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GeorgeNTravels wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:37 am WorldRoutes 2021 kicks off in Milan today and GLA are attending virtually, but I’m curious as to what airlines and airports people would like to see them talk too, and what destinations they would like to see.

Me personally I would say the 3 US airlines and JetBlue are the obvious ones. Furthermore Czech Airlines/ Smartwings to help secure flights to Prague next summer.

Any ideas would be nice to discuss, but please don’t just say we won’t get any because of EDI.

Clive wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:55 am
As GLA builds back over the next couple of years I still say there is a good market for the right kind of airlines on city routes to MXP, PSA, MAD, GVA (year round) and CPH and now we need again to secure links to MUC and BUD.

bill wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:56 am Do TK still operate out of EDI on the IST route? I really have no idea but would imagine if they did then GLA wouldn't happen. I think they'd choose one or the other. It's a great shout right enough as Scotland has a large Turkish population and as mentioned, IST has some great connections to offer.
Does anyone know how EDI-IST was/is performing?

Clive wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:55 am

GeorgeNTravels wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:37 am WorldRoutes 2021 kicks off in Milan today and GLA are attending virtually, but I’m curious as to what airlines and airports people would like to see them talk too, and what destinations they would like to see.

Me personally I would say the 3 US airlines and JetBlue are the obvious ones. Furthermore Czech Airlines/ Smartwings to help secure flights to Prague next summer.

Any ideas would be nice to discuss, but please don’t just say we won’t get any because of EDI.

I think JetBlue and United are already secured ( or as secured a they can be these days). Probably the same for DL on the JFK run.

Turkish Airlines to me is one of the greatest potentials. A once daily 738 to IST opens up about 300 connections, many of which are not otherwise available with just one stop.

Singapore Airlines is another which has been mentioned in passing. I guess it’s a good idea to consider who does what at MAN for airlines who might potentially add Scotland (serving GLA specifically).

Closer to home, Transavia and Vueling could maybe be capable of spreading their wings our way with selected routes from their bases. If I was in charge of GLA I’d make it free of charge for 2 years based on a growth deal beyond that. Same with Ryanair but with bells on.

As GLA builds back over the next couple of years I still say there is a good market for the right kind of airlines on city routes to MXP, PSA, MAD, GVA (year round) and CPH and now we need again to secure links to MUC and BUD.

Czech Airlines is a good call. At one point in history we had something like 140k ppa on PRG-GLA. A modest 3 weekly would reach most of the target market on this one.

bill wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:56 am Do TK still operate out of EDI on the IST route? I really have no idea but would imagine if they did then GLA wouldn't happen. I think they'd choose one or the other. It's a great shout right enough as Scotland has a large Turkish population and as mentioned, IST has some great connections to offer.
Does anyone know how EDI-IST was/is performing?

GeorgeNTravels wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:51 pm Looking at airline schedules we had better hope they find a replacement for Bucharest as well, Blue Air don't seem to have flights on sale yet from Glasgow, but they are on sale from LPL, BHX, LHR.