I flew on LY-VEN few year ago , basic inside but does the job. NCL wont be the only base with cover this summer.

January pax stats are now available on the CAA website.
Good results achieved on :
Paris.. 13,355 up 9%
Dusseldorf....3784 up 13%
Amsterdam....30,075 up 8%
Barcelona.....3373...up 5%
Las Palmas...4816...up 10%
DUBAI.....21,017....up 2%

Aberdeen....3956....up 146%
Heathrow....33,130...up 1%

Looks like Flybe may only keep going till the end of the month.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51733405

Not even that, now gone.
I hope the impact on NCL isn't too great.

Exeter and Southampton, with Southend not started. Ripe for Loganair if they have aircraft availability.

Sad news for all Flybe employees however

About 11k per month on SOU and 4k on EXT in December, so approx 2.5% in winter (numbers had already started to plummet in January).

Loganair NCL-EXT starts 6th July, daily ERJ. NCL-SOU starts 23rd March 3 x daily ERJ

Eastern Airways to open Southampton - Newcastle route.

https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/easter...e-demise-21596

I don't believe T3 have operated NCL-SOU before...

Seems a bit pointless to have two operators on the Southampton route, if anything, Eastern should've perhaps focussed reinstating services at other UK airports or reinstate the NCL-EXT route

T3 flew NCL-SOU for seven years from 2003-10, mostly as an extension of ABZ-NCL

Apologies.

I'm assuming Flybe then took over this route which prompted T3 to withdraw?

There could be room for both. I assume LM will use an ER3, and T3 a J41? Both combined still offer less seats than a Q400

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Actually, for much of T3's previous stint on NCL-SOU, they competed with Flybe, who began their services over the route in autumn 2004 - so the route then sustained two operators for 5+ years.

I think the market will be able to cope with both.

the problem will be Eastern prices and there reliable service compared to loganairs

Loganair Brussels
 

Right now its not bookable after 22 March. Are they closing this route to enable Southampton. ???

yes route being dropped

I can still book Brussels. Looks to be a few changes to the schedule on several dates but appears normal after August, twice daily

Edit: Never mind, all showing as sold out.
Can't see anyone else going on to this route now then.

Just seen Jet2 A321 G-HLYF landing - crew training?