Joost From Netherlands, joined Apr 2005, 3128 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 4165 times:
Quoting HeeBeeGB (Reply 2): same price for GRO too and given you're miles from Barcelona I think people will need one of FR's usual "offers" before booking!
Don't forget GRO is not only a secondary airport for Barcelona. There is plenty demand from the Costa Brava area, especially during the spring and summer months. Cities like Lloret, Blanes, Tossa de Mar, etc, can be reached more convenient from GRO than from BCN, especially when you rent a car. From a very-high local demand airport like LGW, this flight will be filled with people who just prefer GRO to get to their holiday resort or second home.
Shamrock604 From Ireland, joined Sep 2007, 4039 posts, RR: 13 Reply 4, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 4146 times:
Quoting HeeBeeGB (Reply 2): Out of interest couldn't FR better use the aircraft and slots they currently utilise on the double daily LGW-SNN? or is it an SNN based aircraft?
There's more than enough pax to fill the SNN-LGW's these days since EI pulled the SNN-LHR route. It is a nice earner for FR.
Flown EI,FR,RE,EIR,VE,SI,TLA,BA,BE,BD,VX,MON,AF,YS,WX,KL,SK,LH,OK,OS,LX,IB,LTU,HLX,4U,SU,CO,DL,UA,AC,PR,MH,SQ,QF, EY, EK
NZaholic From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2008, 26 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 4048 times:
Quoting Joost (Reply 3): Don't forget GRO is not only a secondary airport for Barcelona. There is plenty demand from the Costa Brava area, especially during the spring and summer months.
I holidayed in Argeles-Sur-Mer, a resort in SW France, between Perpignan and the Pyrenees/Spanish Border a couple of years ago, and an awful lot of the people I met had flown from the UK & Ireland into GRO, picked-up a car and headed north over the border to the holiday parks in Argeles. This despite the fact that PGF (a smaller Ryanair destination) was about 15 mins up the road and GRO about 1.5 hrs.
Joost From Netherlands, joined Apr 2005, 3128 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3982 times:
Quoting NZaholic (Reply 5): This despite the fact that PGF (a smaller Ryanair destination) was about 15 mins up the road and GRO about 1.5 hrs.
Maybe because the only airports that are linked with PGF are STN, CRL and BHX; and BHX is only a very recent addition. GRO seems to be linked to virtually any small airstrip in Europe.
BCAL From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 18 Reply 7, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3954 times:
Interesting. IIRC MOL once said that FR would avoid further expansion at LGW other than on routes to Ireland as the airport is congested at peak hours and therefore prone to delays, as well as BAA charging outrageous fees. With the demise of XL, Zoom, and others plus BA cutting back services and US airlines rushing over to LHR, maybe LGW is desparate for new routes and has finally given some concessions to FR.
It seems that ALC will only be operating until March 2009, as I cannot get any return flights after this date (unless they are already full).
It is a SNN based aircraft. FR now enjoys a monopoly on London to Shannon since EI, and before them U2, pulled the plug. Furthermore friends and relatives living at GWY, about 2 hours from SNN by road, wanting to fly to London or the south east UK now have to use SNN since flyBe and others stopped direct services.
MOL on SRB's latest attack at BA: "It's like a little Chihuahua barking at a dying Labrador. Nobody cares."
Humberside From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 4901 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3893 times:
Quoting Tommy212 (Reply 1): must be trying to fill the gap left by the collapse of XL???
To ALC maybe, but XL didnt really have a lot of capacity to mainland Spain, and none to Gerona I dont think
Quoting BCAL (Reply 7): Furthermore friends and relatives living at GWY, about 2 hours from SNN by road, wanting to fly to London or the south east UK now have to use SNN since flyBe and others stopped direct services.
Aer Arann fly from Galway to Luton (as well as MAN, EDI, AMS one stop via Waterford and in the summer France)
Joost From Netherlands, joined Apr 2005, 3128 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (4 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 3879 times:
Quoting BCAL (Reply 7): It seems that ALC will only be operating until March 2009, as I cannot get any return flights after this date (unless they are already full).
Many flights after March 30 have not been released yet, so that's probably just a matter of time.
Quoting BCAL (Reply 7): maybe LGW is desparate for new routes and has finally given some concessions to FR.
Luton might be a London Airport, but it is only suitable for those living north of the Thames and rather inconvenient for those living south of the Thames. Besides which, sometimes travelling on the M25 stretch alone can take longer than the flight LGW-SNN.
MOL on SRB's latest attack at BA: "It's like a little Chihuahua barking at a dying Labrador. Nobody cares."
Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3514 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 3546 times:
I haven't looked at the timings yet but I'm pleased to see they are doing LGW-GRO. I will definately be using it. A lot of people don't realize what a nice city Gerona is.
It would be great if FR could build up a bigger presence at LGW before the airport becomes all orange.
and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.
Sam1987 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 939 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 2944 times:
Where did they get the LGW slots from? Reduction in flights to DUB, SNN or ORK?
Are we likely to see any other FR expansion at LGW in the future?
Quoting BCAL (Reply 7): It seems that ALC will only be operating until March 2009, as I cannot get any return flights after this date (unless they are already full).
As far as I know, very few FR routes for summer 2009 are on sale yet.
Next flights: LGW-LBA-LGW, LHR-SIN-SYD, SYD-BKK-LHR, LGW-GRO, GRO-CIA, CIA-MAD, MAD-LGW
Cwldude From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 691 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 2774 times:
Quoting BCAL (Reply 11): Luton might be a London Airport, but it is only suitable for those living north of the Thames and rather inconvenient for those living south of the Thames.
Could always get the First Capital Connect to London Bridge? Takes about an hour from Luton Airport Parkway I think?
Good choice of routes for Ryanair, particularly GRO! Interesting
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25 Vasu: Wahey! More good news, and another route to try! (takes me a while to trek up to STN!)
26 Antonovman: Luton has a very large Irish community, as does Kilburn in north London
27 Planesarecool: Good news for Gatwick, filling a few of the holes left by bankrupt airlines such a XL, Sterling and Zoom. Not sure if there was a thread about it, but
28 Joost: The NRN-LGW flight will replace one of the three NRN-STN flights. Good to see Ryanair opening new destinations from NRN though. The airport is becomi
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