ACE problems
 

Think it went to LPA as could not land at ACE due to weather. Same for the GSM from Edinburgh, due to land yesterday at 1.30pm, finally landed at ACE 9am this morning after two attempts to land at ACE yesterday. Pax spent the night in hotels on FUE. LS pax probably stayed in LPA. All down to wind and rain.

BBC local news reporting a few 'exotic' diversions landed at NCL this morning due WX down south - PHL, GCM and DAC flights diverted into NCL.

Yup, 2 x BA 763s and 1 x 772. All in at the same time as the EK A330.

How will NCL have coped? :E

American flights at last :D. Were all the passengers and crew bussed back to LHR ??
I bet they were happy.

The new Hotel at the front of the terminal has been confirmed as a Hilton.

Eastern have now cut BHX from 4 daily to 3 daily.

Eastern BHX
 

Has it not been 3 x daily for months now?

when was this confirmed and by who ???

no mention of it on the new 'hotel' website :hmm:

its not been released publically as yet but most staff aware, been known since just before xmas.

Looks like NCL has fallen victim to the cuts at Shannon announced by Ryanair today....no flights after March 09.

Dublin seems to have lost the third frequency on certain days this summer, now twice daily.

Not surprised about RYR Shannon.

Are EI doing Dublin in the summer as well as RYR?

Yes, I think EI are doing 5 x weekly

Quote:
Originally Posted by skhwoody
The new Hotel at the front of the terminal has been confirmed as a Hilton.

when was this confirmed and by who ???

no mention of it on the new 'hotel' website http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/yeees.gif

Although you will notice the work has stopped on the hotel, rumour is the money has run out so tools have been downed

When you go onto the Hilton website and type in Newcastle for destination, 'airport' shows as a Newcastle option although it dosen't show on the availability page.

Actually, the main Newcastle/Gateshead Hilton shows as the "airport" hotel.

Wasn't it announced a while back it was going to be a Ramada??

I think it was announced on the airport website as a news item. Hotel companies rarely build their own properties now so it would probably be a Management Contract and these change frequently.

work is still continuing on the hotel although it seems some comprimises have been made with the original design. One of the ends will remain unglazed and unfortunately it's a huge area so it looks pretty bad !!

I've also noticed that initial ground prep work has begun for the new petrol station at the airport entrance.

Petrol station

It's about time :ok:

quote: Petrol station

It's about time

At airport prices?? i doubt if i will be filling up there on my way home :rolleyes:

petrol station?

It is like turning the clock back.
How long ago was when the last one (Avis) closed? 15 years?

GH

Didn't think Avis did petrol stations, where was it? I don't recall ever seeing one.

Was just thinking that ..

Can't remember the airport ever having a petrol station !!

Petrol station
 

If my memory is correct it was just outside the terminal building. If you exit the current door opposite the international arrivals next to the parking ticket machines, cross the road and you would be on the land where the filling station was. It was also an Avis car rental station.

Could you imagine a public petrol station so close to an airport terminal now!.

If you looked back to the terminal you would probably see a BKS Britania or Viscount. Not to mention a Dan Air DC3 or Airspeed Ambasador billowing smoke in the air on start up, and possibly a BUA Visc used on the Ams route in those happy days.

Sorry about that. Fond memories (poor old soul!!).

Think it closed as a petrol station over 30yrs ago but continued to be used by Avis for some time afterwards.

thanks for that dutchman ..

now you mention it i do remember something being in that location for hire cars but didn't realise it was ever a public petrol station, especially being so close to the terminal as you say.

well remembered :ok:

Ryr Dublin
 

Reduced to once daily from end of March as part of the Dublin cutbacks. Still twice daily on Fri and Sun.

So thats the day return facility gone, although EI still doing a mid afternoon flight I think

That comes as a bit of shock......probably be re-instated when they get their own way with the Airport Authority/Govt

When EI operated twice daily (am and pm) they did pretty well on the route, in fact alot of passengers used it for connections, particularly to Irish domestic destinations and across the pond. Maybe they should give it another go - certainly transiting through DUB to US/Europe/Eire is alot easier than many other hubs from NCL??

Does anyone know what the weekly (Sat) Flybe operation to Bergen is Dep 1825 Arr 2230? Is it a winter sports charter or.......?

Is it not a school ski charter of some kind?

Its definitely a ski charter, don't know who for though. Only runs until the 28th Feb.

Could BE ever restart PRG/KRK routes from NCL, now EZY have dropped them...no Eastern European routes left at NCL??? Could a Q400 make it?

Q400 used to do NCL-SZG so PRG no problem. KRK stretching it a little with a full load.

I think the best bet for those routes will be for EZY to reinstate them, but I cant see any new routes or reinstated routes before Summer 2010.

Very sad to see MME/LBA lose their LHR routes, someone on another thread even suggested that BE makes their LGW route....NCL - LBA - LGW

NCL is lucky to have three routes to London and the MME closure must strengthen these operations.

Can just see how popular NCL - LBA - LGW would be for northeast commuters

How dare they suggest such a thing :=

agreed on the MME issue which will surely expand the NCL catchment area for Capital travellers who may now make the journey 45 miles north before heading south.

Wizz to Newcastle?
 

If EZY have indeed abandoned PRG and KRK then that is yet another one of their short sighted mistakes. If it isn't hot, sunny or in Spain the Geordies won't want to go there despite all the evidence to the contrary.

As far as I can tell from the schedules currently published planes are going to be lying around doing nothing at certain times of the week. Heaven forbid but can we dare to expect more route announcements. There were great expectations before Malta was announced but they all came to nought.

Now that Wizzair have abandoned MME then there is absolutely no link from the North East to Poland. EZY simply don't want to get involved any more. Surely there is a gap in the market for Wizzair that is crying out to be filled. Apparently they are expanding their fleet. Perhaps the airport managers should ring up the people with the purple planes as those with the orange ones have a very cliched view of what the North East wants.

GTW = Gottwaldov (Holesov), it's in the Czech Republic.

Not very popular then?

Suzeman

GTW - At least that would give NCL an Eastern European route ;)