The Sched Is His Usual Sterling Work:O

Cheers.

Ukia 767.
 

I Understand The Above is Finally Going Into the BMI Hanger This Comming Week and All Being Well Will Have Left EMA Within the Next 2 Weeks To A New Home:ok:.

NJTCF
 

Grenoble Lyon Dec 08
Bergerac Mar 09
Valencia Mar 09
Granada Jaen Mar 09
Alghero May 09.


Nothing new here Grenoble typical winter destination and the rest are normal summer ops. Valencia normally thoughout year however slight 6 week break or so following closure of Valencia Base.


Regards

Ryanair
 

NJTCF

stuart-travel's post on 17/10 agrees with what I have found and that
EMA require at least 7 aircraft, I think from the end of March.

I only checked a few dates but the same answer came up every time
and an earlier post found eight inbounds in the evening, so it could be even better news.

If it is eight based it should more than balance the loss of XL and Sterling.

Pete

I think I mentioned something which I saw on a Sunday in the middle of May, cant remember the dates, but I noticed 8 departures in a Morning and 8 arrivals in the evening. Has anyone else noticed this or was I seeing things?

The Morning flights were

Belfast City, Rome, Girona, Dublin, Bergerac, Carcassonne, Prague and Paris Beauvais

The Evening flights were

Budapest, Dublin, Granada, Malaga, Alghero, Bratislava, Berlin, Murica

I dont know whether anyone else agrees?

Ukia 767
 

Think 2 weeks is a bit optimistic. Believe the a/c has a damaged spar/undercarriage component (which contributed to its grounding) and I don't think those motors will be in the best condition- unrun,unserviced and uncovered for over 7 months. Be interesting to see the manufacturer's requirements before a fly-on is allowed. EASA permits to fly are a nightmare for maintained in-sevice a/c so for that museum piece,well....

Right,I'll get me coat.......................

Looks like DHL have been doing some adjustments to their flying out of EMA for the winter timetable.
As well all know (I think) Cork was withdrawn in September (?) - another destination has gone that being Gothenburg which was served as part of a triangle using the Bluebrid 733, well that is now routed direct Stockholm and using an Atlantic ATP instead. Another cut is the 757 to Bergamo which is now an Aeronova Metro, alongside the existing A300. The Swiftair 733 to Cologne has been replaced by a West Air Sweden ATP.

Ryanair's seasonal service to Rimini is still not up for sale next summer...Do they plan to ditch it ?

Ryanair will be going self handling.

FR-

It is interesting now that without the 752, TCX are positioning a 752 in from GLA each week to operate the Banjul, Gambia. But it seems there is only one other departure tommorow (TFS), yet EMA still has 2 A320s, right? So will one be sitting idle all day?

SAM-EMA

I think the Banjul flight is shared with GLA. Not so much positioning in, but more like split load

East Midlands 6
 

FR-
Ryanair going self-handling?? What date is this due to start and where did the info come from or is this just PPRuNe living up to its name!!!:

wont say the name, but it came from the Ryanair crewroom

easyjet summer 2009
 

Vote of confidence for the EMA base?

I just checked one week in June and all flights released: -

Three based but just eight flights and Monday - Friday looks like this.

0700 ALC 1250
1335 GVA 1725
1750 VCE 2225

0630 PMI 1205
1250 BCN 1750
1815 PRG 2245

0900 FAO 1510
1555 AGP 2205

Pete

Thats good news, what about venice? Be interesting to see who will be the first to drop PRG. Does EMA really need 3 airlines doing PRG? FR loads have been doing really well. My money is on WW.

FR-

easyjet
 

FR-

Well spotted, I had duplicated PRG and deleted VCE!!!!!

My money would have been on easy disappearing but what do I know -
obviously very little!!!

However three operators to Prague is a tad over the top.

Quite a bit of competition on some routes not just PRG.

Peter

Ive just had a look at the weekend at the end of May for EZY. It goes something like...

Saturday
06:00 ALC 11:50
12:30 AGP 18:40
19:20 AGP 01:30

06:10 FAO 12:20
13:05 GVA 16:55
17:20 VCE 22:25

06:20 PMI 11:55
12:40 BCN 17:40

Sunday
06:10 FAO 12:20
13:00 BCN 18:00
18:25 PRG 22:55

06:20 PMI 11:55
12:35 FAO 18:45
19:25 AGP 01:35

07:00 ALC 12:50
13:35 GVA 17:25
17:50 VCE 22:55

I have noticed that on a Saturday, there is nothing after the BCN flight... When the IBZ route comes in July, it replaces the second AGP route according to their timetable, so will there be a new route maybe... Id like to see Bilbao :)

Anyone got any idea of Thomson Airways programme for next summer and how many aircraft will be based at EMA??

2x B738, 1x B752 and 1x B763 operating CUN and SFB

I wish they would have more than just 3 aircraft!!

So nothing come of the rumoured TOM and TCX upgrades from one of the 738 to 752 and one of the A320 to A321 respectively? Assume not.

SAM-EMA

I don't think at TCX it was ever on the cards for us to "upgrade" the capacity of one of our aircraft to the Airbus 321. For such a small base it doesn't really make sense for us to have two different aircraft types. There had been talks that BHX would be the first B757-200 base to get rid of them and getting more Airbuses, so we had the same aircraft type as EMA, which gets rid of a lot of crewing complexities, but who knows.

Out of interest what's the "essential maintenance" thats being carried out on Sat night/Sun morning for the next 3 weeks? as per NOTAM?

A variety of work that is impossible to do whilst open-runway repairs, lighting etc
we used to close for these weekends every year but stopped a while back

@ OliWW

Flights to Bergerac are already on sale for the first couple of months of the next summer season, hence they are confirmed.

Flights to Rimini are likely to be scrapped for the coming year. But we'll find out later on..

So why is RMI likely to be axed? the pax loads were very good, average spend was good aswell. It depends on a/c. I hope it comes back or to BHX

Tcx A330
 

Not sure whether this is old news or not, but I learned today that Thomas Cook will be using an A330 on flights to the Carribean this winter from EMA.

Dates are; 21/11/08, 6/12/08, 6/2/09, 21/2/09, 27/2/09, and 14/3/09.:ok:

R5

Ryanair don't seem to have released Nimes either for the summer.

There only seems to be 5 departures in a morning on a Saturday and 5 arrivals at the moment, can we expect new routes, ive heard and seen Malta mentioned?

Yes your right malta will be added to EMA from FR, and maybe PMI or IBZ, also a new more sun routes, cyprus is in the running aswell.

i would expect it sometime soon, but could be up till jan

RYR Rimini Is Back.
 

RYR Are Doing Rimini Next Summer Thou it Does Not Start Until the 3rd of July :).

Can anyone tell me what routes the Saab 340 freighters do out of East Midlands during the hours of darkness. And also what times they operate ??

Cheers,

:ok:

October Pax
 

Surprisingly the CAA's October provisional stats show continuing growth at EMA, the total of 480,783 being up 1.4% on last year's figure, bringing the rolling year to 5,727,614 an increase of 7.9%

Thats great news, but I cant help but think how, because, last year, it was like

FCA - A321
TOM - B752, B738
TCX - A320, A320
XLA - A320
FR - 5x B738
WW - 4x B733, 1x B735
BD - 1x E135
T3 - 1x J41
EZY - 3x A319 and now it is

TOM - 2x B738
TCX - 2x A320
FR - 6x B738
WW - 4x B733, 1x B735
BD - 1x E145
T3 - 1x J41
EZY - 3x A319

the airport have lost a few aircraft, and seats available, but its good to still see some growth

Ryanair will possibly have 8 B738's based by March.

BHX5DME