Maybe we will see RHO and SPU appear when the summer flights are released.

Agree 100%, although in my case it's between a non-stop ex-LHR or the long way around and a change in the mid-east.

Now that Aviator has announced its pulling out of the UK as it can't make anymoney, I wonder what will happen to its airlines at Newcastle. Will they all go to swissport, BA only switched to aviator this year, or maybe another handling agent like Menzies will come in etc. Apart from BA and Easyjet, who do Aviator handle at Newcastle?

July stats

Airport July 2016 July 2015 percent change

PALMA DE MALLORCA 48,269 42,172 14.5
ALICANTE 40,077 27,084 48.0
AMSTERDAM 32,221 33,744 -4.5
MALAGA 29,350 20,820 41.0
DUBAI 21,440 21,067 1.8
DUBLIN 19,472 16,179 20.4
TENERIFE (SURREINA SOFIA) 17,945 11,284 59.0
FARO 17,301 16,167 7.0
IBIZA 16,485 15,155 8.8
DALAMAN 14,625 23,825 -38.6
PARIS (CHARLES DE GAULLE) 13,283 14,482 -8.3
REUS 12,368 7,615 62.4
ARRECIFE 11,307 9,996 13.1
BARCELONA 9,819 6,936 41.6
CORFU 9,769 10,016 -2.5
RHODES 9,185 8,372 9.7
ZAKINTHOS 9,072 7,886 15.0
MAHON 9,017 8,652 4.2
LARNACA 8,764 8,495 3.2
BURGAS 6,639 6,897 -3.7
PAPHOS 6,285 6,555 -4.1
LAS PALMAS 6,162 2,950 108.9
HERAKLION 6,037 4,353 38.7
GENEVA 5,452 5,585 -2.4
ANTALYA 5,269 7,205 -26.9
FUERTEVENTURA 4,584 5,214 -12.1
NEW YORK (NEWARK) 4,523 3,567 26.8
NICE 4,021 3,891 3.3
DUSSELDORF 3,975 3,910 1.7
DUBROVNIK 3,974 4,307 -7.7
CANCUN 3,878 2,609 48.6
MALTA 3,703 4,845 -23.6
NAPLES 3,289 1,843 78.5
KOS 3,133 3,964 -21.0
VERONA VILLAFRANCA 3,093 2,844 8.8
KEFALLINIA 2,998 3,173 -5.5
SPLIT 2,978 2,184 36.4
SANFORD 2,974 2,875 3.4
MURCIA SAN JAVIER 2,954 5,158 -42.7
BODRUM (MILAS) 2,798 3,527 -20.7
FUNCHAL 2,754 2,581 6.7
GIRONA 2,631 0 0.0
KRAKOW 2,550 2,547 0.1
ROME (FIUMICINO) 2,532 2,591 -2.3
PRAGUE 2,466 2,496 -1.2
PISA 2,452 2,413 1.6
THIRA (SANTORINI) 1,981 1,532 29.3
SKIATHOS 1,951 1,211 61.1
CORK 1,902 944 101.5
BRUSSELS 1,744 2,583 -32.5
COPENHAGEN 1,429 1,690 -15.4
SALZBURG 1,286 1,739 -26.0
STAVANGER 898 1,498 -40.1

Aviator handle 4 airlines at Newcastle, BMI Regional, British Airways, easyJet and Flybe. Aviator also handle some charter services including Travel Service (excluding Thomson's charter).


NE

Sorry for the spottery question, but what was the Red and White Fokker 100 I saw going in at lunchtime on Saturday?

It was Denim Air. Private charter from Biggin Hill.

Thanks nclops :ok:

Would one handling agent be allowed to have 100% market share at ncl? It seems very unlikely considering the laws/rules that govern fair trading and competition. Will be interesting to see who else is brave enough to get involved in supplying ground handling at ncl.

September statistics now on the airport website.

Another slight increase in movements at 4878 (4857)
pax show an increase to 534,616 (499,679) IT figure went up to 148,526 (145,443) and International 286,195 (249,681)....as usual Domestic fell 98,395 (103,266).

Good to see another 500,000+ monthly figure.

What's IT?

Inclusive Tour.....TUI/Thomas Cook etc.

Ah so Charter basically?

AerRyan

After 872 posts and obviously an interest in aviation I'm surprised you wasn't aware of what IT stood for, in the 70s and 80s it was common place to use the term IT as in Inclusive Tours for most charter flights.

Never came across the term before, not commonly used now. Never seen it used on the Irish airport forums. I'm also a bit young and inexperienced to remember the 70's or 80's, my aviation knowledge only developed from the 00's onwards.

I've been flying abroad since the early 70s and I've never heard of it either.

IT is a very basic industry term 'Inclusive tour' and since this is supposed to be a professional industry site..........:ugh:

Never heard it in Ireland anyway, didn't get the memo about knowing prehistoric terminology.

IT is commonly used in the airline / airport industry. The passenger or layman won't hear it used, just like many acronyms used in the industry, the traveling public will never hear them or be close to them....

Certainly not prehistoric in any sense...

In statistics it differentiates between flights operated as part of a package holiday (inclusive tour) and ad hoc charter flights (one off charters) which in NCL's case would appear under the "other" heading.