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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Apr 2024, 20:36
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

There's a nice sense of irony here. On one hand...

There's a nice sense of irony here. On one hand people defend Cardiff Airport by blaming it having an economically poor catchment area, whilst on the other hand celebrate a new service to one of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Apr 2024, 20:27
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

I wonder if this Summer season will be as chaotic...

I wonder if this Summer season will be as chaotic and messy as last year's. I sure don't expect the 787s to be any more reliable or the wet lease-heavy approach (albeit with new carriers) to make a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Apr 2024, 19:19
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

Airlines are not even doing that on any...

Airlines are not even doing that on any significant scale
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2024, 20:08
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

More Ryanair expansion at Bristol... The...

More Ryanair expansion at Bristol...

The fault is the Welsh Government. I doubt they even want a successful airport. Doing so would hurt the environment....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Apr 2024, 20:34
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

I was going to write about an airline axing a...

I was going to write about an airline axing a service at Cardiff but decided that was far too believable and realistic
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Apr 2024, 15:46
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

NEW PRESS RELEASE. Things are looking up ...

NEW PRESS RELEASE. Things are looking up

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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Mar 2024, 17:13
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Every Summer TUI struggle with widebodies. It...

Every Summer TUI struggle with widebodies. It makes their decision to leave one sitting in the sunshine even more staggering
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Mar 2024, 22:57
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

I predict TUI-Ryanair will lead to lots of...

I predict TUI-Ryanair will lead to lots of complaints. Even if customers know the flights are with a different airline, when the s**t hits the fan and something goes wrong, people will start...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Feb 2024, 16:36
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

My point is Cardiff shouldn't focus specifically...

My point is Cardiff shouldn't focus specifically on a niche and be satisfied with that.

By no means should Cardiff try to become the next Bristol or Heathrow but there is room for over 2m annual...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2024, 17:56
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

Airports are labour-intensive operations and the...

Airports are labour-intensive operations and the aviation sector has decent salaries. Transporting millions of passengers to Tenerife and the Costas requires more workers than exclusively being a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2024, 15:58
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

So who do you blame for the economy of Bristol...

So who do you blame for the economy of Bristol and the surrounding areas growing and attracting businesses, and then the South Wales economy that does neither?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2024, 19:00
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Another reason why TUI's long haul programme is...

Another reason why TUI's long haul programme is in terminal decline: price

I was searching earlier and for a 2 week all inclusive break in the Caribbean, it was cheaper to fly BA in business class...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2024, 18:58
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

And who is to blame for a terrible South Wales...

And who is to blame for a terrible South Wales economy? The Welsh Government

You have a completely incompetent government - who seem to be ideologically opposed to wealth creation to any extent -...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 17:29
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

My point is not so much the exact figures but...

My point is not so much the exact figures but rather what the figures show. That is Cardiff Airport is not clearly, beyond any doubt, cheaper as it should be. Refusing to waive the parking fee would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 16:23
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

The Welsh Govt is the owner. The airport has the...

The Welsh Govt is the owner. The airport has the ability to put off making a profit over the short-term. It certainly has the cash and capital to keep operating. The airport should make a loss on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2024, 15:24
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

But management do set the fees. Let's compare to...

But management do set the fees. Let's compare to Bristol:

Cardiff

Landing fee between 25-200 tonnes = £23.50 per tonne
Passenger load charge = £17.50 per passenger

Bristol

Fee over 3...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jan 2024, 17:03
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

I can't see Cardiff returning. A new route to...

I can't see Cardiff returning. A new route to Bristol however...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jan 2024, 15:28
Replies: 777
Views: 251,049
Posted By Sean North

Aviation is never going away. The Govt should've...

Aviation is never going away. The Govt should've steamrolled over everything and everyone and allowed the building of this third runway over a decade ago with T5 (even help fund it).
Heathrow should...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jan 2024, 15:18
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

Time for Cardiff Airport apologists to blame...

Time for Cardiff Airport apologists to blame KLM's announcement on bad timing or not enough frequency for business travel rather than blame the airport management and long-term strategy.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2024, 11:35
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Is it really a case Brits being conservative or...

Is it really a case Brits being conservative or is it a marketing problem? When those destinations did exist, they were not aggressively marketed. If you have a Jane McDonald TV programme on one of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2024, 11:21
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

The incompetent fleet management aside, I see the...

The incompetent fleet management aside, I see the fall of TUI as starting when they took over First Choice. The German control has done nothing to develop the airline or brand in the UK in any...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2024, 20:14
Replies: 37
Views: 20,713
Posted By Sean North

If anyone is to buy them, I predict IAG. IAG (or...

If anyone is to buy them, I predict IAG. IAG (or more specifically BA) could do with the extra aircraft, crew and slots.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2024, 20:07
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

TUI is quickly becoming very uncompetitive. Both...

TUI is quickly becoming very uncompetitive. Both long haul and short haul you can find a better air product and comparable hotel product from competitors (and quite often at a lower price).

Price...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2024, 20:03
Replies: 868
Views: 282,719
Posted By Sean North

Mismanagement has led to Cardiff missing every...

Mismanagement has led to Cardiff missing every single chance it has had to become a success. It missed easyJet, Ryanair as a big hub, Jet 2, even TUI does more from Bristol. Cardiff has no future...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Sep 2023, 07:23
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

When I first mentioned TUI acquiring a relatively...

When I first mentioned TUI acquiring a relatively cheap 777 for Summer operations I was laughed at but they certainly appear to be making good use of the Privilege Style one. TUI should lease a 777...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Aug 2023, 16:52
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

I'd love to know how much extra those 20 odd...

I'd love to know how much extra those 20 odd seats generate on the short-haul 787 given the alternative avoid 75% refund of entire flight for premium pax when subbing one onto LH and the possibility...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2023, 11:55
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Does anyone know which 787s are in SH...

Does anyone know which 787s are in SH configuration? I tried looking on FR24 but they're so all over the place it could be any
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2023, 21:56
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Whilst this is not wrong, it is overstated. TUI...

Whilst this is not wrong, it is overstated. TUI has 20 fewer aircraft in Summer 2023 than it did Summer 2019. Most of those reductions are in shorthaul aircraft. Short haul demand has also returned...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2023, 23:37
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

There's an engineering base Zaventem, Belgium. No...

There's an engineering base Zaventem, Belgium. No idea how significant it is but it sees 737s and 787s. There was the main TUI engineering base in Germany somewhere along with ops HQ but I think that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2023, 13:42
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Joramco in Amman (follow the trail and it's owned...

Joramco in Amman (follow the trail and it's owned by the a member of the Dubai ruling family. Same person as the President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and the CEO of Emirates
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Aug 2023, 07:44
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Have they official rejected it and said they...

Have they official rejected it and said they don’t want it?

I thought they were in desperate need of long haul aircraft. Not only have you had the complete axing of regional long-haul from next...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2023, 14:30
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

I do wonder what the plan for next Summer is. I...

I do wonder what the plan for next Summer is. I don't know the 767 routes but in recent years they had them both going MAN - PMI on the same day. That's equivalent to 4 737s. I guess the plan it to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2023, 21:21
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

Please tell me the irony of TUI getting rid of...

Please tell me the irony of TUI getting rid of 737s and then chartering back those same 737s is not lost on TUI fleet management.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jul 2023, 09:52
Replies: 1,864
Views: 880,443
Posted By Sean North

If I was TUI management, I'd seriously consider...

If I was TUI management, I'd seriously consider looking to get a few 77Ws. Massive, relatively quick to acquire and would definitely be filled on Manchester/Gatwick to Cancun, Orlando, Punta Cana....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Sep 2018, 11:14
Replies: 1,904
Views: 787,476
Posted By Sean North

Any update on the PSO routes? Were they approved?...

Any update on the PSO routes? Were they approved?

I'm hoping for a flight to Heathrow.
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