Thomson
 

Now that TCX are going to 4 aircraft i wonder what TOM have planned for NCL. THey were once the biggest charter airline and tour operator at NCL.

Would be nice to get a forth aircraft from them but im guessing it will be summer 2012 if they did.

All of this is good news for NCL!!!

How long have NCL been charging for fast track security? No wonder normal security is like watching a slow motion replay with only 2 machines open, probably under instruction so more people pay up. Not good PR.

Ash666

If you search back this thread you will see when the fast track opened. I think about 3 months now.

I fly out every Monday morning from NCL and normally every scanner is open and manned. Compared to previous years I think they have done a good job. I can only think of one occassion this year when I have queued back to the stairs. I guess at other times during the day the number of scanners open will reduce.

Acars
Thanks. It's was only by chance I saw the option this time, not that I took it.
Only 2 machines open but queues not bad.

I fly regular with T3 and get use of the fast track, but I wouldn't pay for it. Even at busy times, the difference between Fasttrack and normal hardly justifies the extra spend. NCL airport has its faults, but security has been much improved this year

Or have i just been lucky

I see that Air Transat flights to Toronto with Canadian Affair for summer 2011 are on sale.

EasyJet have released their summer 2011 flights from Newcastle. No Rome or Murcia. No Stansted either, but I suppose the route may still run operated by Stansted-based planes.

just had a look through the EZY flights....a lot of cutbacks....Bristol very odd with two flights out most days and one return, in September three out some days and seems to end Sept. 18th.

I expect there will also be some NCL-BRS flights with a Bristol based aircraft. They would not run a domestic route with the first flight in one direction at 9pm. Flights after 18 September have not been released yet. The same applies to other bases like Manchester.

Confused by an arrival tonight....due 2200 expected 2231 from Epined operated by flt No. 00ASL. anyone able to throw any light on this?

Presumably Be200 OO-ASL which came from Epinal in France, departed to Brussels soon after. Strange to see it on the Arrivals board though.

Thanks for the info m8

Anything new expected when Flybe announce their summer timetable for 2011 from NCL ?

Macquarie
 

The Financial Times is reporting that Macquarie (owners of Copenhagen Airport) are looking to sell their stake in the airport as they look to get rid of some of their smaller aviation interests

Looks like Flybe is dropping the direct flights to Hanover from the end of October.

what is the VLM892 from AMS this morning(8.40)? Can't be a KLM typo as that is due in soon after.

apaul - the flybe Hanover service was always planned to operate summer only, see the flybe press release from March

re the VLM flight....it said diversion....from where?

was operating AMS-NCL and diverted to MME.

Summer 2011 scheduled changes
 

KLM changes for next summer, no more mainline. 4 x Daily KL Cityhopper. First and Last flights of day operated by E190s, and the two middle flights by F70s.

AF are back to 3 x Daily CR7s, so a slight increase there.

LH DUS still 2 x Daily, but both flights operated by CR7s with the retirement of the CR2s.

which are the KLM planes that don't let you take trolley type hand luggage on?

Before the F50's were retired they used to make you leave them at the bottom of the stairs when boarding.

thanks, though I won't be using AMS for long haul any more, thank God.

Ash666

KLM aircraft that require Trolley Bags to be left at the aircraft stairs for delivery at the Aircraft in AMS are the Fokker 70 and 100.

Same for Air France, Lufthansa and SN Brussels at Ncl!

Any one know who the Titan 763 was operating for at NCL today?

earlyriser.
Thanks for that and it still means 50% of KLM flights do that. I managed to bypass the request(I know, naughty boy!) with an AF flight and I could, indeed, get my trolley bag in the overhead locker. It's a real pain, especially when you are on a short transfer as is oh so often the case(or at least was for me) with the time keeping of KLM.

Got to presume that this results in a significant drop in number of seats available ?
Is this a strategic change or just further evidence of lack of interest in the North East ?:(

or Emirates nicking their hub traffic?

I notice the airports' website has changed the timetable information from the old detailed kind with timings and aircraft type and operator to a list of destinations, days and the parent airline and telling you to refer to the airline for times (at least for Winter Scheduled anyway) which is a bit lazy imo!

Teeing myself up for my first Jet2 experience when I return back to Newcastle with work next week.

Any airside changes lately? Shopping, Bars etc?

I understand that the change from the excellent monthly timetable to the format available now was a cost saving measure.

Crikey, it must only save about £1.50p. Are they that desperate?

It's bizarre isn't it?

You'd think they'd just copy and past the new info onto the old stuff, I'd imagine the aircraft types don't change that much for the majority of the scheduled stuff

I came across this “New Format” timetable yesterday and found it frustratingly annoying, uninformative, and the link to it misleading.
I hope that someone responsible for what is basically misrepresented as a timetable when all it is in reality is a link to the web sites of others, is reading and taking note.
The really sad thing is that the document presents itself as no more than a copy of a third rate spreadsheet that I would in my business expect that even an office junior to be capable of a producing.
What this really indicates to me is an embarrassing lack of resource and ability within the airports marketing team, who if they are too busy (presumably only explanation to extra cost), then what are they actually achieving?

Boys boys boys do you really think the general public in this day and age really check an airports web sites for time tables??? Yes tell them where and who go there but that's all needed in this computer age!
Plus airlines these days change time/dates etc so oftern during the season far better get up to date info from horses mouth?!

KLM change their objectives all the time for example last year KLM were always the cheapest hub airport from NCL, now this year this has changed for Eastwards travel Emirates seem cheapest most times I've tried! Emirates have not changed fares drastically KLM have, taking less discounted Y fares. So less discount fares less people!!

Flybe - Summer 2011

Hanover reduced from 3 to 2 weekly
Guernsey - withdrawn
Cardiff -withdrawn.

Belfast City
Jersey
Gatwick all of these routes much the same as 2010
Southampton
Exeter
Limoges

That time of month again...CAA provisional stats:

Brussels: 3975 +179%
Copenhagen: 2221 +32%
Paris CDG: 15290 -4%
Dusseldorf: 4177 +97%
Dublin: 11039 +1%
Amsterdam: 22079 -3%
Dubai: 14261 +11% ( if based on A332HD being used 100%, ave loads were 86%).

So for September, 491430 -2.7%

12 months rolling, 4378717 -6%

Some encouraging signs though :ok:

Reminds me of the politicians who deliver ecconomic news based upon the rise & fall of rate of changes, thus on first impession poor news can be softened. Decrease in the rate of falling pax no. is good in that if sustained & extrapolated may suggest growth in the medium term.
For me the background is perhaps a little more worrying, case in point excellent news re Emirates, but can one conclude that this is not simply at the expense of KL/AF?, not withstanding that in addition the monthly total pax no.'s continue to fall. Note the LHR data not stated what is the trend re BA?
My understanding is that in "ball park" terms the airports business model was based upon some 5M pax. p.a. and as such then there are perhaps a number of concessions on the concourse, together with neighboring support services such as hotels who may not be at all happy with the latest batch of statistics.:(

The BA figure was good.
LHR 46,974 up 4%

Speaking of airport hotels, is it nearly completed and signed up (ws it Hilton that wanted it?) or are we talking the same timescale as a JFK daily from NCL :E

Is the 4th TCX a/c another 757, or is it an Airbus?

Its gone very quiet on here lately. Is anything happening at the airport at the moment?

Is the old Greggs unit still vacant? I would have thought that unit would be good for Subway, they have shops in Liverpool and Bristol airports.