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14th Feb 2024, 18:26
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Why does LTN need to worry so much about TUI...

Why does LTN need to worry so much about TUI leaving ? It's not as if LTN has large amounts of unused capacity and is running at far below its authorised number of passengers per year.

Yes, there...
7th Feb 2024, 20:18
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Easyjet will sell you a ticket from Luton to...

Easyjet will sell you a ticket from Luton to Hurghada in on 28 July 2024 for £403 one way, when it typically gets to over 37 °C each day. Some people in the UK really do like it hot. Were Wizzair...
7th Feb 2024, 11:18
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Did Wizzair fly Luton - Hurghada during summer...

Did Wizzair fly Luton - Hurghada during summer 2023 ? It looks like they won't in summer 2024, but I'm not sure if it's a winter-only or year-round route...
5th Feb 2024, 08:55
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Wizzair dropping Olzstyn in NE Poland from their...

Wizzair dropping Olzstyn in NE Poland from their network (to both Luton and Dortmund) from the end of March 2024. As with Lodz, Ryanair to STN will remain the sole link to London...
5th Feb 2024, 00:04
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Are we talking about jobs on-site at the airport...

Are we talking about jobs on-site at the airport or are we talking about jobs in the area because of good transport links to other cities and countries ?

Yes, having a busy international airport...
4th Feb 2024, 21:06
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Posted By davidjohnson6

40 years ago, supermarkets employed huge numbers...

40 years ago, supermarkets employed huge numbers of people to put price stickers on items on the shelves, and then even more people to sit by a conveyor belt and read the price on those stickers. The...
3rd Feb 2024, 09:55
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Wizzair to drop Ljubljana - not just a 2 month...

Wizzair to drop Ljubljana - not just a 2 month winter suspension
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/02/wizz-air-to-discontinue-luton-ljubljana.html
2nd Feb 2024, 12:47
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Reading the Travel Weekly article, it seems to...

Reading the Travel Weekly article, it seems to say Wizzair will fly Luton - Tel Aviv from 1 March, while Ryanair will fly to Tel Aviv from other cities, eg Marseille. I do not see any mention of...
6th Jan 2024, 16:26
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Wait for Easter or early May or at worst case the...

Wait for Easter or early May or at worst case the end of May... it'll all spill into the press and pax will get the message to either avoid LTN or take the train.
2nd Jan 2024, 18:27
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Posted By davidjohnson6

LTN is a LCC airport. Not an intercontinental hub...

LTN is a LCC airport. Not an intercontinental hub full of people paying thousands of pounds to travel on lie flat beds. LCC airport.
There are buses shuttling between terminal and the rail...
30th Dec 2023, 22:16
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Wizzair have been flying Luton to Amman for about...

Wizzair have been flying Luton to Amman for about a year now - the continuation of flights suggests it's working for them.
I'm wondering why they don't resume Kutaisi or start Yerevan which are a...
28th Dec 2023, 04:41
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Posted By davidjohnson6

I get that for many people, car is the easiest...

I get that for many people, car is the easiest way to/from LTN. However we have seen that the approach road before Xmas cannot cope with the temporary drop-off area. We know from experience in...
23rd Dec 2023, 15:11
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Slashing airport capacity by about 33 % seems a...

Slashing airport capacity by about 33 % seems a little drastic. Could LTN not just push *really* hard to persuade pax to use public transport instead ? Use the website and email to communicate this....
22nd Dec 2023, 18:44
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Is this the bus company that told the drivers not...

Is this the bus company that told the drivers not to stop at bus stops, regardless of number of people waiting, because the passengers getting on and off delayed the buses and made them look...
20th Dec 2023, 08:19
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Posted By davidjohnson6

LTNman - a large theme park would do a lot to...

LTNman - a large theme park would do a lot to bring money into Bedfordshire. That's people coming to visit Bedfordshire and seeing the area as a place to spend money, rather than it all benefitting...
20th Dec 2023, 05:47
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Posted By davidjohnson6

How long would it likely take to get a theme park...

How long would it likely take to get a theme park open ? 5 years ? More ? Less ?
18th Dec 2023, 12:27
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Posted By davidjohnson6

TK are not cheap. Yes, good service, but it comes...

TK are not cheap. Yes, good service, but it comes at a price.
I suspect a lot of the LTN/LGW-IST traffic is people self-connecting at IST to domestic flights inside Turkey or to Ercan airport on the...
15th Dec 2023, 19:34
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Posted By davidjohnson6

There may well be a view that lightning won't...

There may well be a view that lightning won't strike twice... but the car park insurer will likely give its "advice" prior to any new construction activity, and how following or ignoring this advice...
8th Dec 2023, 13:12
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Posted By davidjohnson6

If the railway disappeared.. what would happen to...

If the railway disappeared.. what would happen to the economy of Crewe, Doncaster or Swindon, and their regions ? I suspect something similiar in the relationship between Luton, its region and LTN
8th Dec 2023, 11:52
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Posted By davidjohnson6

I agree the idea of LTN in future employing huge...

I agree the idea of LTN in future employing huge numbers of people *on site* is complete BS. However, the move to automate many roles is a good thing and not bad... you can be certain that BHX, EMA,...
8th Dec 2023, 11:26
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Achieving more with a mix of automation and less...

Achieving more with a mix of automation and less reliance on manual labour so as to save costs is part of capitalism. The Luddite movement began formally over 200 years ago at the start of the...
8th Dec 2023, 10:44
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Posted By davidjohnson6

How will the number of security lanes be reduced...

How will the number of security lanes be reduced ? Won't that create long queues of passengers waiting to head to departures and reducing the time and money they can spend in the shops ?

The point...
1st Dec 2023, 09:30
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Posted By davidjohnson6

The new pier for gates 30-43 seems to have closed...

The new pier for gates 30-43 seems to have closed in the last few days, with hoardings being erected in preparation for what looks like building work. Anybody know what's happening and how long this...
28th Nov 2023, 15:52
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Posted By davidjohnson6

It puzzles me as to why the local people don't...

It puzzles me as to why the local people don't choose to learn more skills and apply for better jobs instead. Driving a bus earns significantly more. A severe shortage of people willing to work on...
17th Nov 2023, 17:56
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Air Nostrum (as a wet lease for the Iberia group)...

Air Nostrum (as a wet lease for the Iberia group) flew Luton-Vigo pre-Covid. I think it was branded as Iberia Regional - not sure if this was switched to the Iberia Express brand. In 2015, the flight...
13th Nov 2023, 19:28
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Brent Cross is my local shopping mall... but I...

Brent Cross is my local shopping mall... but I think everyone in the area was already aware of LTN being fairly nearby. Yes, it'll make it easier to reach LTN, but I think the area was well within...
12th Nov 2023, 20:23
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Posted By davidjohnson6

LTNman - I get that you mean well. Really, I do....

LTNman - I get that you mean well. Really, I do. But in life we have to pick our fights and choose the ones that we and our supporters can win. Cutting passenger capacity at LTN to 10m just isn't...
12th Nov 2023, 20:00
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Perhaps you (and others) should be screaming to...

Perhaps you (and others) should be screaming to the local fire brigade, council, press and others about this ?
Maybe also flag up the consequences of the fire in 1996 at Dusseldorf airport where...
12th Nov 2023, 19:43
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Posted By davidjohnson6

We should be demanding improved conditions in the...

We should be demanding improved conditions in the things that matter where you get bang for your buck across all stakeholders. But... sometimes priorities change and people often choose to cut one...
12th Nov 2023, 18:46
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Why is 21.5m too far, and why is giving everybody...

Why is 21.5m too far, and why is giving everybody comfy seating so important ? If you want a luxurious flight experience from the UK to Poland, then Lufthansa or LOT can help from Heathrow, but with...
9th Nov 2023, 14:48
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Posted By davidjohnson6

LTN-PFO is listed on the TUI website as starting...

LTN-PFO is listed on the TUI website as starting on 7 May 2025... so it seems TUI really do plan that far ahead.
https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable
9th Nov 2023, 12:41
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Wikipedia showing a new TUI route to Paphos from...

Wikipedia showing a new TUI route to Paphos from 7 May 2025
2nd Nov 2023, 21:55
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Posted By davidjohnson6

The fire was on 10 October, ie over 3 weeks ago....

The fire was on 10 October, ie over 3 weeks ago. I think many of the people flying into LTN who are walking to the former midterm car park will be aware of the consequences of the fire, either from...
1st Nov 2023, 21:44
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Dan Air's aircraft is based in Romania, not the...

Dan Air's aircraft is based in Romania, not the UK. They will land at LTN twice per week at 0925 and depart at 1025... rather quiet times for commercial airlines, long after the Easyjet and Wizzair...
1st Nov 2023, 20:15
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Posted By davidjohnson6

Heathrow is stuffed full of long haul and is...

Heathrow is stuffed full of long haul and is doing its best to make life difficult for short haul flights while encouraging more long haul. Gatwick wants more long haul. So does Stansted. Luton would...
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