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IanFarquharson said:
Rumours of them going to DSA v2
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Not sure how any airline can possibly plan to operate from an airport that isn't even open, with no given timeframes of when (if) it will open / who the operator even is. If the rumour has come from the DSA fan base, it will be fabricated, just like saying Virgin wanted to base there exclusively.. yeah ok..
 
IanFarquharson said:
Rumours of them going to DSA v2
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Don’t believe everything you read on Twitter/X.
Am lead to believe a 22nd UK airport could be joining the easyJet network next summer 2025, that could be either EMA, CWL, NWI, LDY, MME or even HUY.

It won’t be DSA as it doesn’t even have airport operator in place yet and it’s not a certified operational airfield.

We also know EasyJet are LBA’s main target operator for expansion after the terminal extension & regeneration is completed in 2026.
 
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Statto said:
Do we know that ? The airport haven’t said anything publicly, or have I missed something ? I thought it was more a case of forum members speculating on how LBA might achieve its growth targets.
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Yes we do know that. LBASpotter, Aviador and myself have had meetings previously with LBA senior management in which it was made very clear that their target operators were Wizz and easyJet. One down, one to go.

They did however acknowledge that easyJet would not base here until such time as the terminal was developed. Whether they would come with just the extension completed in 2025 or wait until the whole project is completed in 2026 remains to be seen.
 
With EZY adding a short GVA route and increased BFS operations, it puts LBA in good faith for further expansion. W pattern is very likely before the terminal extension is complete (as they're doing now).

In terms of DSA.. seriously don't make me laugh. TUI said they would be interested in resuming.. that's it. nothing planned because the council themselves don't even know when this airport will reopen.

the 22nd UK airport, I hope it would be CWL or HUY. HUY would be a very interesting choice, but don't see why not, ive seen ALC have targeting HUY as leakage/ now unserved routed, but they did state FR.
 
Worth bearing in mind too that the LBA Commercial Director responsible for securing deals with airlines is ex MAN and in all probability already has a solid working relationship with easyJet. In addition, another senior member of the LBA team is an ex easyJet senior employee. That guarantees nothing, but it may help. Ultimately it's about whether or not easy jet see profitable routes out of LBA. We all know that there are some sizeable gaps in our portfolio which easyJet could potentially fill. They may also see an opportunity to give Jet2 some competition with the package tour market.

As for DSA mk II, easyJet were one of the first to go there and one of the first to fail too. Last time I looked the airport was still located near the South Yorkshire/Notts border so certainly less than ideal as anything other than an airport serving bits of South Yorkshire, North Notts and North Lincolnshire. It's hard to see a major airline such as easyJet opting to try again from there, certainly until such time as DSA becomes established - IF it ever does. I have my doubts.
 
Aviador said:
The full #REGEN might not be completed until 2026 but we will likely see a capacity increase by summer 2025.. The new arrivals facility and large spacious departure area needs to open prior to the closure of the current arrivals hall.
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I also very much doubt DSA MkII will be taking pxs flight much before the LBA regen completes anyway. Add to the equation EZY tried DSA before and lasted all of 5 months before they pulled out.

alpha.alpha said:
Other forums suggest LDY or EMA for the 22nd UK airport. be interesting to see how it plays out. MME could be in for a shout as they do scrap EZY AC there & they do base train there.
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Not sure about MME. Suspect after July 4th their chief benefactor could be facing some stern questions about the airport and a number of other projects around Teesside!
 
lbaspotter said:
Don’t believe everything you read on Twitter/X.
Am lead to believe a 22nd UK airport could be joining the easyJet network next summer 2025, that could be either EMA, CWL, NWI, LDY, MME or even HUY.

It won’t be DSA as it doesn’t even have airport operator in place yet and it’s not a certified operational airfield.

We also know EasyJet are LBA’s main target operator for expansion after the terminal extension & regeneration is completed in 2026.
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They say its going to cost millions just to get DSA operational again….no investor in their right minds would do that.
 
BCFC said:
They say its going to cost millions just to get DSA operational again….no investor in their right minds would do that.
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It's the issue that I can't get my head around - as you suggest - who is going to spend huge amounts of cash on something that they do not own! Clearly a very significant subsidy with public money is going to be needed (and hopefully not wasted) but maybe some horse trading in respect of development land around the airport is a carrot that the Council will be dangling to attract an operator - although I have no idea of the mechanics of that either. However - who knows.
 
White Heather said:
Hard to see how MME could ever sustain an easyJet operation without the airline being paid a hefty subsidy. It didn't work at DSA and it won't work at MME either IMHO.
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You have to remember the reason easyjet wouldn't base at LBA was because of the terminal capacity. So why would they go to MME.
 
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