AirlineRoute are now listing the proposed Thomas Cook operation for S18:
London Luton Antalya eff 25MAY18 2 weekly A320 (1 weekly from 03OCT18) London Luton Bodrum eff 04MAY18 2 weekly A321 (32B) London Luton Dalaman eff 02MAY18 1 weekly A320 (4 weekly 23MAY18 03OCT18, 3 weekly from 04OCT18) London Luton Enfidha eff 01MAY18 1 weekly A320 (2 weekly 25MAY18 02OCT18) London Luton Izmir 26MAY18 06OCT18 1 weekly A320 London Luton Larnaca 23MAY18 03OCT18 1 weekly A320 London Luton Palma Mallorca eff 07MAY18 1 weekly A320 11 originating A320 flights in the peak (23 May to 3 Oct) plus 2 A321 (presumably on inbound W flights) from Bodrum. |
Wonder if the Luton based TC aircraft will do a W pattern when it is away from Luton, as 11 flights a week won't keep the aircraft busy.
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Rolling 12 month the figure 15,517,231up 10.3 per cent. |
_"Luton will be full again in just 2 years time"_
If that is the case then a win win all around.. |
Except for passengers, as no doubt the airport will not put up the full sign and will carry on as before in sweating the asset.
With regards to the new taxiway. All landing aircraft I have monitored have been cleared to exit the runway at Hotel so on day one this is the default location despite the NOTAM indication that Bravo was the new exit point. |
Low cost taxiway aimed at minimising 08 holding issues.
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It was indeed put in primary for departures, as not many aircraft miss the exit. Shame it didn’t go to the end but at the end of the day it is not the runway capacity that will restrain the growth of the airport but a lack of land to build infrastructure.
I will have to have a closer look but I am sure the contractors village has been removed from the side of the taxiway now it is open. I was expecting it to be relocated for the construction of Taxiway Foxtrot and the extension to Taxiway Alpha but I haven’t seen it although I haven’t looked to hard to find it. |
Planned vacation point is B, less noise, the crews will take a while to get used to it, as it got dark all nearly vacated B as the lead offs are turned off at hotel. During day there are no lead offs so they dived for the first exit. I offered H to a few to get a feel for the difference in inbound gap size requirements. a few asked inbound where we required them to go, or if b was expected. give a few days and they will all work it out.
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With departures on runway 08 the new taxiway will be in use for the first time for outbound providing the snow doesnt close the airport.
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Luton is snow closed to at least 7.00 but that might well slip as it is still snowing.
Edit, airport now open. |
For Wizz it is just another day with both inbound and outbound while for easyjet they are claiming the airport is closed on their flight tracker with no departures.
Despite the new taxiway extension Wizz are backtracking on 08 due to runway contamination. Runway is now reported as poor so the airport is now closing for around 20 minutes for sweeping. |
BMS & VLG both out of the hold & diverting away...
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Looks like a number of Wizz holding, including a WZZ diversion. Going to be an interesting morning!
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Wizz184B squawking 7700
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Probably fuel emergency looks like it’s going to Gatwick rather than Stansted guess Stansted has snow also
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And W61001 HA-LYV) probably getting very dizzy by now, looking at the number of circuits they have done to the north of Luton! Wizz 184B seems possibly heading to LHR Edit: Looks like it may well be Gatwick. BBC Weather shows hevy snow at Stansted
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HA-LVG seems to have taken an early decision and skipped Luton altogether. Now on approach to Gatwick, having changed his mind near Chelmsford and gone straight to LGW. HA-LWK has just landed at Gatwick. Blue Air and a couple of Mr O'Leary's flights are also doing loops around an area to the east of Luton and HA-LVG seems to be heading towards Birmingham.
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Stansted is SNOCLO at present.
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BMS8MV TRN-LTN also now squawking 7700 and looks to be heading for LGW.
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Looks like a couple of Wizz just diverted to Doncaster as well as Gatwick.
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