Edinburgh: New Route Development & Rumours

[diamond geezer]

More?

Could something else be on the cards I wonder? 🤔

Translation: 'something else is coming, but I can't say what'. Keep 'em coming @Jetsco 👍

 

[Jetsco]

It looks like Air Canada is reacting to Westjet restarting services to/from Toronto by dropping prices substantially. Not just by a few quid. £400 or more cheaper compared to WS on certain dates. I suspected they would react in some way but this looks like a great time to book flights with AC.

 

[diamond geezer]

More?

Could something else be on the cards I wonder? 🤔

More capacity from QR would be my guess. Either a third flight some days or a 777 on one of the existing flights.

 

[Jetsco]

More capacity from QR would be my guess. Either a third flight some days or a 777 on one of the existing flights.

This would be good certainly. Who knows….🤔. A few, currently unserved direct or non-stop destinations is on the bucket list. They currently are fairly well connected but could more than hold their own independently. 🤐

 

[laviation]

More?

Could something else be on the cards I wonder? 🤔

Hopefully more good news soon. The EDI routes team is doing a cracking job.

 

[Jetsco]

Well, there is talk of EDI possibly needing to spice things up. 🤔😎

 

[Aviador]

Well, there is talk of EDI possibly needing to spice things up. 🤔😎

Now that's a rumour! Do you think it will come to fruition?

 

[diamond geezer]

Well, there is talk of EDI possibly needing to spice things up. 🤔😎

Could an A340 reach India direct from EDI?

 

[laviation]

I think the rumour is via Timisoara, Romania using the A340 - I believe it is something to do with the charter company / aircraft being based / registered in Romania. Let’s hope all three rumoured airports get this link!

 

[Jetsco]

Now that's a rumour! Do you think it will come to fruition?

not one for giving cryptic clues of course but isn’t AI the in thing right now? 😜

Could an A340 reach India direct from EDI?

Would be tight from what I know. Other aircraft are available of course. Very few places out of reach now.

 

[gulftraveller]

The Sikh community in Scotland is tiny in comparison with West Midlands and the South East. Seems like a strange choice.

 

[diamond geezer]

not one for giving cryptic clues of course but isn’t AI the in thing right now? 😜


Would be tight from what I know. Other aircraft are available of course. Very few places out of reach now.

Had thought the 'spice' comment referred to SpiceJet who are rumoured to be planning to serve MAN/BHX with an A340. But if it's AI instead then presumably a 787 could reach India direct from EDI given Hainan used one to reach PEK ok.

The Sikh community in Scotland is tiny in comparison with West Midlands and the South East. Seems like a strange choice.

No doubt it is. But there'll be plenty of India's burgeoning middle classes who want to visit Edinburgh, so presumably such a route would be aimed more at inbound visitors from there rather than outbound VFR traffic from here.

 

[gulftraveller]

Had thought the 'spice' comment referred to SpiceJet who are rumoured to be planning to serve MAN/BHX with an A340. But if it's AI instead then presumably a 787 could reach India direct from EDI given Hainan used one to reach PEK ok.


No doubt it is. But there'll be plenty of India's burgeoning middle classes who want to visit Edinburgh, so presumably such a route would be aimed more at inbound visitors from there rather than outbound VFR traffic from here.

From Amritsar? I strongly doubt it. It is an almost exclusively VFR route from UK. As for AI, they are having enough difficulty finding a 787 for a proven lucrative route like MAN-BOM to commit to a speculative route from EDI.

 

[diamond geezer]

From Amritsar? I strongly doubt it. It is an almost exclusively VFR route from UK. As for AI, they are having enough difficulty finding a 787 for a proven lucrative route like MAN-BOM to commit to a speculative route from EDI.

Unless I'm missing something, nobody has mentioned Amritsar as a potential EDI Indian route. What's the basis for your assumption that it would be?

As for AI, they'll be adding 10 widebody aircraft to their fleet over the next six months and launching four international routes. Anyway, all this speculation is getting way ahead of itself so we'll see what happens.

Air India to induct 30 new aircraft in the next six months, run 400 new flights in winter

The Tata-owned airline expects to expand routes to North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, while also adding more than 400 weekly flights to its domestic and international route network until March 2024, as part of the winter schedule, effective from October 29 to March 30 next year.

www.google.com

 

[Jetsco]

The suspense is a killer. Could a certain carrier be about to go 3 x daily? 🤔

 

[diamond geezer]

More?

Could something else be on the cards I wonder? 🤔

Might this something else be announced this coming week @Jetsco ?

 

[Jetsco]

Could this airline be the one who have requested slots at EDI? spicy!

https://simpleflying.com/ethiopian-airlines-european-expansion-plans-revealed/

 

[jfy1999]

I find it a bit strange that the UK airport is the only one they’re not naming.

 

[Viscount]

Could an A340 reach India direct from EDI?

According to aviatorjoe web site a 340 has a longer range than a 777

 

[Jetsco]

Turkish Airlines

i wonder if EDI will welcome TK’s “new“ low cost subsidiary in S24? The slots report suggest someone new is looking to enter the market!