Route Development & Rumours

[Finger66]

In a morbid sort of way the ME crisis could, and I say could, have come at a good time for LBA in the sense that it gives LBA time to finish the regen before airlines start thinking about expansion again.
The wider problem is though the overall damage the crisis is doing globally and none of should underestimate the time it's going to take to recover from it even if ends tomorrow.
There are some difficult times ahead and whilst it is very frustrating I agree to not see new airlines at LBA at an exciting time in it's development, a little more patience is going to be necessary from us all

 

[White Heather]

In a morbid sort of way the ME crisis could, and I say could, have come at a good time for LBA in the sense that it gives LBA time to finish the regen before airlines start thinking about expansion again.
The wider problem is though the overall damage the crisis is doing globally and none of should underestimate the time it's going to take to recover from it even if ends tomorrow.
There are some difficult times ahead and whilst it is very frustrating I agree to not see new airlines at LBA at an exciting time in it's development, a little more patience is going to be necessary from us all

At the last ACC, LBA stated that whilst new carriers would be nice, their priority is more flights from existing carriers, which obviously would include Easyjet as well as Jet2 and Ryanair. Maybe Emerald and Sun Express too.

 

[pug]

At the last ACC, LBA stated that whilst new carriers would be nice, their priority is more flights from existing carriers, which obviously would include Easyjet as well as Jet2 and Ryanair. Maybe Emerald and Sun Express too.

Exactly. Growth is a delicate balancing act between keeping existing partners happy and attracting new ones. The solid growth obtained over the years has been a result of the loyal airlines building a solid network from LBA. It would be good to see Turkish etc but just looking on a map you can see why they might focus on NCL and GLA first.

 

[HX3]

I’m hoping that when the terminal works are complete, we will see an EasyJet base and extra aircraft from Ryanair and maybe Jet2. Should that transpire, I would imagine we would see new routes and cities that places like Newcastle are getting currently. Litt tålmodighet - a little patience

 

[Seasider]

Exactly. Growth is a delicate balancing act between keeping existing partners happy and attracting new ones. The solid growth obtained over the years has been a result of the loyal airlines building a solid network from LBA. It would be good to see Turkish etc but just looking on a map you can see why they might focus on NCL and GLA first.

NCL yes, but GLA is close to EDI which is 2/3 daily.

During my interest in civil aviation (over 60 years) I have seen big changes in the services provided. If there is a down turn, pax numbers drop dramatically but take a lot longer to pick up again eg Covid.

 

[YorkshireLad]

What I’ve been noticing lately with especially Ryanair is I think they’re focusing less on new routes and more on maximising their current routes. I remember when Alicante and Palma going beyond daily in S2022 (I believe) was particularly impressive, now Alicante is 17X weekly in the summer, Dublin is 3-4X daily (up from consistently 2X pre-covid), Poland and Riga have seen large increases. If you compare the past few years they don’t really serve more destinations, but their overall frequency is quite impressively higher. I’m hoping when routes eventually reach their market capacity (see Wrocław, possibly Malaga), there will be more new routes

 

[pug]

NCL yes, but GLA is close to EDI which is 2/3 daily.

During my interest in civil aviation (over 60 years) I have seen big changes in the services provided. If there is a down turn, pax numbers drop dramatically but take a lot longer to pick up again eg Covid.

GLA is a fair point but I suppose it’s an easier sell given the size of the airport and its offering.

You’re right, commercial aviation is amongst the first to feel the pinch and the last to recover. Covid caused an artificial spike in demand after restrictions were lifted as people had not been able ti travel widely for a couple of years. That’s settled down now.