Suspect this is a case of Chinese Whispers and the press release actually refers to additional flights on Sunday mornings, not every morning?
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Easy go-around
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...r-conditions1/
Can't recall what the weather conditions were like 28/3 but I think there was one day last week that it was bla'ing a hooly. Better safe than sorry, but interesting apparent remark by one of the pilots about the runway being 'too short'... just like the good old days. |
Yes, runways are generally too short if you land too far along them :rolleyes:
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flyVLM
VLM Airlines starting 3 weekly Antwerp to Aberdeen route from 4 June 2018.
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Originally Posted by Richard Taylor
(Post 10105350)
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...r-conditions1/
Can't recall what the weather conditions were like 28/3 but I think there was one day last week that it was bla'ing a hooly. Better safe than sorry, but interesting apparent remark by one of the pilots about the runway being 'too short'... just like the good old days. |
Antwerp
VLM thread saying one service is direct, others via BHX.
Sounds like another Groningen or Esbjerg to me. Specialist oil route, limited demand, why hasn't anyone else tried it before now. Thought we might get a RTM before ANR. However will be nice to see VLM here, let's see how they go. |
What's the oil interest in Antwerp??
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It’s more renewables and decom out of Antwerp. Lots of heavy lift vessel providers in Antwerp and Rotterdam
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VLM’s timetable
VO172 ABZ 13:10 ANR 16:10 F50 1 VO174 ABZ 13:10 14:40 BHX 15:10 ANR 17:35 F50 35 VO171 ANR 11:40 ABZ 12:40 F50 135 |
That’s a long way in a F50! Can’t see this lasting terribly long.
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T3 will will take over operating BE’s LCY service from 07MAY18. Flights will be operated by a 50 seat S2000 11 x weekly (2 flights on weekdays and 1 flight on Sunday).
Long term T3 plan to replace the S2000 with a E70 (S2000 showing as operating through until at least November) BE7611 ABZ 07:15 LCY 09:05 S20 x67 BE7616 ABZ 17:10 LCY 19:00 S20 x6 BE7612 LCY 09:35 ABZ 11:10 S20 x67 BE7617 LCY 19:30 ABZ 21:05 S20 x6 Eastern Airways to take over LCY-Aberdeen route | Buying Business Travel Flights are currently operated by a 78 seat DH4 12 x weekly (2 x daily Mon-Fri & 1 x daily Sat/Sun) |
So effectively BE have dropped LCY and T3 are taking it over.
The lead in fares are also at typical T3 eye-watering levels, £100 o/w (minimum, often even higher!) This is about a 75% premium over other options - who in their right mind would pay that for Eastern’s unreliability which has been discussed ad nauseam??? Also, TUI released S19 schedules today and LPA is dropped in favour of a W with GLA which is surprising as, load wise at least, it has performed well. I wonder if there might be something on a scheduled front in the offing for S19? The 4th weekly PMI is a 2300-0600 sector on a Saturday evening/Sunday morning in peak season only. |
Wideroe E290
Doubt we'll ever see them on schedules here (I'm hoping for some reverse psychology!!) but Wideroe's first jet & launch customer for the E190-2 presumably arrived at ABZ on its delivery flight, routing LPA-ABZ-BGO. I've seen shots of it (not at ABZ) & it does look impressive.
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I thought they had bought some C series?
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From what I read they looked at CS100 and ruled them too large for their ops.
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easyJet
Looking at the EZY W18/19 release this morning and it appears that the Wednesday GVA flight is gone, only bookable on Saturdays from what I can see.
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Sumburgh is seeing a significant increase in pax numbers due to increases in oil industry traffic;
Hial highlights growth in passenger numbers at Sumburgh | The Shetland Times Ltd |
The whole focus of oil exploration and production is moving north to replace the declining reserves further south.
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Mission....
They're trying, bless 'em.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...-destinations/ Leeds thread suggests LBA next for the chop. More positively, Riga flights restarted today for S18. |
BE flights from ABZ to LBA and SOU operated by T3 are no longer available to book from 03JUN. |
I note that yesterday’s ABZ-MLA has to divert in by BGY for fuel. Near enough a full pax load.
Best to not make a habit of that... |
... would you rather the route was scrapped instead?! |
Surely the point he was making was that if this does become a regular thing, the route will get scrapped. I think only the most blindly optimistic soul would expect Ryanair to keep operating a route that regularly required tech-stops on the way.
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It's only a 4 hr flight, surely there's another reason why it tech-stopped? the 800's can comfortably do Scotland - Canaries, which is almost an hour longer.
Maybe fuel was a cover up for a disruptive pax or medical diversion? |
(showing his age) - maybe they got green stamps at BGY...............................
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Security delays
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...ransformation/
Love the artist impression, but a tad optimistic I fear!! :O |
" vast majority are domestic flights, where passengers have less carry-on baggage. "
What world are these people living in............ |
Originally Posted by Richard Taylor
(Post 10144896)
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...ransformation/
Love the artist impression, but a tad optimistic I fear!! :O and from the angle of the shadows this Aberdeen is in the tropics..................... |
News....
1. T3 axing the 2nd SYY flight - insufficient demand (they're reverting to the original freq). Also reductions in the WIC run, same reason.
2. Looks like SAS may be launching a BGO service of their own 5w M-F. Not sure if this is meant to complement the existing WF run, or is in competition with it. Currently WF/SAS code-share on the route. |
[QUOTE=Richard Taylor;10145948]1. T3 axing the 2nd SYY flight - insufficient demand (they're reverting to the original freq). Also reductions in the WIC run, same reason.
Could be something to do with the ridiculous sky high fares they charge for a unreliable service. Regular flyers leaving WIC on early Monday flight less than impressed ! |
ATIS31: Yes, there's always that! Obviously their business model worked when oil prices were high and money was no object, but it perhaps showed up a lack of flexibility when the oil crash occurred. Now oil is >$75 & climbing apparently, so who knows? They are definitely cutting back the scheduled flying though. If they're loss-making, then understandable.
BA have opened their new lounge at ABZ: https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...erdeen-lounge/ The SAS flight to Bergen starts W18, with (at least for now) a B737. It does seem that it is in competition with Wideroe - is their code-sharing coming to an end? |
SAS BGO service could be geared towards cargo rather than pax? Wouldn’t expect great loads on a 9pm departure with the WF service going at a much more optimal 6.40pm daily. i believe that was the rationale behind the 737 returning to the SVG route as the CRJ 900 isn’t great in that respect. That is also a late departure ex-ABZ. |
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Thats a shame FR dropping AGP- would have thought that would be a staple diet route (and before MLA and FAO), do we expect ALC will get ditched in due course too? No mention on APD on this occassion, surprisingly... |
Originally Posted by VickersVicount
(Post 10180031)
Thats a shame FR dropping AGP- would have thought that would be a staple diet route (and before MLA and FAO), do we expect ALC will get ditched in due course too? No mention on APD on this occassion, surprisingly... |
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Given that Ryanair’s S19 schedule is still several months away from release, I’m not quite sure how a P&J reporter would know. I think what’s happened here is that they’ve seen the last rotation at the end of this summer and jumped to the conclusion that the route is binned entirely. The wording in the article is also exactly as per the original release at the start of March. I’m calling BS on this one |
Strikes
Aberdeen airport workers set to go on strike for 24 hours on the 20th of July, 2nd of August and 16th of August over wage issues.
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AGS Airports Group think they are above low cost airlines. With Ryanair cuttng back in a huge, huge way at GLA it almost makes sense that ABZ will follow.
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Airport MD steps aside
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...iness-44821709
Wonder what is behind this? Maybe she just feels it's the natural end of a cycle & time to do something else. Maybe. |
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