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Old Jul 18, 2011, 9:12 am
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GLA-MAD launched OW IB
Starts Winter 11 twice weekly on CRJ (Air Nostrum)
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 9:18 am
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I hope those region-people are feeling the love.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 9:19 am
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Twice weekly?

That's pretty useless although any new MAD service to GLA is welcome at the moment.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 9:37 am
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I had heard that Air Nostrum makes FR look like a super deluxe all frills airline!
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 9:44 am
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Not my experience at all, Barcelona to Salamanca.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 10:00 am
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And certainly not the views of the majority
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/nostrum.htm
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 10:12 am
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202E the return on November, not bad.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 10:18 am
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http://www.airnostrum.es/noticia_det...id_noticia=291

As of 1st November, 2011, Air Nostrum will connect Madrid and Glasgow with two weekly flights. Flights to Glasgow will depart from Terminal 4 at Barajas Airport on Monday and Thursday at 10.40 hours and 13.55 hours respectively, while flights departing from Glasgow International Airport to Madrid will do so on Tuesday and Thursday at 13.05 hours and 16.35 hours respectively.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 11:07 am
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Can't open the link, but I presume that's a typo, and that it won't actually sit on the Tarmac at GLA for 24 hours?

As above, it's welcome as a possible weekend destination (both ways, O guess), but can't see me using MAD as an alternative hub.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 11:27 am
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I had heard that Air Nostrum makes FR look like a super deluxe all frills airline!
I was treated very nicely in business last summer MAD-MRS and MRS-BCN... Full meal service (comparable to Club meals), decent wine, friendly FA's, standard seats... the only complaint would be that it is a small plane, so I imagine it can be somewhat claustrophobic on a flight of more than an hour...

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Old Jul 18, 2011, 11:34 am
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Originally Posted by sombrachinesca
I was treated very nicely in business last summer MAD-MRS and MRS-BCN... Full meal service (comparable to Club meals), decent wine, friendly FA's, standard seats... the only complaint would be that it is a small plane, so I imagine it can be somewhat claustrophobic on a flight of more than an hour...

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They are mostly Canadair 1000s and only 18 months old, so no worse than flying Cityflier really.

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Old Jul 18, 2011, 11:43 am
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Originally Posted by globalste
They are mostly Canadair 1000s and only 18 months old, so no worse than flying Cityflier really.
Per wiki, the majority of their jet fleet are CRJ200's - which is what I got for the short flights to Marseille... they are about half the size of the CRJ1000's
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 11:47 am
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Originally Posted by Smirnoff
I hope those region-people are feeling the love.
well it's a start. The planes are small but leg room is ok. Flight from Madrid to Dublin a couple of weeks ago was fine and terminal 4 at Madrid is pleasant.
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Old Jul 18, 2011, 12:00 pm
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I hope those region-people are feeling the love.
Not down this end were not

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Old Jul 18, 2011, 12:00 pm
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Interesting! Smells like a new thin route kick started by a Government sponsored agency. Problem is these routes historically demonstrate zero staying power, lasting a season at best.

If MAD is to become a serious hub, IAG needs to apply greater frequency - daily or twice daily at the very minimum.
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