Edinburgh

[hads]

You don’t think there’s much of a market for this kind of JFK route at GLA or richer pickings than your option given the competition in place at Turnhoose?

I dont think any on here do not wish a Transatlantic service from Glasgow. Im sure it woud be most welcome indeed.

However, with Glasgow Airport currently promoting American destinations via Lufthansa, I doubt very much if they have anything currently in the pipeline. Why would they advertise LH otherwise?

Sorry state of affairs really.

I actually have no idea how this can be resolved.

[Clive]

You don’t think there’s much of a market for this kind of JFK route at GLA or richer pickings than your option given the competition in place at Turnhoose?

Of course there is a market but it's clear that EDI have a monopoly on routes to the US at the moment and there's no indication of that slowing anytime soon. I have virtually no faith in the airport managment turning it around, either. US flights from GLA are effectively dead.

A new CEO has been announced today. The only certainty is change so I’d never say never. Ultimately the market will decide. This is why it’s incongruent for people who moan about a lack of routes from GLA supporting routes from rival airports. Turkeys and Xmas. A self fulfilling prophecy.

[viscount]

Slots apparently filed for a new transatlantic route in 2023, not sure where. Possibly return of AA?

Most likely it’s the new Atlanta services starting next summer with Delta

[Clive]

Of course there is a market but it's clear that EDI have a monopoly on routes to the US at the moment and there's no indication of that slowing anytime soon. I have virtually no faith in the airport managment turning it around, either. US flights from GLA are effectively dead.

A new CEO has been announced today. The only certainty is change so I’d never say never. Ultimately the market will decide. This is why it’s incongruent for people who moan about a lack of routes from GLA supporting routes from rival airports. Turkeys and Xmas. A self fulfilling prophecy.

That's not how it works though. The airlines and airports know where pax are originating. You can't complain if people are choosing to travel twice or thrice the distance to an airport where you have a plethora of non-stop and connecting options at at highly competitive frequencies and/or prices because their local airport cannot compete.

GLA is no longer my local but it goes without saying that the majority of my international trips this year would have been very difficult from GLA.

But not any more difficult than they ever were (USA excepted). Because another airport get a new route doesn’t mean that it’s more difficult from your local airport, if you see what I mean. For example, on my Toronto trip I never even contemplated another Scottish airport as my departure point. If it hadn’t been for the Icelandair sale I wouldn’t have gone at all in this instance.

[GKirk]

WestJet potentially about to cut GLA and EDI-YYZ and replace with a YYC/YVR-EDI flight? Nothing definite, but being bandied about elsewhere.

[GeorgeNTravels]

WestJet potentially about to cut GLA and EDI-YYZ and replace with a YYC/YVR-EDI flight? Nothing definite, but being bandied about elsewhere.

This has some weight behind it sadly, all Scotland to YYZ flights are showing at £891pp each way and WestJet no longer tell you that the routes are resuming in May/June.

[Ekally1]

WestJet have requested slots for YYC-EDI and to increase YYZ-EDI. Icelandair have also requested slots for daily KEF.

If this happens ... GLA may as well be a back water airport

[egpffqtv]

WestJet have requested slots for YYC-EDI and to increase YYZ-EDI. Icelandair have also requested slots for daily KEF.

If this happens ... GLA may as well be a back water airport

Anyone who finds this a surprise needs their heads checked.

Hear hear.

[buddyboy]

Yeah if that all comes to fruition the games a bogey.

Surely there comes a point that there is too much TATL competition at EDI.

[GeorgeNTravels]

Interesting to note that Ryanair have had to adjust some of their slots as the terminal capacity limits would have been exceeded, that's why they have increased the number of departures between 0500 % 0559

"An increase in demand at peak times from Ryanair resulted in initial demand exceeding terminal limits in the first wave departure peak and late evening arrivals peak."

Seems to me that FR could look to GLA to provide some relief capacity if they are not happy about having to adjust schedules.

With regards to the Icelandair slots that goes against what they said at the WorldTravelMarket on Tuesday as they said,

"Icelandair currently serve regions with little TransAtlantic Connectivity in order to absorb some of that demand.