Resurgance in package hols.

Perhaps thats one of the main reasons that Jet2 are doing so well with a lot of people using Jet2 holidays, with the financial protection and the all inclusive options.

I am sure that I read somewhere that Easyjet were going to do something similar with package holidays next year.

EZY already offer a holiday package service, it was launched last year when they changed from Easyjet Hotels to Easyjet Holidays easyJetHolidays - holiday packages and city breaks at easyJet prices

Newcastle does struggle sometimes but it is in a relatively poor economic area (if you take the swathes of its catchment area into account) and has a low migrant population comparable to other major towns and cities (aside the medium sized Indian and Pakistani communities in West End Newcastle and the Jewish community in Gateshead) it's not got the masses of migrants that require Pakistan Airways or someone else to turn up on a daily service, or even a weekly service

Economically the area is moving to the service industry so the demand for business travel isn't as great but you've got more Executives from London and Europe and the States visiting the call centres, the distribution centres and the technology industry that is developing in the region.

it's a spade and bucket airport with added extras and it does that job well. I have no issues with connections from NCL. CDG. AMS, LHR are all good places to connect (not forgetting Dubai)

Not many cities of Newcastle's size (small in global and even national terms) have an airport with such links that Newcastle does, my local airports are Barcelona (an occasional nightmare) and Reus (a hut that simply wouldn't exist without charters)

I think people expect too much, possibly buoyed on by Emirates success and American sniffing around a few years ago.

Any build up will always be slow but the airport will turn a profit on bucket and spade routes as they are the passengers most likely to spend in the bars and restaurants and shops as they enter 'holiday mode'. Having used Emirates (from Dubai twice inbound but never outbound from NCL) the vast amount of passengers still seemed to be 'holidaymakers' and good for them!

Don't kick the place while its down, have a little patience. After all, it could be DTV

easyJet Holidays are to expand big style from March, they have just signed a deal with a large bedbank namely Lowcost Group who operate Lowcostbeds and Lowcostholidays dot com. There was another group called On Holiday Group who were in with a chance but easyJet chose Lowcost.

The trade press say it will take the third place in the package holiday list that was vacated by XL.... see TTG or Travel Weekly's websites for further details.

JKKne.

Excellent post.
Last line in particular!!. Didnt know about Easyjet holidays.

NCL always did have a big IT trade, which took a knock when the lo-cost airlines became based at the airport. However it seems that a resurgence is taking place with TCX basing a fourth a/c next summer and Jet2 holidays and now EZY getting in on the act.

On the scheduled front, it is nice to see that CPN is seeing a pax increase each month now and hopefully we might see a return to double daily again soon.

Apparently a plane has overshot at newcastle. No injuries.
Anyone got any more?

Just exactly that which was reported on ITN. Airport website not responding so must have a lot of hits looking for what may have happened.

Thomsonfly, FDZR.

Bit more info here but not much.
Airport Movements

Maybe TOM1445 from Lanzarote :ouch:. (From Rumours & News thread).

memories of Dan Dair, 2 days running, IIRC.

Here's the latest from The Press association regarding tonights over-shoot of Thomson Airways Boeing 737-800 G-FDZR at Newcastle Airport..

Passengers evacuated after plane slips off runway | World news | guardian.co.uk

over run.
 

8 braked wheels better than 4?

No. Four better than eight in these conditions as less chance of aquaplaning.

Anyone have any idea why the DUS was cancx this morning?

Strike at Eurowings presumably. 46 flights cancelled in total.

interesting story in the Journal (hopefully the standard of reporting is better than the Thomson B.737 escapade)

Scandal of airport bosses' bonuses revealed - Today's News - News - JournalLive

Its nice to see a 1000 departure to New York (Newark) on the departure board for tomorrow.