Does the new runway, soon to open at Frankfurt mean that NCL could get a link to Frankfurt at last? maybe Lufthansa?

does anyone know how the eastern/asw partnership is doing on the cwl and nqy route?

Thomas Cook
 

So from another thread two of the four TCX 752s this summer will be operated by Mint Airways.

What's happened to the EK punctuality, seems to be late almost everyday at the moment.

EK/UAE
 

The sched later departure from DXB, 0750 as opposed to 0735, during this winter puts it into the peak departure rush from DXB so always picks up a delay. On the plus side a couple of extra destinations are able to connect. Back to 0720(L) summer dep time end of month.

Passenger plane makes emergency landing after wheel falls off on flight to Newcastle | Mail Online

not sure how much this story has been daily mailed up

if they had to off-load fuel and then land with one wheel only anyway why not just continue to NCL and do it there and burn up fuel on the way? If I was a passenger I know which I would prefer.

Because there is no maintenance base in Newcastle.

thanks, that answers that one in double quick time!

I thought Flybe had based engineers? :ok:

Flybe DHC-8 wheel or tyre?
 

Did the wheel come off or the tyre? The local rag makes both statements. I am not looking for a reason why.

Thanks rag said "wheel exploded". We shall have to wait for the report then.

Potential Monarch base for 2012 being discussed on the Monarch thread. Presumably an A320 based operating to the likes of Corfu, Alicante, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife etc?

This was rumoured a while ago...good to hear that something might come of it.

Nice to hear about new destinations for a change :E. Will be good to watch the 3 big charters fighting for the same passengers serving the exact same routes as each other, which will hopefully make it cheaper for us north east folk to take our standard 2 week bucket and spade summer break :D. :mad:

It might be nice to see a different coloured aircraft but as ops guys says another charter base to the same destinations isn't going to get me too excited, the comments on price are interesting though as flying from NCL is much more expensive than other bases. I wonder who's fault that is, the airport or the airlines, they can't use that much more fuel flying a little bit further north.

On the other hand if it was a ZB scheduled base testing the water for future expansion rather a MON charter base it could help get things moving quickly when EZY do eventually desert the regional airports that helped them build their business for the glamour of flying from Manchester :(

The problem with folk from the north east is that many are not willing to try new places. Take the Banjul flight on 20th April, they are less than half price to holidays / flights from Manchester for a holiday over Easter - it's just not selling!

Give them Benidorm or Majorca and they will snap your hand off! Look at the routes we have lost with Easyjet - Prague, Budapest, Krakow to name a few, I know Jet2 have re-introduced the PRG & KRK routes but until people start trying different areas we will struggle to attract new leisure routes.

I am a toonie born and bred, I am just saying this as an observation having been a travel agent for nearly 20 years.

who is doing the Banjul flight?

Thomas Cook on 20th April

travel agent:
thanks