Yes - been in and out all week (and no, we aren't getting them!)

I never suggested we could or should be, but thanks

Sorry, yes - I know you didn't, but surely somebody will!

Great approach
 

Total aside - from a left hand side passengers point of view the approach to NCL from the south in clear weather is a Joy. IMO The most scenic final 10 minutes of any descent into a UK airport.
That 90 degree turn to finals around St Marys Lighthouse is magic.
I wonder how many Pilots fly that descent manually?

Hi Flying Hi, Thanks for your kind words about our neck of the woods. It is pretty scenic, and the view down the River Tyne before you get to St Mary's is pretty iconic too. Have you ever flown into Sumburgh btw? Now that's pretty spectacular. Soz for thread drift.

Would agree on the approach. However, I would say it’s one of the bumpiest when the winds are blowing and you’re banking 90 degrees over the lighthouse!

Too busy enjoying the view.

So the airport now has two airlines stealing passengers off each other on SOU at the expense of loosing Brussels... great 🙄

NCL - SOU
 

[QUOTE=northsands;10704150]Actually,

Before Eastern, there was an outfit called European Airways, based in NCL, who operated two J31's. After them came Eastern (although there might have been a bit of an overlap) on the Saab. IIRC it grew to 2 or 3 flights on somedays. Then along came Flybe and trashed the fares, so Eastern pulled off. Flybe then reduced the flights per day for a bit, and have only recently upped the frequency to 3 or 4.

Not surprised about Brussels....the pax figures have never even remotely recovered to the BMI levels since LM took over the route. On the other hand STV has been rising every month since the LM take over of the route.

Some good news, Eurowings to DUS is now on salefor W20/21 again, 5 x weekly (no Tue/Sat flights)

Some changes to the flight times
Sun 19:20 - 21:50 A320
Mon 09:15-11:45 A320
Wed 13:30-16:00 A319
Thu 13:30-16:00 A319
Fri 13:30-16:00 A319

To add on, The T3 SOU route will be OP by an ERJ145, interesting as their J41's operate the LBA-SOU route, you'd have thought a prop might have been more viable as they've got competition.

just shows that they need bigger planes for the route but I’m sure in a few months time the pax numbers will tell the story

Don't think the J.41 vs LM ERJ145 would be a fair fight. :ok:

I’m believe even with T3/LM on the route there is still less daily seats available compared to BE had ?

Yes. NCL was about to go 4 daily SOU for the Summer.

Below is winter weekly schedule and operated by Q400
5 x BE142
5 x BE146
6 x BE148

total of 858 seats a week.

I can’t see Eastern coming off better with this one. Not with their reliability issues, and up against Loganair’s much better PR, advertising, booking system, and jets. I think it will be a repeat of the NCL-ABZ again, which didn’t turn out well for Eastern.

Eastern have scheduled ERJ-145's on NCL-SOU

I hope they have got the NCL - SOU flight options sorted out on the booking engine....the morning flights were not on offer but both were offered on SOU -NCL

LH are reducing frequency on the Munich - Newcastle service from 6 to 5 weekly until 28th March in common with reductions on most routes for this period.