On 21 Jun, 23:23, HIDDELS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jun 21, 11:08 pm, Mike <travel.lo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On 21 Jun, 15:15, Piper One <fergusabra...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Jun 21, 11:29 am, Mike <travel.lo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > On Jun 21, 8:52 am, Piper One <fergusabra...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > On Jun 21, 12:37 am, Mike <travel.lo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > > On Jun 20, 11:54 pm, Mike <travel.lo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > > > Provisional May figs out today.
> > > > > > > Down 9%
!!http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=3D80&pagety=
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> > > > > > > Mike
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> > > > > > Quick check on International figs.
> > > > > > Charter flights to/from Seville make up a high percentage of
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sses.
> > > > > > Also reduced Charter numbers as tour ops cut based aircraft.
> > > > > > Schedule losses Newark, Prague, Hamilton, Keflavik, Vancouver,
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Ottawa
> > > > > > (All above 1000 paxs)
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> > > > > > Gains
> > > > > > Paris, Dubai, Halifax, Bologna, West Knock, Faro, Puerta
Plata,
> > > > > > Toronto, Tenerife. (All above 1000 paxs)
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> > > > > > Again good increase to Dubai. May is actually the quietest
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> > > > > > Dubai.
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> > > > > > Mike
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> > > > > After netting off football effects, Seville last year, Rangers
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> > > > > year, the total decline is still around 54000. For me, the
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ting
> > > > > part is the decline in the London market by approx 26500 within
a
> > > > > domestic decline of around 32000. International has actually
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> > > > > bit better, although Globespan's cut backs to Hamilton, Boston
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> > > > > Prague have played a big part in this. No great surprise with
> > > > > Continental & US Airways given the capacity cut backs.
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> > > > > Sad to note though, is that of the top 10 Regional Air****ts, GLA
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> > > > > the only one showing decline of >1.0%, and only one of two
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> > > > > decline at all, the other being Manchester. Ah well, maybe some
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> > > > > things might change and GLA perform more like the National
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> > > > > which I'm sure would keep most people happy.
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> > > > I don't think there were that many Rangers fans flying to
Mancheste=
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> > > > With only 16500 to/from Seville on 2007 (8250 paxs) I guess some
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> > > > came via LHR etc.
> > > > Scheduled International went up 10849.
> > > > Charters numbers =A0went down 51192
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> > > > Stansted drop was 3.2%
> > > > Newcasle just outside the top ten dropped 10.2%. I'll guess this
is
> > > > due to reduction in based charters.
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> > > > Check out the figures for May 2003, page 15, and the vast numbers
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> > > > Celtic fans who went out to Seville and Jerez.
> > > >
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> > > What I was referring to was Rangers v Fiorentina traffic of around
> > > 2200 offsetting the loss of Seville traffic, giving a net drop due
to
> > > football of around 14.7k. While statistically im****tant, far more
> > > concerning to me was the drop of 26.6 on London figures (no AB, 1
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s
> > > LTN per day), albeit with a slight rise in LCY. Even LGW/LHR
combined
> > > managed to drop around 9k, which says that the missing traffic did
no=
t
> > > simply switch to another route.
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> > > Stansted, being a London air****t, I didn't look at, but I suspect
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y
> > > also had a major effect from the AB cutbacks, as they lost European
> > > frequencies as well as the 3 domestic routes. Newcastle, as you
> > > suggest, has also suffered from the Charter market woes, while I
don'=
t
> > > think EZY have increased their base this Summer.
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> > > Of course things are sluggish this year, but what I would at least
> > > like to see is GLA performing much more closely to its immediate
peer
> > > group and attracting a share of the growth that is out there. Yes,
> > > Clive has prepared us all for negatives this year, but I hope there
> > > aren't any bonuses being paid at BAA GLA this year, given the woeful
> > > performance.
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> > > Just maybe, there is genuinely a big announcement to go with the
> > > Skyhub opening in October. PLEEEEEEEEEEASE.
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> > Forgot Rangers played Fiorentina in May.
> > I'll be honest Domestic traffic doesn't have a big interest to me,
> > particularly London so didn't really look at those figures.
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> > I'd personally prefer to see increases in International destinations
> > as i'm more likely to use these services.
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> > Like yourself and Clive I was hoping to see some announcements for the
> > opening of Skyhub. However with the way oil prices, the economy and
> > BAA is going I can't see too many positive announcements. I can only
> > see double Emirates as a possibility. (Which would be fantastic)
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> > I still see people taking their annual holiday abroad. I expect there
> > will be reductions in people taking second and third breaks. I know I
> > have personally cut back on last minute breaks abroad due to increased
> > costs. With the Euro at a high point I=92d expect to see reductions to
> > Spanish destinations. Turkey will have a big increase this summer.
> > Anyway I expect we'll see negative figures for a while although I
> > expect they'll hold up well in July/August. Certainly no where near
> > -9%.
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> > Mike
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> I think it'll be a while before we see Emirates expanding to be
> honest.I have noticed they have been cutting back on some routes
> although they have been expanding in some areas as well it has to be
> said. It says a lot about the industry when we see the likes of them
> being careful in what they're doing.
> From what I have been reading and hearing from back home the economy
> is on a bit of a downturn and one of the first thing that usually hits
> is people spending any spare cash if they have any that is on
> travelling. The credit squeeze will also hit bigtime as well,so I
> don't see any big change in GLA's fortunes for the time being.
> Consolidating on what GLA has got for now will have to do until people
> start feeling flush again.
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Crawford it's been pissing down all day. One of the last things people
will cut back on is their two weeks in the sun.
Mike
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