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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2024, 22:52
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

In December 2023, CAA data says: Bristol - Orly...

In December 2023, CAA data says:
Bristol - Orly - 11,250 pax
Bristol - CDG - 27,159 pax
Southampton - Orly - 1,871 pax

Yes, Easyjet is a strong competitor... but there's a very big market for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2024, 22:09
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Why would AF open a CDG-SOU route with their own...

Why would AF open a CDG-SOU route with their own metal when they are not operating CDG-BRS ? I know Easyjet is a formidable competitor, but there's presumably a lot more potential for Air France in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jan 2024, 21:57
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Why does JER need a formal PSO ? There are...

Why does JER need a formal PSO ? There are clearly airlines willing to provide flights on a commercial basis year round without specific route subsidy to many airports in mainland UK. JER in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jan 2024, 09:53
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

£1 = €1.17 £4.06 = €4.75

£1 = €1.17
£4.06 = €4.75
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jan 2024, 21:59
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Easyjet tried Southend-Edinburgh - that didn't...

Easyjet tried Southend-Edinburgh - that didn't work particularly well... but Easyjet did stay with Southend on other routes (well, at least until Covid happened)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jan 2024, 18:56
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

The pro-environment argument that SOU should...

The pro-environment argument that SOU should limit CO2 emissions to no more than 2023 is a valid one... but it assumes that SOU will not be significantly disadvantaged against its peers. For the time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jan 2024, 13:36
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Perhaps worth remembering that for all the fuss...

Perhaps worth remembering that for all the fuss about the runway extension at SOU...it's still not actually that long and significantly shorter than BOH. Fine for an A320 to Edinburgh... but doesn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2024, 11:35
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I thought most airports incentive schemes worked...

I thought most airports incentive schemes worked on the basis that routes already served by other airlines get little or no discount, while opening routes not currently served can see a large...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jan 2024, 15:16
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Is Air France Hop flying SOU-CDG feasible, or is...

Is Air France Hop flying SOU-CDG feasible, or is this against AF strategy to de-emphasise the regional stuff ? Could this route fill an E170 ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2023, 22:46
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Plenty of threads on this website have their own...

Plenty of threads on this website have their own fantasists. Well-argued logic with data to back up one's proposition can often persuade an audience.... it worked for the ancient Greeks while living...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2023, 22:09
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I would hope it is what SOU management intend to...

I would hope it is what SOU management intend to do... but people on this thread seem so questioning and doubtful towards Easyjet, that I'm wondering if maybe there's somebody here with a realistic...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2023, 21:34
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

AlbertHall - you make a fair point about Easyjet...

AlbertHall - you make a fair point about Easyjet with A319/A320 aircraft and SOU.
If not Easyjet... who should SOU be targetting to bring in more pax ? It seems like SOU is too big to be a niche...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2023, 17:13
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

There's plenty of people who moan that you can't...

There's plenty of people who moan that you can't rely on Ryanair either and that they keep abandoning airports or seeking ever cheaper airport fees - there's an endless llist of people who consider...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Dec 2023, 16:09
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

SOU rail and motorway access is great for places...

SOU rail and motorway access is great for places west of about Farnborough, Guildford or Chichester. Trains to/from London are expensive and take a long time.
The absence of competition may have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2023, 21:28
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Heathrow to Paddington is about 15 mins by fast...

Heathrow to Paddington is about 15 mins by fast train or 35 mins by slow train.
Gatwick to Victoria 30-35 mins.
Luton (airport, not Parkway) to St Pancras is 35-40 mins.
Stansted to Liverpool St...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2023, 19:43
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Tube from LHR to central London is much more...

Tube from LHR to central London is much more frequent and significantly cheaper than the train from SOU to Waterloo.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2023, 22:39
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I thought the breakeven point for an airport in...

I thought the breakeven point for an airport in the UK to earn the cost of capital (no, not just £1 in annual profit) is about 1 million pax per year. Interest rates are no longer (almost) zero, so...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Dec 2023, 09:45
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I'd guess that many of the pax travelling before...

I'd guess that many of the pax travelling before or after a cruise have plenty of time - the important thing is being (almost) 100% certain of travel and not being cancelled for any reason. After a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Nov 2023, 16:24
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

If the cruise market is the main rationale for a...

If the cruise market is the main rationale for a SOU-MAN route... then would it be better served with specific charter flights instead of a 2x daily scheduled route ? Or maybe something like what TUI...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2023, 18:08
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I get that spoiling tactics aren't ideal... but...

I get that spoiling tactics aren't ideal... but this is one of the consequences of free market competition. In any industry, dominant players always try to squeeze out weaker players to reduce...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2023, 16:49
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Would it be fair to say that for calendar year...

Would it be fair to say that for calendar year 2023, SOU will likely handle between 750,000 and 800,000 passengers ?
If so, that's a hefty and rather disappointing fall from 2017 when it saw over 2...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2023, 13:15
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Can we try to be nice to each other please ? We...

Can we try to be nice to each other please ? We all have a common interest.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Nov 2023, 14:43
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I've done a day trip in the past purely by train...

I've done a day trip in the past purely by train from Surrey via Waterloo and King's Cross to Edinburgh and back... Thameslink makes it relatively easy from Sussex. To those who dislike the train...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Nov 2023, 22:01
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

November and 1st half of December is often packed...

November and 1st half of December is often packed with new route announcements for the following summer. I have no knowledge of what will happen at SOU... but I think there is still plenty of time to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2023, 22:45
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Do Glasgow and Belfast-Aldergrove count ? (Tries...

Do Glasgow and Belfast-Aldergrove count ? (Tries to avoid the awkward silence while everybody else talks about the weather)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Oct 2023, 18:43
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Don't jinx it !

Don't jinx it !
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2023, 16:20
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

As the marketing saying goes, you sell the sizzle...

As the marketing saying goes, you sell the sizzle not the sausage - i.e. you gotta show real tangible benefits to somebody who is neither an airport employee nor somebody with special interest in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2023, 15:53
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Bit difficult to get the average person in So'ton...

Bit difficult to get the average person in So'ton excited about an asphalt strip being extended...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Aug 2023, 12:11
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

In the past I have been one if a very few (or...

In the past I have been one if a very few (or even the only) passenger departing on a public commercial airline flight from an airport in a windiw of a few hours. The airport in question was pretty...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2023, 23:11
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

I agree that an airlines had plenty of...

I agree that an airlines had plenty of information what the plan was, along with delivery dates... but it's a somewhat foolish airline that makes commitments to routes until the metaphorical paint on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2023, 20:18
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Is the runway extension ready in time for...

Is the runway extension ready in time for airlines to consider launching new routes in S24 instead of W24/25, or has SOU (ever so slightly) missed the boat on this ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2023, 08:42
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Rishi Sunak, current UK Prime Minister - born in...

Rishi Sunak, current UK Prime Minister - born in and grew up in Southampton
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2023, 21:14
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Airports with just a single route at a low weekly...

Airports with just a single route at a low weekly frequency tend not to be very profitable for LCCs, particularly when there are good transport links to other airports in the network which encourages...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2023, 18:26
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

Wizzair have just a single route from Bristol, 8...

Wizzair have just a single route from Bristol, 8 eastern Europe routes from Birmingham, 5 eastern Europe routes at Gatwick and a lot from Luton. Why would Wizz want to open *another* airport in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th May 2023, 08:56
Replies: 3,331
Views: 838,479
Posted By davidjohnson6

SOU-GLA in November with Loganair is a minimum of...

SOU-GLA in November with Loganair is a minimum of £85 oneway. However, flights with a VERY similiar departure time to those with Easyjet cost just £50. Easyjet start at £35 oneway. Loganair is not...
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