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Post by ametyst on Nov 20, 2009 10:37:50 GMT 1
A 6am Departure from Prague is not good!
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Post by andyh on Nov 20, 2009 10:47:56 GMT 1
Surely it's better than no departure from Prague! Plenty of people get up in time for 6am departures from Liverpool and other airports - why should PRG be any different?
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Post by cambrian5619 on Nov 20, 2009 18:24:20 GMT 1
I am glad that Wizz are to continue to Prague and an early outbound time is not a problem for a weekend or short break but agree that a 6am return departure time from Prague will be very unattractive and given any better timed choice from other airports may well lose some existing users.
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Post by ametyst on Nov 21, 2009 11:12:41 GMT 1
Prague as a destination attracts the UK Leisure City Break market, I would guess that that segment of the market will not accept a 6am departure from Prague. They would look at alternative airports or cities to maximise their break and not be seen to "waste" a nights stay in a hotel. In addition there is no public trnasport to get you to Prague Airport for 4am. It is all about perception, I am afraid
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Post by viscount on Nov 21, 2009 14:04:20 GMT 1
I do take your point, however the problem is no different for returning tourists leaving Liverpool for home on a first wave 6 to 7.30am departure from Liverpool. Cost of night without the benefit of a day's holiday, be at airport for 4am, no early hours public transport etc.
In Prague terms I would imagine that a fair number of the younger end of the market would take advantage of an extra evening, last bus to the airport and take a few bottles to continue the party overnight. Who needs the last night to be in a hotel? After all lots of visitors to Liverpool don't - last time I was through LJLA early hours the terminal had a great number of bodies lying around solving the 6am departure the cheap way.!
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Post by andyh on Nov 21, 2009 17:24:54 GMT 1
You could also argue that a 7:15 arrival into Liverpool would actually allow you to get into work that day so the day might not be a total loss. Time will tell, as they say.
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Post by ronturner on Nov 21, 2009 18:10:03 GMT 1
Somebody has to go out on the first wave. I'm glad its not me though. First flight out of my "local" La Rochelle is to Lyon at 05-45. Its mostly businessmen paying a phenomenally high fare for the privilege of not getting any sleep the night before. Oh am I glad I am retired and not having to do that kind of thing anymore.
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Post by ametyst on Mar 7, 2010 12:30:10 GMT 1
Wizz Air has taken delivery of Airbus A320 HA-LWA and the aircraft visited Luton twice on Friday and the aircraft appears to be based at Warsaw at the moment.
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Post by ametyst on Mar 8, 2010 18:24:25 GMT 1
The Thursday flight to Prague will be re-instated from 24th June until 16th September 2010 arriving at 07:15 and departing at 07:45.
An extra Warsaw service will operate on Sunday 21st March (15:25 - 15:55) and the service goes back up from 3 to 4 a week from 28th March operating on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at around 8am in the morning.
Two extra flights will operate to Gdansk over the Easter period on Saturdays 3rd & 10th April (16:15 - 16:45)
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Post by tonyspeke on Apr 30, 2010 21:54:19 GMT 1
Time has told for the Prague service.
The last flight will be on 11th May.
The only decently timed Wizzair flight is also to be lost. From 19/6 the Katowice service will arrive at 2125 and depart 2155 meaning an arrival time in Poland of 0120. There will be only three fights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Warsaw service continues with the early arrival, but the Sunday flight will end on 12/9, leaving just three flights a week.
Only Gdansk remains unchanged with the four early flights each week.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2010 22:21:24 GMT 1
Seems strange to have such a quick change of heart. Could it have something to do with cutbacks following the volcano incident or have Prague's charges risen too steeply for Wizz aswell as Ryanair.
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Post by sfp on May 1, 2010 8:23:59 GMT 1
It would seem that Wizzair feel there are better yields to be gained on other routes connecting with Prague. This indicates performance on Liverpool not as expected. See news item issued 30.4.2010: wizzair.com/about_us/news/#wizen056I would like to think that Prague could be resurrected with either Wizzair as they have experienced the route & worked with UK travel companies to produce packages. If it is not possible with Wizzair might easyJet consider the route? |
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Post by cambrian5619 on May 1, 2010 15:02:23 GMT 1
Sad news to lose a very popular destination choice from Liverpool - lets hope that Wizz or easyJet do think about it in the future.
Re-introduction of the lost Basel, Cologne, Brussels, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness routes would also be good - not to mention some IT's to Corfu, Zante etc.
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Post by Biggles on May 1, 2010 22:23:08 GMT 1
"In Prague terms I would imagine that a fair number of the younger end of the market would take advantage of an extra evening, last bus to the airport and take a few bottles to continue the party overnight. Who needs the last night to be in a hotel?" unquote.
Now that really is an attractive thought, loads of UK travellers sitting in an airport with alcohol waiting to board an aircraft. NOT.
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Post by stu on May 3, 2010 21:19:04 GMT 1
The only decently timed Wizzair flight is also to be lost. From 19/6 the Katowice service will arrive at 2125 and depart 2155 meaning an arrival time in Poland of 0120. There will be only three fights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I use this flight a lot, so this is a real kick in the teeth for me!  It's already plauged with delays and god help the us when it's delayed at that time, especailly people with families! |
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