Route Development & Rumours

[IanFarquharson]

Virgin - very little chance

Norwegian ?

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hmmm.

I think there is the potential for us to hear something this week. It is just potential though so please don't shout at me if nothing happens

 

[richard winterbourn]

Mmmmmm, is PK back off holiday Ray? If there is an announcement and it is significant, i can't see him missing the fun....

 

[Ray Finkle]

I don't think so, he was in Punta Arenas, in Southern Chile on Thursday.

I guess press releases can be prepared in advance and there is always William Pearson, Tom Screen or David Winstanley if there are any interviews to be done. He wasn't here in person for the BA announcement.

Maybe nothing will happen, we'll see.

 

[IanFarquharson]

I think PK only went on his hols last week so he wont be around next week unless he flies from Chile to Vegas !

 

[Ray Finkle]

I think PK only went on his hols last week so he wont be around next week unless he flies from Chile to Vegas !

According to the Routes website the only attendees from the UK are Manchester, Prestwick and Birmingham, I'm quite surprised at that.

No London airports, no EDI or GLA and after losing direct links last year I'd have expected Belfast and Newcastle to be there.

Unless the website is out of date.

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there ray and all, is there any idea who the new airlines will be at all and when... Andyc

 

[Ray Finkle]

An updated list of what and when. I make that 51 EDIT* 52 new routes

Those in blue are airports that were unserved in 2016.

February

27th BMI Regional - Graz

March

26th Eurowings - Vienna
26th Blue Air - Larnaca
26th Ryanair - Porto
26th Ryanair - Reus
26th Vueling - Paris Orly

27th Ryanair - Girona

28th Ryanair - Chania

30th Jet2 - Malaga
30th Jet2 - Faro

31st Jet2 - Alicante
31st Jet2 - Palma
31st Jet2 - Tenerife

April

1st Jet2 - Gran Canaria
1st Jet2 - Lanzarote

2nd Jet2 - Fuerteventura
2nd Jet2 - Paphos

27th Jet2 - Ibiza
27th Jet2 - Rhodes

28th Monarch - Stockholm
28th Monarch - Porto
28th Jet2 - Girona

29th Jet2 - Menorca
29th Jet2 - Reus

30th Jet2 - Heraklion

May

2nd Thomas Cook - Naples

3rd Thomas Cook - Comiso

4th Thomas Cook - Malta

6th Thomson - Alghero

8th BMI Regional - Gothenburg

8th BMI Regional - Nuremberg

20th British Airways - Malaga

20th British Airways - Palma

20th British Airways - Ibiza

20th British Airways - Florence

21st Flybe - Preveza

June

6th Fly One - Chisinau

21st Monarch - Rhodes

22nd Monarch - Valencia

23rd Monarch - Naples

25th Monarch - Split

October

2nd Jet2 - Funchal

November

2nd Thomas Cook - Sal

3rd Jet2 - Krakow
3rd Jet2 - Prague

8th Thomson - Phuket

9th Thomson - Goa

22nd Thomson - La Romana

December

2nd Jet2 - Grenoble

22nd Jet2 - Geneva

23rd Jet2 - Salzburg

24th Jet2- Turin

* I forgot Flybe to Preveza.

 

[thunderchild]

Hmmm.

I think there is the potential for us to hear something this week. It is just potential though so please don't shout at me if nothing happens

Was this referring to Monarch? Or still more to come?

Also I don't mean to nitpick but doesn't Vueling ORY start March 26th?

 

[Butty]

Great list Ray. Thanks for that. Good to see some old routes return...Goteborg, Vienna, Goa, et al. Gobsmacked that Valencia not served at present.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Orly now moved to the correct month

 

[Brum X]

Orly now moved to the correct month

No need to be "Shamefully Embarrased", we are grateful for all your hard work.

Just dont do it again

 

[thunderchild]

No need to be "Shamefully Embarrased", we are grateful for all your hard work.

I felt bad for pointing it out as I certainly wouldn't have the patience!

 

[58terminus]

Was this referring to Monarch? Or still more to come?

C,mon Ray answer the question, however cryptically

 

[Coathanger16]

Quite impressive really, especially as some routes have multiple airlines starting

 

[Butty]

Blimey. For many airports having a route destination map like that would be a very impressive achievement. To think that such a network merely details new routes in one year is beyond impressive.

However it is very south orientated and it would be great to see more scandinavian routes. Maybe next year.

I can't see much happening stateside for a while. The Chump in the white house will have a negative impact on travel there.

Canada is still under served and may be the US alternative. It would be good to see Calgary and or Vancouver on the network.

I have given up on China and still believe that Japan should work well. And of course, south America. Underserved across the UK.

 

[nwoody2001]

Just a point Ray (great work btw) ...whilst we have lost daily AA / JFK Route, We have official gained U2 / EWR as a seasonal winter charter #justsaying

 

[IanFarquharson]

Interesting that Vuelling appear to have axed MAN-AMS, hope BHX-ORY goes ahead as planned ?

 

[nwoody2001]

indeed... all people booked on MAN-AMS being re-routed via BCN... I nice 1.5 hrs flight being turned into a 12 hour flight... nice.

Whilst no direct flights are bookable on Vueling.com from MAN-AMS, BHX-ORY still survives

 

[IanFarquharson]

Just checked August and Monarch have 612 departures in the month
9 aircraft based not 10
Mon 19 flights (9 a/c first wave of departures)
Tue 20 flights (9 a/c first wave of departures)
Wed 17 flights (8 a/c first wave of departures)
Thu 20 flights (9 a/c first wave of departures)
Fri 23 flights (9 a/c first wave of departures)
Sat 19 flights (9 a/c first wave of departures)
Sun 21 flights (9 a/c first wave of departures)
See attached
Ian