Route Development & Rumours

[Aviador]

That's not bad at all Seasider. I recall waiting in the region of 20-25 minutes to taxi to stand at Barcelona (BCN) a couple of years back.

 

[Aviador]

Well, this thread has been dormant for quite some time but this has just been posted on the Leeds forum which might be of interest to some DSA forumers.

http://www.jet2.com/News/Jet2_com_and_Jet2holidays_to_open_office_in_Sheffield/

Announcements, Recruitment

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has today announced that it is opening a satellite office in Sheffield city centre, and is on the lookout for talented local IT and Web Development professionals to play a leading role in supporting our growth.

We are recruiting for a variety of positions in Sheffield, with all roles sitting in the our expanding IT Systems and Web Development team. Positions available include: Senior Software Developers, Software Developers, Senior Software Engineers, Software Engineers, IT Operation Engineers, Test Team Leaders, Testers and BI Developers. To find out more, just visit our Careers Site at: www.Jet2Careers.com

All candidates will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment and should be passionate about technology and delivering the very best user experience to our all-important customers whether that be via mobile app, mobile site or desktop.

The satellite office will be located in Sheffield city centre, making it a great place to work whilst also ensuring that we continue to expand and invest in Yorkshire – the county where we were founded in 2003 and remain based today, with offices at Leeds Bradford Airport and Leeds City Centre.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “As our business continues to grow, it is vital that we find the right people to support our expansion and ambitions. We are confident that the talent pool in Sheffield will enable us to do exactly that, so we are delighted to be announcing these new positions as well as the opening of a brand new satellite office in the city centre. Our website is our shop window, so we are looking for talented and enthusiastic web professionals who are passionate about delivering the very best experience for our customers, which is what Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is all about.”

Visit www.Jet2Careers.com for more information.
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Maybe not the type of "basing" Sheffield was after but it's a start.

 

[CWL94]

It looks like Balkan wont be offering DSA for S19, with all other airports loaded. Extra flights for Humberside (goes from 1 to 2x weekly) and a new weekly service to MME also.

Does this mean DSA has lost out to these airport? Maybe TOM could look at squeezing in another frequency to BOJ?

 

[jfy1999]

Lauda are reportedly planning flights to Mallorca for S20

https://twitter.com/x/status/1186547988673503232

 

[Matt787]

knowing how well the Eastern European routes do from DSA I wonder if Blue Air would ever consider competing with Wizz in the market.

 

[Silvercity]

knowing how well the Eastern European routes do from DSA I wonder if Blue Air would ever consider competing with Wizz in the market.

Blue operate from Liverpool and have done for sometime, they seem to be able to hold their own against Wizz.

 

[Matt787]

Blue operate from Liverpool and have done for sometime, they seem to be able to hold their own against Wizz.

Yeah it would be nice to see them here , even if it was just like a Bucharest flight.

 

[CM.]

According to this. Amsterdam airport are interested in getting flights between Doncaster/Sheffield to Amsterdam back. It’s the same with East Midlands.

https://slotcoordination.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Additional-Allocation-Criteria-Destination-List-AMS-S22-Final.pdf

 

[Matt787]

It would be nice to get AMS back as well as other routes like DUB , JER , CDG & BFS.

 

[Seasider]

I can't see KLM doing it with HUY/LBA being so close so it would have to be a British airline and the only one is easyJet.

 

[Rob c DSA]

Can't see it either be it KLM or a home airline what could help the airport grow in another direction that it hasn't at present is more expansion from Wizz and a more vibrant ramp. Next year won't see things return to normal but something like a normal year. 2023 or 2024 will be a key year for DSA and seeing where Wizz lie at the airport then hopefully some other airline may just be tempted to grace the DSA ramp.

 

[Matt787]

Depending on how Wizz Air UK do with the routes and if demand is really high other airlines like Ryan Air or Easyjet might re think about flights from DSA.

Its a shame we didn’t get a Easyjet Belfast service when they announced LBA & EMA.

 

[T0M]

As DSA will be overlooked by another airline from its Dublin hub.
My question is why does DSA struggle to attract any airline to operate routes as Dublin?

 

[Aviador]

I'm guessing people will tell you the airport is too close to East Midlands and Manchester airports but certainly as the airport gradually builds up its own traffic momentum there will be an ever increasing desire for airlines to relook at serving Doncaster. The same could be said for other airports in a similar position.

 

[Silvercity]

As DSA will be overlooked by another airline from its Dublin hub.
My question is why does DSA struggle to attract any airline to operate routes as Dublin?

Has DSA-DUB been served previously ? Ryanair ??

 

[Matt787]

Has DSA-DUB been served previously ? Ryanair ??

Yes we’ve had a few airlines do DSA - DUB before “ Aer Lingus Regional , Ryan Air and Flybe” have all previously operated the route.

 

[Matt787]

I'm guessing people will tell you the airport is too close to East Midlands and Manchester airports but certainly as the airport gradually builds up its own traffic momentum there will be an ever increasing desire for airlines to relook at serving Doncaster. The same could be said for other airports in a similar position.

Yeah the airport is close to EMA / MAN and LBA but the routes we’ve had before from Flybe where always popular for example Jersey so the demand is definitely there.

 

[Matt787]

Id like to see;

Logan Air operating flights to either Dublin / Jersey or Belfast or
Easyjet operating flights to Amsterdam / Belfast or Geneva.

 

[Rob c DSA]

Seeing as multiple airlines have tried Dublin and never stayed on the route very long you can only assume it doesn't make money and never will. I can't see it ever coming back the sad reality is DSA and city routes is a virtual no go.

 

[Matt787]

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