Emirates
 

Hi All - The Emirates today was indeed a 777-21H(LR) A6-EWA Pic: Boeing 777: 35572 A6-EWA 777-21H(LR) Emirates Newcastle Airport | Flickr - Photo Sharing! A6-EWH was in on Tuesday. I'd agree about the lack of people wanting to holiday in Dubai in August - though it didn't bother the World Cup organizers in giving the 2022 Cup to Qatar - a look at the temp. there at 14-00 (their time) today sees it at 42 C/108 F!

Emirates - Mate of mine in EK Engineering says the 777 fleet is all over the place at the moment with un-scheduled checks etc hence the LR's.

42C.... It was a lovely day today nice and dry plus Summer and Ramadan means Dubai is empty at the moment! Normal high's this time of year is high 40's!! Three years ago I did a night shift with the highest ever over night LOW recorded at 44.6C!!!

Still it is bare able if you are close to a pool and lots of cool drinks!!!

I hope you are not imperiling your immortal soul by drinking alcohol during Ramadan........................

Hi,

Haven't been on for a while.

Could anyone please sum up the TCX/TOM/LS situation aforementioned please? I sort of lost track of who's ending routes and who's starting routes etc etc.

Thanks a lot
Martin

HH - Me never!! But tourist hotels still do and you can get cracking deals this time of year......

Are BA going to beat TOM in putting the 787 through NCL first? Read elsewhere 8th August to/from EDI?

Do you know or are you aware of the issue/s with this plane?

Nice to see the -200LRs popping by. An aircraft of the 77Ls size is better suited in terms of loads etc.

Any ideas what flight 6y206 from Manchester due in at 0550 might be ?

Emirates
 

Until Saturday next week apart from Wednesday it is planned to be a 200!!

Luke 1
It shows on Manchester board as PVJ320 but is cancelled so at a guess it was
an A320

Chaps

Oh nooo...

I can see this descending into another "emirates cant work from Newcastle" argument. Not particularly directed at anyone, but I don't think that the 77L is an appropriate size for NCL on a permanent basis. In the current situation, the peak (or trough) of Dubai's low season + Ramadan + Emirates' 777 fleet being messed up... Yes, the 77L works well when some flights may be leaving with 100-150 people on. But, my return flight on the 31st August currently has, on a quick skim through count, 277 passengers booked in Economy alone, and the 77L with First blocked off, carries 254 passengers, so that may cause some problems. Admittedly, the outbound only has 160 pax which would be best suited to a 77L, but as Emirates seems to have worked out. Although it can hurt the load factors occasionally, whatever the 77L can do, the 77W can do better, or at least the same.

Not wanting to cause any arguments... Just thought i'd input a little :)

Martin

Thomas Cook launches new flights from Newcastle Airport to Kos - Journal Live

Sure I've read a longer version of this story which confirms that the base for next year will be 2 757'a and an A320 from a 'partner' airline on a damp lease (TCX cabin crew), but can't find it now...

On a related note, 6Y206 this morning was YL-LCL returning.

Thanks for clearing that up

Why is it, whenever someone mentions the Emirates, a mass of essays about it seem to occur. Yes, it may be NCLs only scheduled long hauler, but it isn't the be all and end all, and isn't the 'daily fully loaded departure' people think it is.

Maybe because people keep making comments like...

A cursory look at the CAA stats will tell you that - however, the only people who matter are EK management, and so long as the route keeps contributing to their strategy they'll be happy. When it doesn't, it'll stop.

and don't forget the valuable cargo element of these flights.

.... or the network contribution the flights make or how busy Business Class has been since the aircraft upgrade. Sadly Boris1, you appear to have an axe to grind. Please consider grinding it elsewhere. The flights have been operating for nearly six years now so the time to say it will not work has been and gone, as have the A330's from Newcastle which you recently predicted will return.

This is exactly what I am talking about. Anyone speaks out against Emirates, and everyone kicks off at them. I am entitled to my opinions on the matter. And I wasn't the only one who predicted the return of the A330 (innocent computer error at EK, suppose that's my fault as well is it?). But as GAXLN points out, I 'have an axe to grind'. Yeah ok....:

Is there anywhere that I can find out the reasons for YL-LCL going 'Tech' so often over the last few weeks?

Does anybody have this info or know any details of where it can be sourced?

YL-LCL
 

I'd be very surprised if this is in the public domain.

Probably want to keep it quiet I should think.

From the Telegraph an article about flights booked through the Government system

Minister's veto keeps public sector jet set's £77m flight bill a mystery - Telegraph

Among the hundreds of internal flights was an economy class trip from Birmingham to Newcastle, booked through Eastern Airways at a cost of £1,744. The three-hour journey costs £144 by peak-time standard class train.

At that rate you can see why EA want to keep the route running!

£1,774 is about five times the maximum you can pay for a return flight from Birmingham to Newcastle.

almost certainly someone making a block booking for several people

New aircraft type for NCL on Thursday
 

Seems that the airport have let the cat out of the bag with a message from a social networking site.

BA787 due into NCL around 10AM Thursday from Manston, leaving around 13:00 for EDI.

Does anyone know why this site replaces something rhyming with Bitter with pPrune?

I don't think it was a secret. Has been known about in various circles for weeks

TCX6524 delayed from NCL this evening.

Does anybody know is this a tech issue or has the aircraft in question positioned elsewhere to operate another flight? I believe it's G-JMCG.

Seems like JMCG has gone tech, i thought that was YL-LCL's job :}

Will MT be chartering in an aircraft to cover?

Not just TCX. TOM had a 757 in earlieer

JMCE has positioned in to do the mornings rotation to NBE.

JMCG left at around 8 this morning to DLM with a hefty delay.

Is NCL a bit busy at the moment, it seems that the inbound EZY from AGP is holding off the coast at 2,000ft. Don't think I've EVER seen a/c holding to get into NCL :confused::suspect:

Weather, maybe?

Easyjet
 

Do they still have 1 x 320 and 2 x 319s at NCL. Today it looks like 3 x 319s?

Appears to be 1 x 320 and 2 x 319s still (there is a third 319 comes in BRS about 07.30 each weekday which then goes to one of the Spanish destinations and then back to BRS)

Aer Lingus Regional will be starting DUB-NCL from 24th of Oct. Flights are bookable on the Aer Lingus website.

Good connections and prices to NY. If they run it long enough this time and promote it properly it could be a winner.

Excellent news :)

Very good news especially as it's 2xdaily M - F & Su, 1 Sa. operated with a mix of ATR 72/42 a/c.

How will Ryanair respond????


No news announcement today on the airport website....they seem very slow to act when there is important route news like this.

James, they still haven't announced Easyjet to TFS!