Norwegian To Start LGW-LAS - Lower BA Pricing?
Feb 25, 2017, 5:35 am
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IAG (well EI specifically) in a comical twitter exchange with Norwegian about their flights from Dublin: http://www.dailyedge.ie/aer-lingus-n...55859-Feb2017/
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Feb 25, 2017, 6:21 am
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I think the most important thing is to remind people how far out of town this airport is. I imagine even an Uber would add significant cost to the total of this trip
Feb 25, 2017, 8:09 am
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Seems like that strategy is alive and well here in the San Francisco area. BA added flights from OAK-LGW precisely to undermine Norwegian and the prices for WT and WTP from SFO and SJC have been really low so far this year compared to the last few years. In addition with the current triple Avios offer a Gold member could earn as many as 49 Avios per dollar spent on these fares.
Feb 26, 2017, 5:13 am
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Guardian have an interesting analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/business...ke-off-quickly
https://www.theguardian.com/business...ke-off-quickly
Fares as low as Ł69 prove elusive for many, leaving most passengers staring at a no-frills summer service for Ł228 … one-way!
Jul 14, 2017, 5:13 am
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Reuters: Norwegian Air second-quarter earnings slump hits shares
OSLO, July 13 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air Shuttle, a budget carrier trying to grab a larger slice of transatlantic flights, reported a slump in earnings on Thursday and said the outlook for both growth and costs was worse than previously expected.
Shares in Europe's third-largest budget airline behind Ryanair and EasyJet dropped as much as 11 percent to their lowest since October 2014, taking this year's losses to 34 percent.
more here
http://www.reuters.com/article/norwe...-idUSL8N1K40HZ
OSLO, July 13 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air Shuttle, a budget carrier trying to grab a larger slice of transatlantic flights, reported a slump in earnings on Thursday and said the outlook for both growth and costs was worse than previously expected.
Shares in Europe's third-largest budget airline behind Ryanair and EasyJet dropped as much as 11 percent to their lowest since October 2014, taking this year's losses to 34 percent.
more here
http://www.reuters.com/article/norwe...-idUSL8N1K40HZ
Jul 14, 2017, 5:28 am
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Jul 14, 2017, 5:31 am
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Possibly seems worse in my mind, might've been 2-3 hours, but I remember being very displeased. Only got one heineken from first service and missed out on Jack Daniels as all served by the time I could get to the galley/ask again. (never had this before a BA flight) Was front row exit in Y on 747. IFE was also broken initially for 2 hours. Staff mentioned they load same number of drinks as other flights.
Jul 14, 2017, 5:34 am
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Possibly seems worse in my mind, might've been 2-3 hours, but I remember being very displeased. Only got one heineken from first service and missed out on Jack Daniels as all served by the time I could get to the galley/ask again. Was front row exit in Y on 747. IFE was also broken initially for 2 hours. Staff mentioned they load same number of drinks as other flights.
Jul 20, 2017, 4:48 am
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Possibly seems worse in my mind, might've been 2-3 hours, but I remember being very displeased. Only got one heineken from first service and missed out on Jack Daniels as all served by the time I could get to the galley/ask again. (never had this before a BA flight) Was front row exit in Y on 747. IFE was also broken initially for 2 hours. Staff mentioned they load same number of drinks as other flights.
Might be as expected with former. *shudder* if latter.