JKP505
28th Jan 2004, 23:08
There seems to be a bit confusion about the based charter units at NCL for the Summer 2004 season.
The Britannia, MyTravel Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines units seem pretty clear - each will base two aircraft - 2 x 767; 1 x A320 & 1 x A321, and; 2 x B757 respectively.
However, I cannot work out a logical schedule for the Excel Airways based unit, and have not heard a thing about European Air Charter's unit.
According to the XLA website shows flights to ALC, ACE, FAO, EFL, AGP, PMI, TFS and ZTH on the drop down list. This seems to be a very light schedule for a based unit. A full look through their full timetable which is available on their website shows even further confusion.
There is no ALC flight, a Thursday morning departure to ACE, a Saturday 'W' to FAO, no EFL flight, a Saturday morning AGP flight, a Saturday afternoon PMI flight, a Wednesday morning flight to RHO (which appears to 'W' with BHX between it's NCL departure and return, a Friday morning flight to TFS and a Sunday afternoon 'W' from ZTH.
Then again, according to Kosmar's website, there is a Monday morning XLA to CFU. Further confusion comes when you look at their flight guide, when apparently Islandsflug operate a ZTH 'W' at exactly the same time as XLA do.
Kosmar were reported to be operating an aircraft all of their own at NCL this summer. It has been reported that EAF will be operating for them, but most of Kosmar's programme this season is operated by Islandsflug who appear to be flying to ZTH and CHQ on 'W', and also to JTR, JSI/VOL, HER, and KGS with a (part) based a/c. Aegean Airlines also operate a substantial number of flights into NCL, serving ATH, CFU, EFL, RHO and SKG at various points during a week.
This mish mash of information, coupled with no apparrent schedule from EAF, and SCY advertising on it's website for staff to work from NCL in the Summer 2004 season would suggest to me that SCY will continue to do the bulk of XLA's work. Any information would be welcome!!!
Also I don't know if people are getting mixed up between Kosmar and Cosmos, but apparrently the latter were also interested in basing an a/c at NCL, as the seem to have quite a growing programme at the airport, possibly MON @ NCL.
Also, does anyone have a timetable for AV8Air's summer programme? Which South African destinations are they flying to? I know it is two out of Cape Town, Durban and/or Port Elizabeth?
And does anyone know which non-based charters will operate into the airport. Both destinations and airlines, please!
With EZY adding routes with seeming regularity and increased frequencies on some routes, looks like an interesting, if confusing year at NCL!
The Britannia, MyTravel Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines units seem pretty clear - each will base two aircraft - 2 x 767; 1 x A320 & 1 x A321, and; 2 x B757 respectively.
However, I cannot work out a logical schedule for the Excel Airways based unit, and have not heard a thing about European Air Charter's unit.
According to the XLA website shows flights to ALC, ACE, FAO, EFL, AGP, PMI, TFS and ZTH on the drop down list. This seems to be a very light schedule for a based unit. A full look through their full timetable which is available on their website shows even further confusion.
There is no ALC flight, a Thursday morning departure to ACE, a Saturday 'W' to FAO, no EFL flight, a Saturday morning AGP flight, a Saturday afternoon PMI flight, a Wednesday morning flight to RHO (which appears to 'W' with BHX between it's NCL departure and return, a Friday morning flight to TFS and a Sunday afternoon 'W' from ZTH.
Then again, according to Kosmar's website, there is a Monday morning XLA to CFU. Further confusion comes when you look at their flight guide, when apparently Islandsflug operate a ZTH 'W' at exactly the same time as XLA do.
Kosmar were reported to be operating an aircraft all of their own at NCL this summer. It has been reported that EAF will be operating for them, but most of Kosmar's programme this season is operated by Islandsflug who appear to be flying to ZTH and CHQ on 'W', and also to JTR, JSI/VOL, HER, and KGS with a (part) based a/c. Aegean Airlines also operate a substantial number of flights into NCL, serving ATH, CFU, EFL, RHO and SKG at various points during a week.
This mish mash of information, coupled with no apparrent schedule from EAF, and SCY advertising on it's website for staff to work from NCL in the Summer 2004 season would suggest to me that SCY will continue to do the bulk of XLA's work. Any information would be welcome!!!
Also I don't know if people are getting mixed up between Kosmar and Cosmos, but apparrently the latter were also interested in basing an a/c at NCL, as the seem to have quite a growing programme at the airport, possibly MON @ NCL.
Also, does anyone have a timetable for AV8Air's summer programme? Which South African destinations are they flying to? I know it is two out of Cape Town, Durban and/or Port Elizabeth?
And does anyone know which non-based charters will operate into the airport. Both destinations and airlines, please!
With EZY adding routes with seeming regularity and increased frequencies on some routes, looks like an interesting, if confusing year at NCL!