The College Dropout Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 That’s excellent news. From a NUFC perspective - the deeper the PIF ties to the region. The better. That’s a power move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 1 hour ago, Scoot said: Wonder if the mackems will boycott Ponteland Airport now then? You know, with them being the world leaders of human rights campaigning. "They have to fly from Leeds/Bradford, to get to Spain.... Sunlin are a massive club" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Aren't the saudis paying for the extension on the RVI as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 15 minutes ago, Pilko said: "They have to fly from Leeds/Bradford, to get to Spain.... Sunlin are a massive club" A lot of them actually claim to fly from Teesside as their club are official partners with them now, except for the flights that don’t exists, then they either got to Manchester, or come to Woolsington/Prudhoe East Airport decked in red & white like a 50’s beach chair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Sunlun council in bed with the Saudis. Lovely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Just give them an airport of their own. Next home game attendance excuses; Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted December 15, 2024 Share Posted December 15, 2024 Great news if it comes off, would fully expect the citizens of chicken town to insist that the Council sell their shares immediately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Charlton Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 How long have Saudia been our official airline partner,Is this a new sponsor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrone Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 13 minutes ago, Steve Charlton said: How long have Saudia been our official airline partner,Is this a new sponsor? t=oMYKjx0U3addWX8AazhOlA&s=19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 Hope this Man U supporting twat is correct! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 Just now, FloydianMag said: Hope this Man U supporting twat is correct! Yes, P I F are intending to purchase a 49% stake in Newcastle International Airport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 8 minutes ago, Slim said: Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... They plan to cover 100 destinations from the UK by 2030, is my thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 35 minutes ago, Slim said: Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... It could be a route to the rest of the world though, a little like Dubai. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 The success of the Emirates route is always going to be a problem for Saudi getting flights established out of NCL. If they own the airport then there’s a greater chance of it being jettisoned in favour of a Saudia alternative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 (edited) 5 hours ago, Slim said: Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... There is zero chance of them having a hub out of Newcastle. A route maybe, but again, the demand wouldn’t exactly be large. The tourist demand to Saudi isn’t very big, compared to Dubai. The North East doesn’t even have a Muslim population large enough to justify a pilgrim to Mecca route. Any route to Saudi would be relying in freight to/from the Middle East, and Asia, and onward travel. Edited December 17, 2024 by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 For some reason I've got a hunch that they know what they're doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 There's nothing in that actual article about Riyadh Air or in the Times one, it's just someone putting 2 + 2 and getting 5. PIF will probably be looking simply purchasing the Infrabridge stake who are selling, they also bought 15% of heathrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Slim said: Out of interest what would the point of having Ryhiad Air establishing a hub here? Can't imagine many people want to go to Saudi... Not sure what the Muslim population is in Newcastle and surrounding areas but many Muslims travel to Saudi for the Hajj and Umrah (pilgrimage). Hajj is before the second Eid of the year and Umrah which is like Hajj but performed anytime outside of the Hajj period. edit: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/religion/religion-tb/muslim Seems like 9% in Newcastle. Edited December 17, 2024 by SAK Edit to add ONS map Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 12 minutes ago, SAK said: Not sure what the Muslim population is in Newcastle and surrounding areas but many Muslims travel to Saudi for the Hajj and Umrah (pilgrimage). Hajj is before the second Eid of the year and Umrah which is like Hajj but performed anytime outside of the Hajj period. The Muslim population is low in the North East - the amount of people that go on the Pilgrimage is fairly low as well - both Hajj and Ummrah are quite expensive too - so they won’t really benefit - but may benefit from direct flights to Pakistan from various cities in UK (Manchester - Birmingham - London) as there is a huge demand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 46 minutes ago, SAK said: Not sure what the Muslim population is in Newcastle and surrounding areas but many Muslims travel to Saudi for the Hajj and Umrah (pilgrimage). Hajj is before the second Eid of the year and Umrah which is like Hajj but performed anytime outside of the Hajj period. edit: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/identity/religion/religion-tb/muslim Seems like 9% in Newcastle. 32 minutes ago, Mikky said: The Muslim population is low in the North East - the amount of people that go on the Pilgrimage is fairly low as well - both Hajj and Ummrah are quite expensive too - so they won’t really benefit - but may benefit from direct flights to Pakistan from various cities in UK (Manchester - Birmingham - London) as there is a huge demand The numbers allowed on Hajj is restricted, and each country gets a quota. At the moment, the UK is allowed 3,500 pilgrims per year. Even if they were all flying out of Newcastle (doubtful), it’s not exactly huge numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 Wouldn't mind trying a MEL>RUY>NCL route next time I come home. Anything is better than the fucking charvers teaparty that is the Dubai to Newcastle flight on Emirates these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 there is a demand for flights to the likes of pakistan via a stopover. loads of my rellies use edinburgh or manchester. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 17, 2024 Share Posted December 17, 2024 11 minutes ago, Izakaya said: Wouldn't mind trying a MEL>RUY>NCL route next time I come home. Anything is better than the fucking charvers teaparty that is the Dubai to Newcastle flight on Emirates these days. I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted December 18, 2024 Share Posted December 18, 2024 9 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: I wouldn't pay for that Emirates flight because the prices have gone through the roof over the last year or so; the thought of being trapped next to Gaz Beadle wannabes reduces the appeal further. The appeal of Dubai is absolutely lost on me. Same here. Absolutely baffled why you would go there. Mind I feel the same way about Vegas 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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