Any chance of some facts to support these comments?

One fact for you, TCX used SmartLynx last year and are doing so again this year.

Well I think it's clearly obvious they're using smart lynx this year as LCL is a Smartlynx wet lease!

I really cannot be fussed to dig up the correct dates but from the top of my head and looking back at posts on this thread it seems there's been at least 7 delays.

15th June - Delayed 07:20 IBZ flight by 5 hours. Eventually a relief 752 flew into cover. I know this date because this the date I went on holiday!

MAH - Delayed by around 10 hours in July iirc due to some technical issues.

Reus - This was another 5/6 hour delay. Relief aircraft brought in for the overnight Zakynthos flight. This was this week.

PFO - This was a 23 hour delay. 30th July.

Larnaca - 6 hour delay. In the end YL-LCH came to cover.

Bourgas - Again, struck its wand and stranded passengers in July.

There is a couple of other incidents going back in the thread too. Add these to the couple of tech issues, for DLM, in May I think it's safe to come to the conclusion this aircraft is a heap of rubbish.

Was wondering if anyone knows if LS encountered many problems with there A320 that they leased from Titan?.
BM are planning to announce new more new routes over the next few months. I remember a friend who work at BM saying that they had begun looking into how viable it would be for them to take over some of the BE LGW routes. Personally I think that BM's 49 seater ER4's would be the perfect size aircraft for the route.

One of the main reasons Flybe are exiting Gatwick is because of the high fees for smaller regional aircraft. The aircraft in their fleet range from 78 to 118 seats. Therefore I am not sure how BM 49 seat aircraft could be viable flying into Gatwick.

V.

I notice LS don't have PRG, KRK or ORK for sale for S14 yet. Have these been dropped, or is it just that the NCL base plans have not been finalised? PRG is on sale from other bases.

The same three destinations were very late being timetabled last year, especially CRK. All three routes seem to have performed reasonably well this year.

LCL
 

Well the fact is that I was there and saw the maintenance teams around LCL from the time it arrived til the time it left about 3 times this summer.
And yes TCX leased from Smart lynx this year, as well as last year, and I flew to Dalaman last year on LCI and there never seemed to be problems with that aircraft like there is this year

Jet2
 

Going back to what was said earlier about the wild possibility of 2 new Jet2 757s from GLA what is the current plan for when the lease of G-POWI finishes, could that's be swapped out for a 757 and another to add 1 to the base. Just a bit of speculation :p

GLA has only one 757 based

...and It'll be Winter season when POWI goes back so it won't need replacing.

My bad however what I meant is next summer season, what will be replacing WI or will she be coming back again?

TCX
 

may I just ask - how come Jet2 have not experienced the same misfortune as TCX with regard to technical problems?

their fleet is much older, is it something to do with maintenance?

thanks

I don't know about Thomas cook however I do know that all off Jet2's aircraft have recently been through heavy maintenance and you can see it has paid off

Jet2
 

shearer5

I think you might have spoke (or written) too soon - Jet2 757 out of Glasgow this afternoon got as far as overhead Germany and did a 180, descended towards East Mids, held and landed safely but closed the East Mids runway forcing one divert to BHX................Thomas Cook A321.

The 321 has made it back to EMA from BHX but delaying the outbound Thomas Cook Bodrum. Not having much luck TCX!

Have to say Jet2 with their extra aircraft have been much better this year.

Pete

EMIRATES
 

A news item on the airport website is saying that the Dubai service has had its best August ever with pax numbers up 40% on August 2012, (I calculate it should be over 18,000). A Large increase in freight carriage is also mentioned.

EASYJET
 

Easyjet release their April/May and June 2014 flight schedules tomorrow, will there be any surprises?

easyjet NCL-TFS
 

at the moment you can only book TFS till 19th april - do you know if the service runs beyond that into summer from NCL?

thanks

Schedules now loaded up until mid June for most routes. Below are the routes now on sale for S14 along with there weekly frequency for JUN14.

ALC - 1 x Daily
AMS - 4 x Weekly
BCN - 5 x Weekly
BFS - 16 x Weekly
BRS - 14 x Weekly
FAO - 5 x Weekly
JER - 2 x Weekly
PMI - 1 x Daily
AGP - 1 x Daily
MLA - 2 x Weekly
NCE - 3 x Weekly
TFS - 2 x Weekly (only available to book until 23APR14)

Flights to MAH not available to book fir S14

TFS was winter only and no sign Easyjet taking over the Gatwick route.

TCX A321 replaces 757 for summer 2014
 

Hey

Just heard that our 2 based 757's are going to gatwick and Newcastle getting 2 brand new 321's