Monarch to run a weekly A330 to Orlando from May-August 2012.

thanks for that news on MON nice to extra flights being added....

when did easyjet set up base march 2003?

Onur Air summer 2012
 

Can anyone confirm that the above has flights from NCL next summer.

The only flights i can find to turkey from ncl is on TOM,TCX,LS

Monarch to SFB summer 2012
 

heres the flight details for MON to SFB... thanks to delta154 for the info

Tue 29 May 2012
dep 08:40 Newcastle (NCL)
arr 13:05 Florida (Sanford) (SFB)
Monarch Airlines MON309

Tue 12 June 2012
dep 15:05 Florida (Sanford) (SFB)
arr 04:15 Newcastle (NCL) (wednesday)
Monarch Airlines MON308

Do you know who the Monarch SFB is flying for. I presume its in addition to the TOM service.

Jet 2.com, Good to see them expanding again.

Shame that EZY continue to stagnate at NCL, cant remember when the last new route was launched.

Re Skyman771 and aircraft age. Yes they are elderly, but from NCL this year seem to have been quite reliable I believe. As well as the airlines you quote the likes of BA and KL are also flying some rather old machines in particular the 747s. However I suppose as long as they are well maintained they can go on for a while ( few years ) yet. Eventually they will obviously have to be replaced at some stage though.

Wonder what TCX will do from NCL next summer ? Four aircraft again ?

TCX summer 2012
 

I think all eyes are on TCX for next summer to see what they do. The plan is still 4 based aircraft but how many are TCX and how many based is still to be confirmed.... Would be nice to see more foreign airlines going back into ncl.... IWD, AEA, JKK etc .....

Monarch to SFB is in addition to TOM and will be flying for Cosmos/Monarch Holidays and Thomas Cook Tour Ops, ie Thomas Cook Hols, Airtours, Direct Holidays etc

Onur Air Summer 2012
 

HH6702, yes Onur Air will be operating weekly Bodrum and Dalaman flights on a Sunday via Wings Abroad / Sunwings Holidays:

OHY244A/243B Bodrum 0955/1555 rtn 0640/0840 Sunday 27th May - 21st October

OHY5632/5631 Dalaman 2045/0245 rtn 1735/1940 Sunday 27th May - 28th October

Hope this helps

............................. lots of opinions at present and very little fact / evidence produced.

Surely if this was true, then this would already have been announced and flights on sale?

Great to see some expansion at Newcastle through Jet 2 and MON.

I don't understand your logic of wanting easyjet gone. Surely we need some competition on certain routes to ensure the traveling public get value for money and no airline gets a monoply of operating on that specific route with potentially higher charges. :(

You think there's demand to fill a B733 Madrid? I'm sure a spanish carrier has just commenced flights from Madrid to a British regional airport recently and that's only on a CRJ.

.......................................... xmas :rolleyes:

Germanwings have said the routes will be announced some time this month, but have now since said they will only be expanding at UK airports currently served by them, so, that's STN/MAN or EDI.

But that same airport also has 4xB737-800's per week and 5xA319/A320 per week on top of the 7xCRJ1000 per week. Son, not as mad cap idea, but, I think LS have had their fingers burnt at MAD before (not from NCL admittedly), so, I'd say its not a high priority route.

There seem to be a few diversions into NCL today, FR (Faro) and BMI (Copenhagen) to name a couple....any others?

Yeah there are a few more to add to the diverts into Newcastle this afternoon due to the winds up at Edinburgh.

(LS) Budapest & (FR) Tenerife, (BCY) Paris Cdg.

When NCL-DUB goes to 2 daily in early Jan, today FR confired it would be 2 daily next summer so an extra 3 weekly compared to last summer.

KLM S12 still 5 x Daily, although one of these flights is upgraded to a 737, rather than all 5 flights being operated by Cityhopper.

Still expecting some news on the Emirates front within the next few weeks, we shall see what happens.

With LoganAir/FlyBe/ScotAirways/Suckling basing a Do328 at Norwich, I wonder if we could see a daily link there? Not sure how much demand there is, but it has to be better than taking the train. Althoiugh, with the hike in APD, it probably wont happen.

from routesonline:

UK low-fare carrier Jet2.com is to introduce a sixth aircraft at its Newcastle International Airport base in North East England next summer enabling it to expand its network to 27 destinations with the addition of four new routes. The airline will offer flights to Bodrum, Rome, Reus and Venice from the end of May 2012, strengthening its position as offering the largest network of destinations from the airport six years after it first launched operations there. This latest announcement will see Jet2.com introduce eight weekly flights on these four new routes from Newcastle International with a three times weekly services to Venice; two flights per week to Reus and Rome and a weekly rotation to Bodrum. All four destinations are already served by the airline from its other northern UK bases. In October, Jet2.com also announced plans to launch flights to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik from Newcastle International with a weekly flight between June 9, 2012 and October 6, 2012 offering a mix of seat-only deals and package breaks through its sister company Jet2holidays. Alongside the new routes the carrier will boost frequencies to Cork, Dalaman, Faro, Krakow, Mahon, Malaga, Palma and Prague next summer. Jet2.com currently accounts for 7.7 per cent of the weekly scheduled seat capacity from the airport, placing it as the fourth largest operator behind easyJet (25.6 per cent), British Airways (18.5 per cent) and Flybe (13.0 per cent), but this figure will grow notably following these new route announcements. It revised capacity introduces a further 80,000 passenger seats per annum on its new flights, taking its total seat availability at Newcastle International to over 600,000 per year. “We have been closely monitoring the success of this airport over the past year and we believe there’s real potential for this region,” explained Ian Doubtfire, Managing Director, Jet2.com. “We see exciting horizons for our organisation right here. That’s why, contrary to many other operators at the moment, we have decided to invest for the coming year and really focus and plan for a strong future in the region”. The airline has had a successful summer at Newcastle International carrying more than 500,000 passengers to its city and sunshine destinations, a 56 per cent increase on the previous year. It anticipates a similar rise in 2012 as a result of its investment into the airport. “Civil Aviation Authority data has told us that over 200,000 people from the airport’s catchment area travel to other UK airports to reach Mediterranean destinations. We hope these brand new developments will encourage the travelling North East public to choose their local airport,” added David Laws, Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle International Airport.

and also:


Monarch Airlines is to offer flights to Orlando Sanford International from both Cardiff and Newcastle airports next summer on behalf of its sister companies. The carrier is offering a weekly schedule from each destination between May and August on behalf of independent tour operator, Cosmos, and sister flight only provider to the trade, Avro as well as up to twice weekly flights from London Gatwick and Manchester and a limited offering from Glasgow between June 28 thru July 12. Florida is the most popular long-haul tourist destination from the UK, with many attractions including Disneyworld and Universal Studios, numerous shopping malls and stunning beach resorts, although passengers from both South Wales have had to travel to other UK airports since 2008 to fly there: Newcastle already has flights to Orlando with Thomson Airways. Around 2.2 million passengers are estimated to have travelled between the UK and Florida on scheduled flights during the past year, up 2.2 per cent on the previous 12 month period. “2011 has been a hugely successful year for us in terms of sales to Florida. We have had terrific support from theme parks, hoteliers and other suppliers keen to help us promote the destination and it has really paid off,” said Hugh Morgan, Managing Director, Tour Operations, the Monarch Travel Group which includes sister companies, Cosmos and Avro. “The time is right to extend our programme to include more regional departures and we are delighted to be able to include Cardiff and Newcastle in this expansion.”

If Ezy manages 25.6% of NCL seats with just 3 based aircraft, why will Jet2's 5 based aircraft only represent 7.7% of seats ? (and vs BE @ 13%). ? Simple maths would therefore suggest that EZY has the planes in the air nearly 6 times more than Jet2 - is that correct ?

November passenger stats show some healthy increases on some routes, highlights are:-

Brussels 4022 +19%
Paris 15,544 +21%
Dusseldorf 3984 + 15%
Cork 1511 + 17%
Stavanger 1957 + 30%
Alicante...10,156 + 69%

Dubai 12,443 - 2%

Domestic figures are not all posted yet, of those that are good increases on

London Heathrow 41,172 + 4%
Birmingham 1256 + 21%
Cardiff 1316 + 37%

Isle of Man 276 - 40%

EK down 3% Oct, now 2% last month, whats going on ?

CabinCrewe.

So what the numbers are down by 3% in October and 2% in November. Does it really matter??? What matters is whether the revenue is up or down surely and that we'll never know will we? So I would not lose any sleep over what is a miniscule year on year variation in passenger numbers.