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Extra Flights For The 2012 Olympics

ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6933 posts, RR: 10
Posted (10 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 5512 times:

The title says it all, Just out of curiousity what volume of extra flights are being put in place for the games and where are the majority of them from/to. I presume alot from the USA into LHR/LGW etc?

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rutankrd From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 1997 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (10 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 5409 times:

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Quoting ZKSUJ (Thread starter):
The title says it all, Just out of curiousity what volume of extra flights are being put in place for the games and where are the majority of them from/to. I presume alot from the USA into LHR/LGW etc?

Very few infact.

Many many private jet charters into Luton and Farnborough for rich famous influential and powerful.

Some charters to bring teams coaching medical officials and security for politically sensitive countries.

Some Freight charters with equipment and horses etc .... To Stansted.

The majority are/have been arriving in dribs and drabs on normal scheduled services.

There may actually be an increase in outbound UK departing inclusive tour and LCC tourists over the time period as it is the start of the school summer holidays in England and Wales !

JONC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2012, 124 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (10 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5245 times:

I would find very little incentive to add service to the games. LON airports are slot controlled anyways, with plenty of exisiting service,. Why would you add seats to the market when you can just enjoy a higer yield with the existing seats.

river747 From Netherlands, joined Aug 2005, 57 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (10 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5112 times:

There are some extrat flights from Rotterdam to Stansted and Biggin Hill for the Olympics. See details on this website (under Olympische Spelen)

http://www.extra-rtm.tk/

theginge From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2006, 1110 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (10 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 5093 times:

Most airlines at Heathrow would be operating to their highest capacity anyway during the summer so there isn't any space to add anything extra.

ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6933 posts, RR: 10
Reply 5, posted (10 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 4557 times:

Oh ok, thats interesting. I was thinking that in NZ for the rugby world cup last year, NZ, QF, AR and a few others put on extra flights to cope with demand so i figured the olympics would be similar.

Also read an article about another airport being used for extra flights for the games, but maybe its just charter stuff

flyingdoc From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 86 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (10 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 4418 times:

It is interesting that I've gotten two different promotional emails from DL recently with "sale" fares to London for the summer. The most recent was on July 3rd for $1776 business class and half price economy fares for dates July 4 through August 15. Made me wonder if the Olympics were actually hurting the "normal" summer traffic to London, folks actually avoiding it due to Olympics crowds??? Was just surprised that DL would have "sale" fares to London in July or August, 2012.

beau222 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 107 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (10 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 3460 times:

Quoting flyingdoc (Reply 6):

I'm sure they would love to fly us over there, it's getting a place to stay at that would be the challenge.

ghifty From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 752 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (10 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 3153 times:

Quoting flyingdoc (Reply 6):
The most recent was on July 3rd for $1776

1776? Lots of significance with that number! Are you sure it wasn't to celebrate the 4th of July?

Quoting flyingdoc (Reply 6):
Made me wonder if the Olympics were actually hurting the "normal" summer traffic to London, folks actually avoiding it due to Olympics crowds???

Maybe. My parents went to Europe this past week and were planning on going later and travelling to London but decided not to to avoid the "crowd" and... "security isues" (

) But, at the same time a lot of people will be travelling to London for the Olympics, I imagine.

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TC957 From UK - England, joined May 2012, 334 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (10 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2514 times:

Aeroflot are operating a few SVO - LGW services later this month with A333's

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