Well its finally here Emirates have started there new service from NCL to Dubai. Im over the moon it is happening, it is great for NCL and the north!
Finall prep was taking place all last night with Gates 25 and 26 getting a clean up.
The today A330 A6-EKQ arrived to a full water cannon salute from the NCL fire team.
I am off work today after doing a 12 hour shift yesterday so missed it.
By: Matt K - 12th September 2007 at 20:44
No connection Allen AFAIK, the downsizing of tomorrows flight is very odd as it is 100% fully booked all classes, the unlucky pax being routed via England, must be some sort of operational thing, i fly EK a week on wednesday and have been told it will be a 773.
I work on EK check-in here at BHX and if I remember correctly, EK sub-chartered a flybe DH4 which flew approx 50 PAX from GLA-BHX (I’m guessing it was on the day of the GLA down-grade). Makes sense now as I rememeber somebody telling me that the GLA aircraft was down-graded. I had to deal with these PAX and they certainly were not happy but were given food vouchers!
By: David Kerr - 10th September 2007 at 21:10
Yes with ease mate.
Presumably getting a BA 772 operating LHR-NCL (going off the gate gourmet comment!) is a lot more doable then getting a max payload 773 routing NCL-DXB?
By: GKirk - 8th September 2007 at 00:34
Tis true Lukey, Afaik BA only operate -200 series variants of the 777!
As does the only other operatopr that has flown a 777 into NCL…Kuwait Airways
By: LGKR - 7th September 2007 at 15:13
Ye should stop telling lies… 😀
NCL has never seen a 777-300(non ER or ER).
There is 2 or 3 stands capable of taking them, but AFAIK, they are remote stands.
Tis true Lukey, Afaik BA only operate -200 series variants of the 777!
By: GKirk - 5th September 2007 at 22:59
Yes with ease mate. We had 3 in a few years back for the gate gormet strikes. They can fit fine on stand 9 which is the stand EK use.
Ye should stop telling lies… 😀
NCL has never seen a 777-300(non ER or ER).
There is 2 or 3 stands capable of taking them, but AFAIK, they are remote stands.
By: Manston Airport - 5th September 2007 at 19:21
Yes with ease mate. We had 3 in a few years back for the gate gormet strikes. They can fit fine on stand 9 which is the stand EK use.
Thanks for the info mate 😎 .
James
By: lukeylad - 5th September 2007 at 18:38
Can a 773 fly from NCL? But then again I would rather see the A330 then the 777.
James
Yes with ease mate. We had 3 in a few years back for the gate gormet strikes. They can fit fine on stand 9 which is the stand EK use.
By: Manston Airport - 5th September 2007 at 13:10
Ah memories….
Maybe NCL will get a 773 eventually too, if loads are as good as have been at GLA…? I believe Emirates described it as their most succesful new route launch for a while…
Can a 773 fly from NCL? But then again I would rather see the A330 then the 777.
James
By: leeloo - 5th September 2007 at 12:10
here is a photo of A6-EKQ in front of the new ATC tower:
By: Ren Frew - 4th September 2007 at 23:02
Ah memories….
Maybe NCL will get a 773 eventually too, if loads are as good as have been at GLA…? I believe Emirates described it as their most succesful new route launch for a while…
By: B77W - 2nd September 2007 at 21:50
The Heathrow flight leaves UK Airspace via DVR (Dover). After DVR, it travels to KOK the UL9.
By: egpx - 2nd September 2007 at 20:24
The Glasgow flight goes via Copenhagen as well. It leaves Scottish airspace at a point called SURAT which is where upper airway UP983 crosses the 0330E meridian. That is round about where the little black diamond is on the map.
By: GraemeNCL - 2nd September 2007 at 15:12
I see! Thanks for that Nick, cheers
By: vrocking - 2nd September 2007 at 15:02
Route of Flight: EGNT..NEW.UP15.CUTEL.UL983.AMRAM.UL983.ROE.UL621.LIN.UN191.USTIL.UA277.BETEG.UA277.GAMAN.A277.BANUT.UN77.TUNIS.UN77.MGR.UR654.ZAJ.R654.SAV.T207.SYZ.G666.DESDI..OMDB/0643
Speed 0458
Alt 35,000
that routing takes it like this…
Takes it out over the North Sea and over Copenhagen.
Nick
By: GraemeNCL - 2nd September 2007 at 14:40
Interesting that EK036’s routing after take off from rwy 25 today took it on a right turn towards the north east, not the usual left turn towards the south west out of Newcastle, wonder which way they go. I lost it about 40 miles out over the north sea, so not sure from there.
By: Ren Frew - 2nd September 2007 at 14:36
Why is Emirates advertising Newcastle to China etc in the terminal.
Using Dubai as a hub you can go to a lot of places by Emirates. They advertise Glasgow-Austrailia up here…
By: tommyinyork - 2nd September 2007 at 14:09
Why is Emirates advertising Newcastle to China etc in the terminal.
By: B77W - 1st September 2007 at 23:16
Or…for another 60quid less, fly Etihad to Abu Dhabi! 😀
Dubai Airport – Passport Control = Hell! :diablo: 🙁 :diablo:
By: lukeylad - 1st September 2007 at 22:43
It’s £60 cheaper to fly from NCL, than MAN with them! :rolleyes:
But then I would have the problem of getting to NCL! :confused:
Choices..Choices..
🙂
Train to newcastle then hop on the metro direct to the airport.
By: lukeylad - 1st September 2007 at 22:28
Yep it was a good show.
Were you up there to see it lukey?
Il post some shots up later on,
Regards
Nope did a 12 hour shift yesterday so i was tucked up in bed!
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