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Aer Lingus expands at Gatwick
Posted:
10 Jun 2009, 01:36by Sealink
London Gatwick to Start Date Days
Eindhoven - New! from 25 Oct Daily
Warsaw - New! from 25 Oct Daily
Bucharest - New! from 25 Oct Daily
Lanzarote - New! from 27 Oct Tu,Th,Sa
Tenerife - New! from 25 Oct Mo,We,Fr,Su
Vilnius - New! from 10 Sep Daily
Posted:
10 Jun 2009, 11:22by daharris
I can see the logic in most of these. But, Eindhoven[?] I'm sure there's a very good reason...
Posted:
10 Jun 2009, 13:31by mike-smashing
quote:Originally posted by daharris
I can see the logic in most of these. But, Eindhoven[?] I'm sure there's a very good reason...
Philips have a big operation in Eindhoven.
They have a lot of UK facilities within the Gatwick catchment area - in Guildford, Redhill, Reigate, etc.
I'd guess this was the main reason, to try and tap the Philips traffic.
Mike
Posted:
10 Jun 2009, 13:58by daharris
quote:Originally posted by mike-smashing
Philips have a big operation in Eindhoven.
They have a lot of UK facilities within the Gatwick catchment area - in Guildford, Redhill, Reigate, etc.
I'd guess this was the main reason, to try and tap the Philips traffic.
Mike
That would be a good reason!
Which raises the question, in my mind anyway, whether an airline would do something like this on spec, or would they have a deal already lined up with Philips?
Posted:
10 Jun 2009, 14:02by Darren Wheeler
I would expect and hope they have a contract in place to be the main carrier. It would seem rather foolhardy to launch a route without one.
Posted:
10 Jun 2009, 18:37by Sealink
Eindhoven is served twice daily by Ryanair from STN, and I think VLM, from LCY.
It's a lovely area. Honest, esp little town called 's-Hertogenbosch.
Posted:
11 Jun 2009, 05:49by mike-smashing
quote:Originally posted by Sealink
Eindhoven is served twice daily by Ryanair from STN, and I think VLM, from LCY.
It's a lovely area. Honest, esp little town called 's-Hertogenbosch.
Or 'Den Bosch' (pronounced 'Den Bos') as the locals call it. Less of a mouthful [8D].
ISTR KLM used to operate Eindhoven from LHR on the Fokker 50, but transferred it to LCY on VLM metal as part of the VLM takeover/Cityjet merger.
Mike
Posted:
11 Jun 2009, 09:28by mcuth
quote:Originally posted by mike-smashing
ISTR KLM used to operate Eindhoven from LHR on the Fokker 50
Yup, that's true - I did that trip at Easter 2004 for work. Thought I'd written a TR at the time, but can't find it....
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
11 Jun 2009, 11:03by Tinkerbelle
EI have got some fantastic fares ex-LGW. I recently managed to find a return to Vienna for 24 including taxes! [^]