EDI rumours

Air Scotland do it to position the aircraft..they don’t carry passengers between the two airports!!!

I do believe you are incorrect. Have a look at the schedules, same flight numbers for EDI and GLA flights, same arrival times at their final destinations.
That’s winter, they probably do the same for summer flights too. I don’t suppose having just the one aircraft helps much.

http://www.air-scotland.com/otherinfo/flight_info.asp

Air Scotland do it to position the aircraft..they don’t carry passengers between the two airports!!!

I do believe you are incorrect. Have a look at the schedules, same flight numbers for EDI and GLA flights, same arrival times at their final destinations.
That’s winter, they probably do the same for summer flights too. I don’t suppose having just the one aircraft helps much.

http://www.air-scotland.com/otherinfo/flight_info.asp

GLA might have a longer runway, but as has been proven by Air Transat and CO, EDI is a perfectly viable international departure and arrival point, and theres no denying it is a popular one.

I can’t realy see an EDI-GLA-EWR service working… but then again, the airline bods know a damn sight more than we all put together :rolleyes:

GLA might have a longer runway, but as has been proven by Air Transat and CO, EDI is a perfectly viable international departure and arrival point, and theres no denying it is a popular one.

I can’t realy see an EDI-GLA-EWR service working… but then again, the airline bods know a damn sight more than we all put together :rolleyes:

Two takeoffs for one service do not make economic sense when the two cities in question are so close together with such good land transport links.

I agree with you there, it’s only loonies like Air Scotland who think that makes sense. :p

Two takeoffs for one service do not make economic sense when the two cities in question are so close together with such good land transport links.

I agree with you there, it’s only loonies like Air Scotland who think that makes sense. :p

The same would apply equally whether the additional flight took off from EDI or from GLA, RIPConcorde.

Although I feel I have to remind you that it was Sandy, and not I, that mentioned the advantage of GLA’s longer runway. :diablo:

Two takeoffs for one service do not make economic sense when the two cities in question are so close together with such good land transport links.

The same would apply equally whether the additional flight took off from EDI or from GLA, RIPConcorde.

Although I feel I have to remind you that it was Sandy, and not I, that mentioned the advantage of GLA’s longer runway. :diablo:

Two takeoffs for one service do not make economic sense when the two cities in question are so close together with such good land transport links.

The same could be said for BHX aswell with trans-atlantic services, all you have to do is look at how well Continental is doing…….

The same could be said for BHX aswell with trans-atlantic services, all you have to do is look at how well Continental is doing…….

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And what makes it even funnier is that all of their long-haul services originate at Manchester. Ho ho ho!!! 😀

As for flying long-haul from the Scottish airports, they’ll need to get hold of some more aircraft first – the 3 A330s are pretty well at 100% utilisation from Manchester, even in the Winter months.

And did I really read that correctly – Edinburgh to Newark via Glasgow? What would be the point of that? :confused:

I’ve asked the question before and I’ll ask it again…. why are only US airlines reaping the benefits of scheduled transatlantic services from Scottish airports? I can understand “London Airways” and it’s patronising view of how a “British” airline works, but surely Bmi and Virgin ought to be taking a more astute view of things ?

My informed guess is that Fly Globespan will be looking at the Scottish long haul market with a very well focussed magnifying glass sooner rarther than later. 😀

I think the many Scots travellers who filter through MAN and LHR/LGW would appreciate that ?

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And what makes it even funnier is that all of their long-haul services originate at Manchester. Ho ho ho!!! 😀

As for flying long-haul from the Scottish airports, they’ll need to get hold of some more aircraft first – the 3 A330s are pretty well at 100% utilisation from Manchester, even in the Winter months.

And did I really read that correctly – Edinburgh to Newark via Glasgow? What would be the point of that? :confused:

I’ve asked the question before and I’ll ask it again…. why are only US airlines reaping the benefits of scheduled transatlantic services from Scottish airports? I can understand “London Airways” and it’s patronising view of how a “British” airline works, but surely Bmi and Virgin ought to be taking a more astute view of things ?

My informed guess is that Fly Globespan will be looking at the Scottish long haul market with a very well focussed magnifying glass sooner rarther than later. 😀

I think the many Scots travellers who filter through MAN and LHR/LGW would appreciate that ?

I think maybe wires have been crossed and that it may simply be a second EDI service

I think maybe wires have been crossed and that it may simply be a second EDI service

I do doubt the joint 2nd EDI/GLA service, but the source seems pretty certain about it

I do doubt the joint 2nd EDI/GLA service, but the source seems pretty certain about it

It’s not THAT obvious! The economics still don’t look right.

Why not just start the additional service at GLA and let the punters travel?

Hiring a couple of coaches on a contract basis would surely be cheaper per diem than paying for the fuel consumed in the takeoff from EDI – bearing in mind the amount of fuel it actually takes to accelerate a 757 or 767 along a runway until it reaches take-off speed and then to sustain it in level flight.

Or is aviation fuel free at EDI? 😀

My, my aren’t you lucky that Joe is away in Australia! 😉 You’d have just opened a can of worms there. Why don’t they ‘just start’ the additional service at EDI?! Is the obvious question.

It’s not THAT obvious! The economics still don’t look right.

Why not just start the additional service at GLA and let the punters travel?

Hiring a couple of coaches on a contract basis would surely be cheaper per diem than paying for the fuel consumed in the takeoff from EDI – bearing in mind the amount of fuel it actually takes to accelerate a 757 or 767 along a runway until it reaches take-off speed and then to sustain it in level flight.

Or is aviation fuel free at EDI? 😀

My, my aren’t you lucky that Joe is away in Australia! 😉 You’d have just opened a can of worms there. Why don’t they ‘just start’ the additional service at EDI?! Is the obvious question.

It’s not THAT obvious! The economics still don’t look right.

Why not just start the additional service at GLA and let the punters travel?

Hiring a couple of coaches on a contract basis would surely be cheaper per diem than paying for the fuel consumed in the takeoff from EDI – bearing in mind the amount of fuel it actually takes to accelerate a 757 or 767 along a runway until it reaches take-off speed and then to sustain it in level flight.

Or is aviation fuel free at EDI? 😀

It’s not THAT obvious! The economics still don’t look right.

Why not just start the additional service at GLA and let the punters travel?

Hiring a couple of coaches on a contract basis would surely be cheaper per diem than paying for the fuel consumed in the takeoff from EDI – bearing in mind the amount of fuel it actually takes to accelerate a 757 or 767 along a runway until it reaches take-off speed and then to sustain it in level flight.

Or is aviation fuel free at EDI? 😀