That may be true but also you can't change geography. I was in Edinburgh at the weekend and even during off season the number of foreign tourists was staggering. You are never going to get that in Glasgow to anywhere near the same extent.

Anyone know the reason for a Gulf Air Dreamliner visit today, 4 March? Apparently from/to LHR.

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Quite surprised about that to be honest. It's not exactly a route that Glasgow was crying out for and I do hope it doesn't drive Icelandair away.

They will be looking for passengers connecting on to North America.

I can't remember if WOW or Iceland Express flew from Glasgow?

So are Icelandair. Does Glasgow have enough of a market to fit both operators?

​​​​​​​WOW flew from Edinburgh, not sure about Iceland Express.

With very little direct to US and > 8K previously using direct EWR then I doubt FI has soaked that all up. Get impression Play more ‘low cost’ than legacy FI so perhaps different clientele and hence why not direct competition with EZY at EDI.

Nope just Icelanders doing the shopping run actually.

Far far better recovery and ( lower losses) on the point to point than those transiting

Their fare structure is dire and the management know well enough.

Looks like United starting a twice daily EWR flight from EDI using the old GLA Flight Number, nothing like rubbing salt in the wound, highly unlikely they'll ever be back at GLA now.

but was previously twice daily, so not sure that logic follows. Flight no’s mean zilch. Never say never!

easyJet route withdrawals.
​​​​-Venice
-Pula
-Marseille
​​​​​​Seasonal only now
-Jersey
-Lisbon
-Porto

Were Venice etc meant to operate this summer? Because only Venice is flown from Edinburgh. ryanair go to Marseille from Edinburgh but I don't think anyone else serves Pula

​​​​​​These are route cancellations from Glasgow, and conversion to seasonal for others.

​​​​​Flights still operating from Edinburgh is no compensation for loss of routes at Glasgow

Flights from Edinburgh are better than having to travel to Manchester, surely. I agree it's disappointing.

Ryanair recently announced Marseille from Prestwick.
Twice weekly from 26 March.
I wonder if that influenced easyJet's decision?

Very probably. AIUI Ryanair's routes from Prestwick are largely a means if rotating frames through their maintenance base there. ie the frame which operates the return flight to Marseille is likely to be a different one. So the flight revenue is less important, just avoids an empty leg.

I wonder if the spare rotations will be used by Easyjet to increase flights to more profitable destinations. They've been saying that bookings on their holiday arm are above expectations

I don’t think there is any wondering about it… barely enough for one operator on that route never mind two

[QUOTE=inOban;11399115]Very probably. AIUI Ryanair's routes from Prestwick are largely a means if rotating frames through their maintenance base there. ie the frame which operates the return flight to Marseille is likely to be a different one. So the flight revenue is less important, just avoids an empty leg.

Unlikely. The crew are going to be working extra hard to offload pax, change aircraft and reload catering and board new pax all in their timetabled 25 minute turnarounds at Prestwick.
I live in Monkton and have never once have seen an aircraft changeover there as you describe.

I stand corrected, but of course there's no need for the incoming crew to transfer the catering. That would be preloaded by ground staff who would then unload the incoming plane.